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yippers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Minor: Deadnaming, Death, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Death of parent
courtofsmutandstuff's review
4.0
<spoilers> The entrapment of Violet felt a little rushed, and I wanted to shake Athena for wrecking her relationship with Morgan for Violet, and then Morgan - her partner of over 5 years - dies like 2 days later and Athena doesn't really react to it! The reveal that Athena's family are also vampire hunters felt rushed and there wasn't as much detail/exploration on that as I'd like.
Definitely recommend for anyone who likes gothic stories, detective/investigative stories/film noir, or sapphic stories.
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Transphobia
indeedithappens's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Transphobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
sucreslibrary's review
2.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia
honeybeewitched87's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, and Blood
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
poisoned_icecream's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny and Racism
Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia
library_goth's review
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Transphobia, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury
asiantomato's review
2.0
Graphic: Cancer, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
livlamentloathe's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The writing, however, wasn’t amazing. There wasn’t much emotion to the book. I didn’t feel anything from Athena. She seemed to be on rote for the whole book—moving from client to client, researching the case then Carmilla, lapping up Violet’s attention. And a lot of the plot threads were overly complicated. I liked Mai Tai and her scenes, and was disappointed in her lackluster death. It felt like the book lacked a beating heart—but maybe that was purposeful. I mean, a vampire’s heart does not beat.
I am curious about where it’s going and I’ll continue it. I hope that with the next story will come more complex emotions and a better connection to Athena. She can be more than she is, I know it.
Graphic: Police brutality and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Blood, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Racism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol