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questingnotcoasting's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This was a fun concept and while I did enjoy a lot of it, it didn't completely succeed for me. I think the main issue was that it was too fast-paced and I never really got attached to the characters. They're very focused on their past regrets and what it means to be a lost girl, which was still interesting to read about but overall it wasn't quite as fun as I was expecting. I didn't feel like Holly and Parker had enough on page interactions for me to root for their romance and also there's the age difference vampire-human issue which always had the potential to be a bit iffy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Grief
lesbegays's review against another edition
dark
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder
ksgoetz's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Torture, Violence, and Blood
nerdylari's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition
I couldn't get past the creepiness of a 30-year old+ adult getting together with a 16-year old, and there being absolutely no critical thought applied to that age gap. Whether or not she's trapped with the appearance of a teenager, Holly is an adult. Furthermore, all of Holly's attraction to Parker seems to be based on the idea that Parker is like who Holly was as a teenager, which is gross and creepy on many levels.
This might also just be a personal feeling, but the gore was a lot for me. It felt over-the-top in a non-interesting way and, again, there was almost no critical thought applied to the fact that all the main characters are effectively serial killers. Plus, how would they not get caught if they're dumping bodies in the apartment dumpster on the weekly?
This might also just be a personal feeling, but the gore was a lot for me. It felt over-the-top in a non-interesting way and, again, there was almost no critical thought applied to the fact that all the main characters are effectively serial killers. Plus, how would they not get caught if they're dumping bodies in the apartment dumpster on the weekly?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder
emrbarber's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Abandonment
mxajlikesbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- 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
3.5
Things I liked:
- short chapters, quick pacing, light and easy to read
- the friendship between Holly and Stacey
- emphasis on female friendship, found family and cameraderie
- some fun gore and fight scenes
- interesting take on/new version of vampire lore
- Holly and Parker were very cute together despite their relationship being a bit difficult to believe
- the teacher character
Things I didn't like:
- for a bunch of teen vampires that want to save others from their fate, they're very callous about killing (apart from Holly with her code), including eating teens
- Elton was a very one dimensional villain, Gwen even more so
- would've liked to have learned more about rose
- the romance with Parker felt based on very little and I didn't quite get how and why she fell for Holly in such a short space of time with so few interactions
Enjoyed it overall, would've liked it a lot more with some tweaks to the writing and characterisation and more depth in places but was a fun read for sure
- short chapters, quick pacing, light and easy to read
- the friendship between Holly and Stacey
- emphasis on female friendship, found family and cameraderie
- some fun gore and fight scenes
- interesting take on/new version of vampire lore
- Holly and Parker were very cute together despite their relationship being a bit difficult to believe
- the teacher character
Things I didn't like:
- for a bunch of teen vampires that want to save others from their fate, they're very callous about killing (apart from Holly with her code), including eating teens
- Elton was a very one dimensional villain, Gwen even more so
- would've liked to have learned more about rose
- the romance with Parker felt based on very little and I didn't quite get how and why she fell for Holly in such a short space of time with so few interactions
Enjoyed it overall, would've liked it a lot more with some tweaks to the writing and characterisation and more depth in places but was a fun read for sure
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Dementia
kt2e56's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
This felt like it was the author’s first time ever writing a book: so many repeated phrases, no proper sense of pacing, a romance with absolutely no chemistry or believability, the blandest dialogue, every cliché imaginable, and the most egregious crime an author could commit: ZERO depth and personality for the characters.
Each character spoke exactly the same despite their age/time period differences. Like the entire book felt like one person arguing with themself.
The book was told from Holly’s point of view but she had no real personality to her.
Rose’s personality was just the author describing her outfits (and she was the only character who ever got such devoted details when it came to clothing. Everyone else might have been naked based on the lack of description they received).
Ida’s personality was that she was supposed to be the dark, edgy one who makes “quirky” art projects using the bodies of her victims but like that’s literally it. Just that one note played over and over and over again.
Parker was beautiful. That’s it. Beautiful (no other character had the same level of description when it came to physical appearance) and unbelievably foolish because her little plan to help save the day in the end truly made no sense. Her being turned into a vampire made all of the hard work of the other characters feel pointless. Her romance with Holly wasn’t believable in any way. They barely knew each other. There was no genuine buildup there. None. The author couldn’t be subtle if she tried so the romance between Parker and Holly was not even remotely a surprise but it felt like it came out of nowhere because there was no actual spark or connection between the two characters, just lots of cliches and bland dialogue.
Side characters were also given just one personality trait per person.
It’s a shame this book was as bad as it was because the premise sounded great and I love me a sapphic romance! But c’mon. Us queer women need to stop settling for mediocre books like this because we want representation so badly.
Each character spoke exactly the same despite their age/time period differences. Like the entire book felt like one person arguing with themself.
The book was told from Holly’s point of view but she had no real personality to her.
Rose’s personality was just the author describing her outfits (and she was the only character who ever got such devoted details when it came to clothing. Everyone else might have been naked based on the lack of description they received).
Ida’s personality was that she was supposed to be the dark, edgy one who makes “quirky” art projects using the bodies of her victims but like that’s literally it. Just that one note played over and over and over again.
Parker was beautiful. That’s it. Beautiful (no other character had the same level of description when it came to physical appearance) and unbelievably foolish because
Side characters were also given just one personality trait per person.
It’s a shame this book was as bad as it was because the premise sounded great and I
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Dementia, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
pineapple_queen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death of parent
kay_w's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, and Abandonment