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readwithanne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Torture, and War
Minor: Pregnancy
sennaje's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
kommatator's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
- Dislike of illustrations
- No fan of anoying bards
- Hating the found family trope
- Family freud with a vampire clan is a no go
- Love of the drug addicted, alcoholic main character who's grieving and a bastard
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Alcohol, Violence, Drug use, Grief, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Cursing, and Murder
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Sexual content
rebthack's review
- 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
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…
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, War, Alcohol, and Blood
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Child death
freya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Child death and Sexual content
sageleafpark's review
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Murder, and War
Moderate: Child death, Bullying, and Death
t_higgsreviews's review against another edition
- 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
Re-Read = 26 October 2022
5 Stars
CAWPILE = 9.43
In the sight of the Seven Martyrs I declare this book a masterpiece! I've taken a while to write this because it's impossible to go into too much about what I loved about it without spoiling anything but I'll give it a shot. It's a dark, snarky, multi-layered, gore-filled deep dive into what a world without sunlight and inhabited by vampires would be like. This has great, immersive world building, complex and flawed characters as well as a rollercoaster of a plot that will have you feeling ALL the emotions. Now just to wait on book 2 with bated breath and pine for yet another thing that Jay Kristoff has come up with that doesn't exist.
Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Grief, Confinement, Cursing, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Murder, Blood, Child death, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Vomit, Child abuse, Excrement, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting
Minor: Pregnancy
missindyrose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Blood, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Drug use, and Alcohol
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