The cover of Bleeding Mars uses an Art Deco style; this was an art movement popularized in the Roaring Twenties.
What parallels might there be between 1920s America and the Martian society depicted?

In chapter eight, Vesta remarks “AZURE is run by the Ambroses. Maybe the Planitrs and Edens see us like juice boxes, but the Ambroses build orphanages and stuff.”
Are the Ambroses meaningfully different from the other vampire families?
Do you think Umbra would agree or disagree with your answer?

In chapter fourteen, Vesta catched Dezi reading a vampire romance novel.
Which vampire tropes does Bleeding Mars use and which does it subvert?

In chapter eighteen, Elay says about Dezi “He’s probably gonna fucking die. That’s what happens to weak men around here…”
What different forms of masculinity do Dezi and Vesta encounter throughout the story?

In chapter twenty, Dezi remarks that “Umbra had tried to turn away, but something drew him back; something always drew them back to one another.”
What draws Dezi to Umbra?
Is Umbra only drawn to Dezi because of his memories, or are there other reasons as well?

In chapter twenty six, Dezi says that his goal of becoming a vampire is “vile and selfish”, but he intends to pursue it anyway.
Do you agree?
Would you have made a different choice?