Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

El Imperio del Vampiro by Jay Kristoff

105 reviews

rebthack's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

Think a bit of Hogwarts - but for  religious warriors… who are training/trained to take on the legions of the undead. Add in a whole lot of bad language, gore, and a dark sense of humor and you’ve got Empire of the Vampire.

Reminiscent of Kristoff’s Godsgrave series, empire of the vampire tells the story of a fallen hero - lots of snark, drink, and anger. But under it all, Gabriel has a strong moral compass, compassion, and is raw with pain. Definitely not for the feint of heart, this book is bloody, dark, complicated, and has a lot to say about religion. 

If you have a twisted sense of humor, love a good adventure, and embrace the ambiguous path that life throws at you, this book should be right up your alley. 

Just remember, Jay Kristoff doesn’t believe in happy endings…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

freya's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death and Sexual content

sageleafpark's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, and Death

missindyrose's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, and Alcohol

Sexual content spoiler

features two seperate instances of oral sex and blood drinking related to that

leahjanespeare's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

In the vein of Name of the Wind, a vampire hunter recounts the fantastical events from his life to his executioner. This epic dystopian fantasy is dark and seductive and includes frightening artwork that brings the story even more alive. The violence! The expletives! The smut! What’s not to love?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual violence