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

116 reviews

jessiejonesbentley's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Classism, Racism, Sexual violence, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Suicide, Murder, Sexual content, Gore, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, and Violence

madiison's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Dementia, Murder, Rape, Gore, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Vomit, and Gaslighting

kdepenhart's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Self harm, Blood, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Alcoholism, Child death, and Violence

cam_cates's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Sexism, Death, Pedophilia, Racism, and Self harm

Minor: Alcoholism and Car accident

lyndis8377's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Gore, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Moderate: Violence, Rape, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault

Minor: Infidelity, Animal death, Death, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Self harm, and Drug use

onemamareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Read my full review here: https://onemamassummer.weebly.com/book-reviews/the-southern-book-clubs-guide-to-slaying-vampires

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Self harm, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Sexual assault, Gore, Blood, Death, Child death, Sexual violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, Racism, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Body horror

casualvamp's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Rape, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Pedophilia

worldwas_hers_forthe_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

"A reader lives many lives," James Harris said. "The person who doesn't read lives but one. But if you're happy just doing what you're told and reading what other people think you should read, then don't let me stop you. I just find it sad."
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 A group of American housewives form a book club focusing on serial killers but how will they react when a true monster moves into their neighbourhood?
  Previously read Grady Hendrix's Horrorstör and liked his style which is similar here, though it's less creepy, gorier but still shocking.
  What I found the most horrifying was the treatment of the women by their husbands in Chpt 21. While they trust them to run their homes and raise their children they still don't see these women as people or believe them over another man. But really all the male characters in this book suck and there's real female rage here, I had Paris Paloma's "Labour" vibes.
  But what I liked best was how the women character's rallied around and supported each other, and after all can you truely call them a friend if you wouldn't call on them to dispose of a corpse?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Animal death, and Blood

alicia_m_andrews's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Self harm, Violence, Classism, Misogyny, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Gore, Gaslighting, Rape, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Excrement, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Dementia, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

brizlee's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Her one job as a mother was to protect her children from monsters. The ones under the bed, the ones in the closet, the ones hiding in the dark. Instead, she’d invited the monster into her home and been too weak to stop it from taking whatever it wanted. 

I can understand people not liking this book however I really enjoyed it. This book does an excellent job portraying the small abuses women, especially in the late 80s early 90s, endured. While parts of the book feel slow and monotonous, I felt those parts were a good reflection of Patricas days as a house wife. As Hendrix says he wanted to make Dracula fight his mom. Of course it’s entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Gore

Moderate: Racism and Religious bigotry