Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff

97 reviews

faefolkreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Violence, Addiction, Torture, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Child death, and Gore

katsa6's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

A new take on vampires set in a 1500s Christianity environment. Very dark, very grim with sparks of humor and love and revenge. The main character Gabriel is a likeable but unlike able character. But as you read through the book you start to understand more and more of why he is how he is. There is multiple timelines which took a bit to get into but as Gabriel would say "Patience". You will be rewarded. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Violence, and Blood

januaryt123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Outing, Bullying, War, Sexual content, Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Torture, Murder, Grief, and Homophobia

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Abandonment

wildflower030's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Gore, Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Abandonment, Homophobia, and Cursing

el_pender's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Misogyny, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, and Outing

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

brightwatcher's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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: Animal death, Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing

novaleestar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

I loved this book just as much as anticipated! It is a dark, macabre trek through an endless forest full of horrible frights, and I often felt as if I were a phantom being led through a bloody painting. Viseral, beautiful, heart wrenching. Jay Kristoff always does such a good job making me reach out to find the hope he has hidden in the darkest nooks and flaws of his characters. This was no exception, and I can't wait for the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Alcoholism, Gore, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Grief, Violence, and War

Moderate: Cursing, Child death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Torture, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Excrement, and Rape

darkwolf28's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: War, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent and Animal death

grets_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Drug use, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Sexual content, War, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Murder, Grief, and Gore

Minor: Slavery, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Animal death

mollyxroses's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Child death