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arden_time's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Violence and Racism
Moderate: Gore and Blood
sproutedpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Grief, Sexual assault, and Abandonment
Minor: Drug use, Blood, and Drug abuse
karcitis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Drug use, War, Vomit, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury
jessthanthree's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Blood, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Violence, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Abandonment, Racism, Toxic relationship, Rape, Racial slurs, and Grief
Minor: Cannibalism, Drug use, and Colonisation
byejohn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
A couple of points knocked off because I do have to say the writing style was very hit or miss for me- there were moments that felt very clunky or just weirdly written that didn’t quite deliver on the potential of the plot and characters. Additionally the ending felt really rushed to me. But that was mostly balanced out by the passages of brilliance!
Moderate: Body horror, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, and Slavery
saphfics's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Racism, Violence, Blood, and Sexual content
Minor: Slavery and Misogyny
bisexualwentworth's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
The book begins in 1850s Louisiana with the main character escaping slavery and then falling in with a group of vampires. I will say, my least favorite part of the book by far was the fact that Gilda initially didn't have a name (she's just "the Girl") and inherits her name from another vampire. I'm not against the "new Gilda" thing. I just wish that she'd had another name first or that she'd actively chosen to go by Gilda instead of it seemingly just being put on her. I felt like she lacked agency a lot for the first couple of chapters, and that made it hard to get into the book initially, which was unfortunate because that's where we meet most of the recurring characters and get introduced to the vampire lore.
I definitely think the book got stronger toward the middle. The Broadway chapter and the 2020 chapter were definitely my favorites.
The writing style didn't totally work for me, but the content very much did, and I would absolutely recommend this classic Black lesbian vampire novel.
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Racism
directorpurry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Blood, Violence, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, and Suicide
Minor: Homophobia
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, Blood, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Grief, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Vomit, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Incest
Incest warning is just in case, for the ambiguity of certain relationships.librarianmage's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Racism, Blood, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Slavery and War
Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia