Reviews tagging 'Child death'

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

555 reviews

sergyar's review

dark mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexism, Body horror, Animal death, Child death, Racism, Gore, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, and Drug abuse

blfrankwriter's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide, Cursing, Blood, Rape, Child death, Animal cruelty, Racism, Physical abuse, Sexism, Murder, Gore, Drug abuse, Death, and Body horror

kimbaudelaire's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

A bit of a slow burner but overall entertaining. The gaslighting  and marriages were way scarier and bone chilling than the monster itself. 
Miss Greene was my favorite character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gaslighting, Child death, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit, Gore, Sexual violence, Dementia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Sexism, and Infidelity

cepramas's review

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Really enjoyed this! My main issue is

that the only character of color takes on a disproportionate amount of the labor!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Dementia, Murder, Death, Sexual assault, and Racism

Minor: Animal death and Child death

capmorrow's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Violence

justmys's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

troublesometrios's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A tense, thrilling, and often grotesque exploration of horror in both the literal and the more subtle, discomfiting sense. Atmospheric, has great build-up and pacing, and ends in a satisfying and very fitting way. Absolutely take note of the trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Dementia and Domestic abuse

Minor: Classism, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, Child death, Stalking, and Animal death

leyfreoo's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual assault

pinto_los_flores's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really appreciated how the author touched on very relevant and problematic social issues through the lens of vampires (Gender roles, socioeconomic structures, biases, elitism, racism, sexism, assault, infidelity, greed). Despite this, I laughed out loud multiple times and empathized with the characters during their struggles. They were very real and very lovable, even if they suck sometimes. Ha. Get it?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Pedophilia, Murder, Gore, Child abuse, Body horror, and Blood

Minor: Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, and Alcohol

cmonique5's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Suicide, Sexual violence, Body horror, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Rape