Reviews

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

carlabear's review against another edition

5.0

I’m a major Grady Hendrix fan girl at this point.

danydany28's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

you can definitely tell it was written by a man… it was a little bit slow in the first third of the book. and in the last third, slick’s assault and the author’s focus on describing everyone’s pubic hair was a bit much. also, why did the husbands never really get what they deserved? why was bennett abusing grace only mentioned… well, really that one time, and nothing came of it? i enjoyed the vampire, the tension and the big (honestly, very girlboss!) kill scene, but… hmm. i’ll have to think on this one a bit more.

nemeiadarkwalker's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

justanotherfinalgirlreview's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced

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

5.0

hurrrae's review against another edition

adventurous funny sad fast-paced

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

4.0

urnee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Religious bigotry, Child death, Sexual assault, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, and Gore

meemzala's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Another sub-24 hour Grady Hendrix read! Very fun. He loves gross stories about rats. 

someone01's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

4.0

kturi's review against another edition

dark funny 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? Yes

4.5

oprah_wimpy's review against another edition

2.0

The book felt long just for the sake of it. I feel like more than half could have been edited out and it would have felt like a much better book. By the time I was done, this was almost painful to try and finish.