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rebthack's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Think a bit of Hogwarts - but for religious warriors… who are training/trained to take on the legions of the undead. Add in a whole lot of bad language, gore, and a dark sense of humor and you’ve got Empire of the Vampire.
Reminiscent of Kristoff’s Godsgrave series, empire of the vampire tells the story of a fallen hero - lots of snark, drink, and anger. But under it all, Gabriel has a strong moral compass, compassion, and is raw with pain. Definitely not for the feint of heart, this book is bloody, dark, complicated, and has a lot to say about religion.
If you have a twisted sense of humor, love a good adventure, and embrace the ambiguous path that life throws at you, this book should be right up your alley.
Just remember, Jay Kristoff doesn’t believe in happy endings…
Reminiscent of Kristoff’s Godsgrave series, empire of the vampire tells the story of a fallen hero - lots of snark, drink, and anger. But under it all, Gabriel has a strong moral compass, compassion, and is raw with pain. Definitely not for the feint of heart, this book is bloody, dark, complicated, and has a lot to say about religion.
If you have a twisted sense of humor, love a good adventure, and embrace the ambiguous path that life throws at you, this book should be right up your alley.
Just remember, Jay Kristoff doesn’t believe in happy endings…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
sageleafpark's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, and Death
applejacksbooks's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I received a copy in exchange for an honest review from Netgalley.
From start to finish I was captured by the storytelling. I loved the prose and how it's a story within a story. I can see the inspiration from Name of the Wind and Interview with a Vampire and The Da Vinci Code, but this somehow takes all three and makes them better.
Pros: I loved all of the creative new ways to insult someone. The jumping from the past being told and back to the present was really well done as the character that's "interviewing" our main guy asks him to explain things that the reader might not have understood otherwise.
Cons: I don't really have a ton at the moment. The flipping between French and Scots when the characters speak was a little rough to get through in some places.
Overall, though I love the story and I really cannot wait to get both copies of it that I ordered
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Blood, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and War