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Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Medical content, Kidnapping, War
Minor: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content
Graphic: Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Sexual content
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Slavery
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcohol
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence
For starters, the content in the book is. Horrific. Biggest things to worry about are rape, incest, pedophilia, gore, racism? I feel like the racism is standard for an Anne Rice novel, so if you've made it this far down into her works, this is essentially her bread and butter.
Anyways, obviously, I don't like the fact that there are depictions of pedophilia right out the gate in chapter two, and reading how Anne Rice essentially makes it to where the thirteen-year-old is the one to watch out for
While we're on it, I want to talk about how Rowan has moved up in the rankings as my favorite character.
Back to the main part, the book itself. Weird, horrible content. Is some of it shock value? Most likely. But the story, the lore, the mystery, god, Anne Rice, you freak, you know how to trap me in a good story. This book was my most consuming thought for all of two weeks? Maybe? I have a job, you guys, and I just got out of a reading slump, so me absolutely devouring this book so quickly is a mark of excellent writing in my opinion. I was enamored with the descriptions, drawn in by the mythology, absolutely lost in the sauce and wonder of the uncertainty if they would catch the bad guy, would they actually kill Lasher, will the Mayfair witches know peace? I had a stone in my gut in the final fifteen or so chapters, literally fighting for any minute to read the book. I wish with all my heart I didn't enjoy a book as nonsensical as this book can be, as disgusting and horrifying as it can be, but, god, it was so good. If you can make it through the first book and the second chapter of this one, it's worth it. I hope no one ever reads this, but if you can, and you're intrigued, read it!!! Join me!!! Relish in the horror!!!
Graphic: Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Miscarriage
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Vomit
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy