Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff

19 reviews

caitlinbutcher's review

Insanely boring. Like oh my god. I got EIGHT HOURS into the audiobook and I was still SO bored. I could have read an entire book in the time it took me to learn that Gabe is a horny watered-down-vampire but vampire-killing legend who swears a fuck ton. I was on the fence about whether to continue with it or not when I looked up some goodreads reviews. I was feeling a little weird about the portrayal of women in this book but the goodreads reviews really cemented it for me. Apparently only the women in the story die horrific and graphic deaths. So yeah. I understand now why people hate this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexism, Self harm, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Addiction, Violence, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, and Drug abuse

darkmattersoybean's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Violence, Child death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual violence

hilwithonel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Cursing

Moderate: Homophobia, Child death, and War

Minor: Addiction and Sexual violence

bookworm9867's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Much longer than it needed to be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Sexual violence, and Blood

beckybookish's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Death, Murder, Gore, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Self harm

no1willnot's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, War, Addiction, and Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Rape, Homophobia, and Domestic abuse

It’s a book about vampire wars that centres around a religious order of vampire hunters based heavily in Christianity, so there is a LOT of blood, violence and institutional abuse

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, War, Torture, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Sexism, Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, and Homophobia

Minor: Sexual violence

readwithanne's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Torture, and War

Minor: Pregnancy

leahjanespeare's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

In the vein of Name of the Wind, a vampire hunter recounts the fantastical events from his life to his executioner. This epic dystopian fantasy is dark and seductive and includes frightening artwork that brings the story even more alive. The violence! The expletives! The smut! What’s not to love?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Sexual content, Torture, Religious bigotry, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Animal death, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual violence