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karapillar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Stalking, Body horror, Child death, Drug abuse, Grief, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Gun violence, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Torture
Moderate: Excrement, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, War, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Vomit, and Stalking
Minor: Pregnancy and Rape
justanothergirl_23'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? Yes
4.25
First of all can we take a moment to appreciate that cover? Because damn!
Now let's get to the actual book;
Jay Kristoff has never been known as a kind writer or even a writer who's anything less than brutal but holy shit for all of my mental preparation, I couldn't have possibly been prepared for THIS!
I now understand why Mr. Kristoff was hyping this book as much as he did; the man did not hold back! This was brutal and gory and graphic, and although I am not a queasy reader there were parts where I had to pause the audiobook and get some fresh air before I could continue!
There was one scene in particular that I can't think of without gagging, hell I feel like throwing up as I'm writing this and it there scene where
Don't get me wrong, yes it's gory as all hell but it's not a bad book in the slightest, nor is it gory just for the heck of it. The brutality is there because the story requires it and it's woven in very well.
Empire of The Vampire is told in a very interesting way, where it starts with our MC; Gabriel in a cell and he's asked to tell the story of how he killed the Forever King. But unlike I expected, that exchange wasn't a one-off thing, as a matter of fact the dialogue between Gabe and the vampire prompting him for the story are core parts of our tales and they give a lot of insight. We also jump from one point to another so the story isn't told chronologically but rather in a very "My ADHD-self telling a story I'm excited about" way; which may not be for everyone but I for one, loved it!
I ended this book with more questions than I started so I hope the next book will come out soon!
Overall this was an incredible albeit brutal read and if you find the idea interesting then I highly recommend it!
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Gore, Murder, War, Blood, and Violence
gardenofroses's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Grief, Drug abuse, Addiction, Homophobia, Death, Drug use, Death of parent, Murder, War, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
cutewitch'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
3.75
Plus, I don’t get why other reviewers are raving about the worldbuilding? Did they READ Nevernight?? This is pretty basic powered-up-vampires, plus pretty basic pseudo-medieval-renaissancey-Europe, plus Catholicism with a VERY THIN new coat of paint. This is not revolutionary, people.
Sex cw:
Graphic: Murder and Gore
Moderate: Abandonment, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, and Drug use
kylahspages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Gore, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Violence, and War
holly_n's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Animal death
Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Homophobia, and Alcoholism
Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, Torture, and Sexual assault
sundayray's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Animal death, Violence, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Toxic friendship, and Torture
beckybookish's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Death, Murder, Gore, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, and Misogyny
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Self harm
cakeylu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Child abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Outing, Torture, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Child death, Bullying, and Animal death
heather34'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy