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tencutepuppies's review against another edition
3.0
(3.5) While the representation for several queer identities + the plot twists at the end were really, really good, the annoying ass main character, utter lack of any kind of worldbuilding or nuance, and the typical YA failure to really “take it there” drags this book down. I should have known anything compared to SJM’s cancerous writing would have been like this, but my god. If I have to read another book in which there’s any kind of blood bond / soulmate / twin flame / mating bond situation I’m going to pluck out my eyes with my own fingers—which, by the way, is way darker and gorier imagery than this story warned it would have.
landonb03's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
maddieb_2345's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
jailyn09's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
heather0927's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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
inaraexplains's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
4.0
I never finished Interview with the Vampire. It's probably one of the only vampire books that landed in my hands at the wrong time. Don't worry. I still have the books. I might give them another try one day. But just like this author I'm incredibly happy that vampires are hot again. That there are once more countless vampire books written. And that this author got to write theirs. I'm even happier that Hodder & Stoughton granted me a review copy via Netgalley.
This book is fascinating. I guess that's the only right word for it. Fascinating. Mostly because it blurs lines. So many lines. The lines between humans and vampires. The lines between all the boxes we've created to put people in. The lines between a typical YA academy novel and political fantasy novel. The lines between prey and monsters. The lines between love and obsession. The lines between average and extremely pretty and so on.
The start of the book is quite eventful, the middle feels a little calmer and the finale is one big rollercoaster filled with reveals, double crossing, lies and manipulation. Once I read the last part of the book it was almost impossible to put the book down. Not that everything before that was boring. On the contrary. The mythology is rich and the way we explore it works incredibly well. And there is a delicious tension, both romantic tension and danger tension.
There's, as you can read, a lot going on. Luckily we have Fin at the centre. Our anchor. She's the one living this story. She's the one ending up in the middle. She's not a perfect person. She makes mistakes and there are quite a few times where you'd wanna strangle her. And yet she's also endearing, beautifully human in a non-human world, beautifully flawed in a world known for its perfection. A character growing so much and eventually earning a place in your heart.
The book works perfectly as a stand-alone, but the door is wide open and I hope a sequel might be coming one day!
This book is fascinating. I guess that's the only right word for it. Fascinating. Mostly because it blurs lines. So many lines. The lines between humans and vampires. The lines between all the boxes we've created to put people in. The lines between a typical YA academy novel and political fantasy novel. The lines between prey and monsters. The lines between love and obsession. The lines between average and extremely pretty and so on.
The start of the book is quite eventful, the middle feels a little calmer and the finale is one big rollercoaster filled with reveals, double crossing, lies and manipulation. Once I read the last part of the book it was almost impossible to put the book down. Not that everything before that was boring. On the contrary. The mythology is rich and the way we explore it works incredibly well. And there is a delicious tension, both romantic tension and danger tension.
There's, as you can read, a lot going on. Luckily we have Fin at the centre. Our anchor. She's the one living this story. She's the one ending up in the middle. She's not a perfect person. She makes mistakes and there are quite a few times where you'd wanna strangle her. And yet she's also endearing, beautifully human in a non-human world, beautifully flawed in a world known for its perfection. A character growing so much and eventually earning a place in your heart.
The book works perfectly as a stand-alone, but the door is wide open and I hope a sequel might be coming one day!