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Krampus: The Yule Lord by Brom

7 reviews

sophielillybeth's review

dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Infidelity, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Domestic abuse, Racism, Alcohol, Sexism, and Cursing

amandaisok's review

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Homophobia, Ableism, and Alcohol

jacobs25's review

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Racism

solskxn's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gore

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs

ebb_and_flow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Abandonment, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Grief, and Gun violence

doomluz's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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

4.0

This was an awesome take on Krampus and Santa Claus. I like that it tried to include the original origins of Yule and even to Norse mythology. The story had a lot of action and connected the importance of Yule to modern society.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Murder, Death, Racism, Death of parent, Colonisation, Torture, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide attempt, and Police brutality

Moderate: Drug abuse and Animal cruelty

Minor: Homophobia and Confinement

andromeda_1998's review

challenging dark tense fast-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

4.0

Since I read the child thief a couple of years ago I’m in love with Brom’s writing. I started reading Krampus a couple of days before Christmas and I enjoyed it very much. It was a well needed break from the sweet romantic Christmas story’s and I will not soon forget this Yule adventure. 

Plot 
Jesse is trailertrash with the dream of coming a musician. Nothing seems to work out for him. His marriage is a failure, he’s a bad father and a fulltime alcoholic. But everything changed when he finds Santa’s bag. He gets pulled into a war that has been going on for ages and he needs to fight with Krampus to win against Santa before it’s to late to save his family. 

Characters 
Brom’s characters are complex. They have multiple layers to them and most of the time the are morally grey, if not morally black. Jesse (the main character) is one of them. He’s an alcoholic, loser but he has a good hart underneath all of the junk. He’s not a good person but an interesting pov. 

Writing 
Brom’s writing is harsh, magical and wild. He is able to create gothic fairytales like no other. His style might nog be for everyone but damn it works for me. 

World
His worldbuilding is the same as his writingstyle. It’s harsh, magical and wild. His worlds are cruel but full of beautiful magical moments. I haven’t read anything like his books. It’s truly unique. 

The downside 
But this book has a downside that needs to be addressed. I feel like the way Brom portrayed the Native American characters is damaging. I’m not the right person to go into detail but the native characters all deserved better. So please before reading check the triggerwarnings and educate yourself on this issue. We need to keep in mind that this book has been written almost 20 years ago but still. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence