Reviews - Empire of the Vampire

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Existen libros que parecen escritos especialmente para nosotros y eso es lo que me ha pasado con Empire Of The Vampire.
Dejando a un lado que Jay Kristoff es uno de mis autores favoritos, este libro tiene todo lo que le pido a una historia y en su medida justa para convertirse en un favorito y así ha sido.

Me ha encantado conocer a Gabriel de Leon y ver lo mucho que ha influido en la trama la saga crónicas vampíricas de Anne Rice, sobre todo en la forma en la que relata su vida. También me ha gustado esas vibes de aventura al estilo The Witcher, me ha resultado super entretenido y me he bebido las páginas sin darme cuenta.
Hasta el romance me ha conquistado y me ha tenido living durante toda la lectura.
Sin duda se convierte en mi mejor lectura del 2022 de momento y no puedo esperar a leer la segunda parte, que aunque cueste creerlo seguro que va a ser incluso mejor.
Gracias Kristoff por tan magnífica historia.

tpaulsff's review against another edition

4.25

dark sad 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

This book took a while to grab me as it jumps around a bit between a couple timelines, but the world is well built and the plot is strong. This book probably falls into the grim-dark category as the world is quite bleak and quite literally dark. The sun is blackened, allowing vampires to roam at the very peak of their strength, overwhelming the forces of good and pushing the living to the brink. The characters worked for me and the more I got to know them, the more attached I became. Kristoff’s prose stand out as well, fitting the lush and dark atmosphere completely. If you like brutal narratives and world building, grey characters, vampires as monsters, and feeling hopeless, this is a story you will love to lose yourself in. 4.25⭐️

gillianvos's review against another edition

5.0

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

allanreadsalot's review against another edition

4.0

4 stars
I liked this but it was messy and the type of humour in this wasn’t always my thing. Also, I got jumpscared by some of the illustrations while reading in public.

vane_be_sleeping_zzz's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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: Complicated

theborrowedrose's review against another edition

4.0

An excellent adventure. One of those books I was sad to finish. Eager for the next in the series.

I enjoyed the culture building and contrast between religion and vampire society. The storytelling perspective was a neat way to reflect.

And the illustrations were marvy.