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writingcaia's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Vampire Academy meets Empire of the Vampire meets Uprooted.
Although it has many YA tropes, it also has crime and vampire ones, and does it marvellously, with darkness and gore, with finding the murderer, with found family and an almost enemy to lovers, plus exploring with fantasy a lot of relevant issues.
A girl that finds that monsters exist everywhere and maybe some vampires are not that monstrous or that different from humans, a girl that finds that being a monster is better than being nothing, starving, forgotten, and in a Bella (Twilight) sort of way finds that becoming a vampire is becoming herself, the best version, the blade cunning version. This is Fin.
I couldn’t stop reading it. Went to bed at 5am with no regrets.
The writing, pacing and characters are superb. Even though, I found Fin, sometimes a bit cliché and annoying, her arc was pretty well done, and Gavron her meant to be maker, and love interest, is darkly delicious. But, there’re so many more, I absolutely loved Kashire, such a devilish funny vampire, also Marai, Claudia, Jaen.
Plus, these vampires know to do it right in their immortality and queerness and inclusivity are part of their evolution, so that’s what we have.
What can I say more? It’s the second book in a month from this author and it’s now an auto-buy one.
Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Blood
Moderate: Murder, Toxic friendship, and Gore
Minor: Death of parent, Child death, and Child abuse
lettuce_read's review
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Toxic friendship and Death of parent
buttermellow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Violence, Toxic friendship, Murder, Torture, Bullying, and Gore
Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent
anniereads221's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Blood, Child death, Death, Murder, Vomit, Child abuse, Alcohol, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent
Blood consuming Lots of it Child neglect Mind/body control Uneven relationship dynamics Mentor death Substance use Gender dysphoriasupergirled'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
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, and Body horror
Minor: Sexual content, Child death, and Death of parent
metaphorsandmisc's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Blood and Murder
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Death of parent and Child abuse