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morebedsidebooks's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Blood, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Alcoholism, Animal death, Car accident, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Trafficking
Minor: Racism, Homophobia, Cancer, and Death of parent
Also contains scenes of genital mutilation and substance abuse.mccalab's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Alcoholism, Rape, Pedophilia, Bullying, Addiction, Child abuse, Self harm, and Blood
Minor: Trafficking
evelphysicist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Violence, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Blood, Racial slurs, and Rape
Moderate: Trafficking, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Suicide
saturnal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Trafficking, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Bullying, and Death
lizardgod's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Homophobia, Murder, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Trafficking, Drug abuse, and Transphobia
ahh_listen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Trafficking, Child abuse, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Drug abuse, Transphobia, and Fatphobia
mysimas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I liked the book a bit less than on my first read a few years ago, my main issues being pacing and how dark the tale was. Now, this book is supposed to be dark, it’s a horror about vampires after all — and the related gore and description of Eli’s kills and the body horror of becoming a vampire was great. But then there were other things, unrelated to vampires, and the author may have taken them a tad over the top, especially what with the pedophilia and some details of Eli’s backstory. None of those things needed to be there; in fact, I would argue they bogged down the pacing, which already had its issues due to the sheer multitude of the POVs. Most of the characters were likeable, but my favourites were Oscar and Eli, and whenever the focus shifted from them I felt my attention shift away, too.
Still, I think it’s a very good book. The vampire lore was captivating enough, the characters all behaved believably, and the prose was solid, with some smooth transitions between the POVs and a collection of powerful scenes. I will likely reread at some point.
PS — I’m still not over the fact that the first time Oskar saw Eli, it was in a mirror. How awesome is that?!
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Gore, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Trafficking
Moderate: Death of parent and Animal death
Minor: Xenophobia
alsoapples's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Confinement
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
kristinhunziker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Death, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Trafficking
sucrose's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Trafficking