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4.53 AVERAGE
4.53 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
medium-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
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Aptly titled; woefully executed. Squanders the setup, themes, and mystique of the first book in favor of vapid, sensational depictions of violence and abuse. I feel betrayed by the author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
2nd book of the series. Much better than book 1.
The last 200 pages is like a grim dark SANDERLANCHE. Awesome read.
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff. This is book 2 in the series.
The genre of this book is listed under fantasy, vampires, and paranormal.
Because this is book 2, the author does a great job of doing a summary of what happened with each character in the beginning of the book. I wish more authors did that.
A quick summary is the book is the life story of our main character Gabriel. He is in jail while he is telling this. He is half human half vampire and was part of a holy order to get rid of vampires. The reason Gabriel is in jail is because he saved a woman named Dior that was supposed to be sacrificed in a ritual that would’ve gotten rid of the days death and because he did this, they could be damned forever.
The second book takes place right where it left off with Gabriel in prison, but with this book we get some other povs with Dior and with Gabriel’s sister Celene. We get to learned about different types of vampires and the vampire hierarchy. We get some love interests and some other main characters. This was definitely more of a middle book that’s preparing us for the vampire apocalypse and for the climax and end of the series.
I’m excited to see where Jay Kristoff takes us with the rest of the series
Dicen que las segundas partes no son buenas excepto el padrino 2 y las continuaciones de Kristoff, porque sí, el Imperio de los Condenados es muchísimo mejor que el imperio del Vampiro.
Porque ese reencuentro con Gabriel de León ya lo echaba de menos y sobretodo la forma de escribir de Kristoff, como te puede sacar una carcajada y en el siguiente párrafo tener el corazón en un puño porque te acabas de meter en la boca del lobo ¿O mejor dicho del Vampiro? Es que Kristoff sabe como tratar al lector, sabe darte ese caramelo que tanto deseas y al cabo de un minuto quitártelo de las manos porque o bien no has sido demasiado rápido para comertelo o bien porque le ha apetecido robartelo, conoce bien los tiempos como darte una escena tranquila y en tres páginas meterte en la guerra más cruenta. Pero así es el Imperio, altibajos constantes como momentos de calma.
La acción con todo lo que implica ella, sangre desmembramientos, muerte y.. ¿He dicho sangre? Es su elemento principal, Kristoff sabe lo que escribe y sabe como hacerlo cuidando esos tiempos, haciéndote de las últimas cien páginas un no parar de acción y emoción.
Si el Imperio del Vampiro fue mi libro favorito del 2024 este se ha convertido en el libro favorito del 2025 mucho tiene que cambiar la cosa para arrebatarle el imperio a mi tito Kristoff.
“God is with you Gabriel, motherfucker”
Porque ese reencuentro con Gabriel de León ya lo echaba de menos y sobretodo la forma de escribir de Kristoff, como te puede sacar una carcajada y en el siguiente párrafo tener el corazón en un puño porque te acabas de meter en la boca del lobo ¿O mejor dicho del Vampiro? Es que Kristoff sabe como tratar al lector, sabe darte ese caramelo que tanto deseas y al cabo de un minuto quitártelo de las manos porque o bien no has sido demasiado rápido para comertelo o bien porque le ha apetecido robartelo, conoce bien los tiempos como darte una escena tranquila y en tres páginas meterte en la guerra más cruenta. Pero así es el Imperio, altibajos constantes como momentos de calma.
La acción con todo lo que implica ella, sangre desmembramientos, muerte y.. ¿He dicho sangre? Es su elemento principal, Kristoff sabe lo que escribe y sabe como hacerlo cuidando esos tiempos, haciéndote de las últimas cien páginas un no parar de acción y emoción.
Si el Imperio del Vampiro fue mi libro favorito del 2024 este se ha convertido en el libro favorito del 2025 mucho tiene que cambiar la cosa para arrebatarle el imperio a mi tito Kristoff.
“God is with you Gabriel, motherfucker”
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So for me this was a tale of two book… (the book is split into 6 books)… books 1-3 led me to want to DNF this… I didn’t love it, the pacing, the banter all got old and I was disappointed. Then Book 4 seemed like a different book. More happened the pace picked up and from there to the end was a 5 star. So great end but getting through the first ~350 pages was a chore… the last 300 were great and I loved them…. Overall 3.5 star… still think I will pick up the next book… just hope it’s more focused and shorter
I loved it! It was just as good as the first book if not better. I'm invested now and looking forward to the next installment. However, I am a little nervous too, Kristoff's author bio said he doesn't believe in happy endings. I'm hoping for bittersweet, maybe?
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
If you're in a toxic relationship with Jay Kristoff, raise your hands 🙌🏽
I hate myself and Jay every time I read one of his books and I keep telling myself the addiction is far less harmful than being on cocaine, but is it really? I don't know anymore.
Read his books, he's a menace, but we worship him. That is all I have to offer, I can't even write reviews anymore.
I hate myself and Jay every time I read one of his books and I keep telling myself the addiction is far less harmful than being on cocaine, but is it really? I don't know anymore.
Read his books, he's a menace, but we worship him. That is all I have to offer, I can't even write reviews anymore.