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emesfiz_28'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, and Cursing
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Addiction, Body horror, and Child death
tallangryplanet's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The vampires in this story are not the sparkly kind, but rather brutal creatures with an incredible hunger for power. I would like to start by saying that this book was way more explicit than I expected, so if you're sensitive to gore and violence I'd advise to go in mentally prepared. However, even though those elements sometimes threw me off, the book was still pretty enjoyable.
There are two timelines here, following two different moments in the protagonist's life. In the beginning it felt a bit info-dumpy because of how complex the world was and all the interruptions to explain some aspects of the lore, but it picked up later, and it wasn't too hard to follow the different stories. The plot itself was interesting, and the different characters made it more dynamic without getting too confusing.
This was, in general, a pleasant reading experience. I don't have a particular reason for my rating, but rather the feeling that it could've been better, and that some parts were just too heavy and dense. However, it was not at all a bad book, and if you don't mind taking some time to read it (this is not the kind of story you're done with in an afternoon), I totally encourage darker fantasy fans to give it a go.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia and Suicidal thoughts
fromlindenmere's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Gore, Animal death, Addiction, Alcohol, and Child death
firstdreams's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Drug use, and Animal death