Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

174 reviews

fadeddpages's review

dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

art_books_chemistry's review

emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Rape, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Cannibalism

jasminechocklettslee's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death and Infidelity

ryann2011's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This was a fun and dark horror book spanning over years in the 80s and 90s. 

Had me guessing the whole time. I will day, I thought there’d be more vampire slaying … like I figured these women pretended to do bookclub but really fight vampires or something🤣

 In the end this was a great book about relationships friendships and classism. I wish the women would have been more cohesive throughout the book. I was questioning everyone and everything (which was probably the point) and thoroughly enjoyed all the mystery and intrigue. 

Highly recommend if you like high stakes fast paced horror stories with paranormal elements and morally grey characters that make you want to throw your book. 

Enjoy 🍑🧛‍♂️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Rape

lyndis8377's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

onemamareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

Read my full review here: https://onemamassummer.weebly.com/book-reviews/the-southern-book-clubs-guide-to-slaying-vampires

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

chezler24's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

A book that puts a new spin on vampires and their victims. It offers believable social circumstances with race, gender, and wealth disparity that proved to be the perfect grounds for the vampire-like being to swoop in and place everyone under his thumb. As with other Grady Hendrix novels, you're going to have those scenes which unsettle and gross you out. (Perfect for horror fans although not everyone's cup of tea.) I enjoyed the progression throughout the book and how Hendrix paced things time-wise. It would have been interesting to see a bit more of the other book club members' thoughts, but, because everything was from only Patricia's pov, we had to balance the book club members, her family members, and various other townspeople who popped up along with her inner dialogue. With that being said, I felt at peace with the ending. To me, it made sense and answered most of the questions about how the ladies carried out their plans; however, I was left wanting to learn more about what exactly the vampire creature was - that's just personal curiosity though. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

alicia_m_andrews's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Dementia, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

lit3rallylaur3n's review against another edition

dark tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Infidelity and Racism

arrianne's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail