Reviews

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff

thisis_liz's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

a really good and thrilling read and I’d have given it a 5* if not for the occasional kinda cringy banter and the pick-me girl attitude of the love interest, as well as all the women being fridged 🙄.  the rest of the book was slow-paced but never boring and had me really invested and I’m interested in seeing how the story continues!

booksofanastasia's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

missemleigh's review against another edition

4.0

4/5 stars - bloody, violent, and profane. I really enjoyed this book despite not wanting to support the author after seeing some talk on twitter (decided to read it anyway, which is on me). Not the most inventive story I've read, definitely carried the standard lot of fantasy/vampire tropes, but still entertaining and fun to read

fallingintofiction's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

soybeanthefrogqueen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective slow-paced

• 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? No

5.0

brd0001's review against another edition

1.0

This book is a 12 year old’s idea of what a cool person is. The main character is an insufferable prick with no redeeming qualities. I do not recommend and will not be reading anymore of this author. And for the love of god, if I ever hear the phrase “fuck my face” again, I will puke.

bookmarkedbywolf's review against another edition

5.0

 Finally a proper vampire fantasy book, not romantasy but high fantasy. It's vampires in a dark, paranormal, some might say grim with a hint of horror type of a story. Jay Kristoff doesn't hold back, if you were not sure if his books are YA or NA this is different, this is matured adult stuff, the language that Gabriel (morally grey, half vampire worn to protect humanity from the vampires, tells his tale from the cell of the same vampires he vowed to destroy) uses and some battle scenes are explicitly written.

I loved everything about this book, the prose of jumping between the timeline, the twists and the reveals, the humour and the cursing, the art illustrations.

I'm ready for Empire of the Damned. 

i_own_a_book's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

sistercupcake's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

luce_777's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5