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fanboyriot's review against another edition
- 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
I really enjoyed vampire books where the vamps live along with the humans, it's always interesting to see how the worldbuilding will play into that. The setting was nice too, it really helped with the overall vibe from the book.
While it was fast-paced the romance was a slow burn. Wesley and Vincent were really cute together and I really liked the idiots in love, friends to lovers, awkward gay panic they had.
Slow Burn
Idiots in Love
Hurt/Comfort
Vampire x Human
Angst with a Happy Ending
Graphic: Violence, Cursing, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Sexual content
Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, Self harm, Alcohol, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
jennyoli96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Confinement, and Blood
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
dorianatgan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia
brimmsy's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
I think I'm just not the target audience for this book, but I still liked it overall.
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use, Grief, and Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol, Confinement, Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts
anniereads221's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Murder, Drug use, Self harm, Death, and Blood
Medical experimentation Non consensual blood sucking (addressed) Manipulationtinyelfarcanist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I didn't feel particularly connected to the characters. The romance felt a little bit too insta-love for me after they had just spent an evening together. There's talk about the need for therapy, but I believe it comes a little too late when things have already escalated.
I like Bryn's recurring theme of tearing down big corporations. That and fishnet gloves have made an appearance in both books I've read by the author. (If I had a nickel for every time I've found fishnet gloves in their books, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.)
In this book's world, there's blatant discrimination against vampires and they are treated as sub-human. There are clear parallels between those and real-life marginalized groups like immigrants, queer and disabled people.
There's an extra scene teasing what's to come for book 2, which sounds promising.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Hate crime, Grief, Ableism, Drug use, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Outing, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Kidnapping, Torture, Self harm, Confinement, Abandonment, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing
Minor: Homophobia, Stalking, Gun violence, Addiction, and Drug abuse
dusksolace's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Confinement
Moderate: Sexual content and Grief
Minor: Homophobia, Self harm, and Torture
thenerdybookwitch's review against another edition
- 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? N/A
3.75
CWs not included in the options: Non-consensual biting, and breaking and entering
Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Medical trauma, Confinement, Medical content, Blood, Cursing, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Death, Sexual content, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Abandonment, Self harm, and Vomit