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The Gathering by C.J. Tudor

4 reviews

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Cursing, Gore, Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement and Alcohol

Minor: Pedophilia, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Racism, Dementia, Suicide, Cancer, and Fire/Fire injury

aileron's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Child death, Murder, Blood, Physical abuse, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Hate crime, Confinement, Car accident, and Torture

Minor: Alcoholism, Infertility, Miscarriage, Cancer, Racism, Suicide, and Animal death

katelynprice's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

I enjoyed the overall vibe and mystery of this book, but I found the mystery wrap-up in the end to be rushed, a bit underwhelming, and confusing. Barbara was a great main character, and I would definitely read another book about her if there is a sequel. The social commentary was right up my alley, but I can definitely see it being off-putting to some readers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, and Suicide

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Infertility, Rape, Grief, Miscarriage, Dementia, Gun violence, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Alcoholism, and Animal death

amy_reading_23's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

This is a well written and fast paced book. I'd say it fits more the crime genre than fantasy, it just happens to have vampires in it. I think it was an interesting take on vampires and they were certainly used as a device to explore real life issues like prejudice, inequality, and scapegoating. The vampire colony shared a lot of similarities to native American reservations and how indigenous people of America have been treated - I am not indigenous or American so can't really say if this was done sensitively but it seemed to be to me. It was certainly interesting, and it's one of my favourite things magical books does - is to hold a mirror up to society and make us think. 

I thought it was refreshing to have a middle aged plus sized lesbian protagonist and I mostly enjoyed her character, however I was dissapointed by one throw away comment towards the end that she should cut down on calories. I would love it if one day we could have a plus sized character who isn't told or isn't thinking about losing weight.

This book doesn't shy away from the heavy topics, and some content is quite explicit, so if you are worried about finding some things triggering then check out the content warnings first. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, and Kidnapping

Minor: Body shaming, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Medical content, and Rape