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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Not going to lie to you, this bored me. And quite frankly disgusted me. I didn’t even get satisfaction at the end when the girls turned on their abusers because of how gross said abusing was. Nothing really grosses me out cause I read splatterpunk novellas just fine. But reading acts of children performing sexual acts on adults made me nauseous. It also really weirds me out that a grown man is writing about this in detail. When I first read this I thought it would be some sort of massacre of pedos. But the vampire element threw me off and to me didn’t fit well with the story even though that appeared to be the plot. If it didn’t take so long for the cruise to get to the island then maybe it would have been an interesting read.
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Holyyyyy shit.
This book is one hell of an experience. I’m going to be honest, I initially downloaded it because of the shock factor of the title. I’ve read a few other books by Ralston and loved them, this one is just as strong. I grew up on vampires and loved this take, with a lot of the common lore coming through. The title of the book is its own TW though and those scenes were definitely hard to read but don’t worry, the ending is satisfying. Although I read it on KU, I *will be purchasing a copy for my bookshelves.
This book is one hell of an experience. I’m going to be honest, I initially downloaded it because of the shock factor of the title. I’ve read a few other books by Ralston and loved them, this one is just as strong. I grew up on vampires and loved this take, with a lot of the common lore coming through. The title of the book is its own TW though and those scenes were definitely hard to read but don’t worry, the ending is satisfying. Although I read it on KU, I *will be purchasing a copy for my bookshelves.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder
adventurous
dark
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Pedophilia, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping
Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting
dark
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:
N/A
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Okay, let's get this out of the way. Epstein didn't kill himself, and I will always read a Duncan Ralston book. I was expecting gore and violence, because I am already a fan, but I was pleasantly surprised that there are vampires. Vampires are great as long as there is something original, and adding them to an Epstein island story was a lot of horrible gory fun.
If you don't want to read something with these elements, stay from this book. But if you enjoy horror and revenge, do yourself a favor and read this.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read an advanced copy
If you don't want to read something with these elements, stay from this book. But if you enjoy horror and revenge, do yourself a favor and read this.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read an advanced copy
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence