Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

139 reviews

btw_rae's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content, Dementia, Rape, Child death, Suicide attempt, Blood, and Suicide

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

while there are many parts of this book that i didnt like, that was kinda the point. this was gross, absurd, and just downright disturbing. i could not put this down and have not been able to stop thinking about this despite reading it like a week ago. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, Stalking, Blood, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

froyobaggns's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Child death

Minor: Animal cruelty

emmades's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was very suspenseful and gripping and I finished it very fast. It was horror so somewhat unenjoyable but also a good and quick read. Definitely not for the faint of heart.  I could’ve gone without some of the really messed up stuff. The author could’ve contributed to the plot in a way that wasn’t so traumatizing. It was also frustrating no one believed Patricia. I would’ve liked a bit more of a happy ending that they worked it out together / acknowledgment from someone else. Ultimately bittersweet ending. I am not sure I would recommend knowing what happens now but it was like it’s so bad you can’t look away

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Vomit, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, and Suicide

lotoblanco's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Death of parent, Mental illness, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Murder, Racism, Blood, and Body horror

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

So excited to finally find a Grady Hendrix book that worked for me! I had such a fun time with this read. As someone born and raised in the south, I feel like I've met every single one of the women in this story (and their husbands, unfortunately) before so I thought the characterization was hilariously on point in a lot of ways. I also really liked what Hendrix did with the social commentary in this book. There was a lot of subtle domestic abuse + subtle racism in this story that I thought was very well handled + offered a very nuanced look at these issues + how insidious they can be. Toward the end, I felt like he got kind of ham-fisted with his portrayal of the antagonist, which is one of my biggest complaints about this author; however, it wasn't as distracting in this book as in some of his others so I was able to more or less shrug it off.
All told I really, really enjoyed this read + the narration in the audiobook was fantastic! Would recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Death, Gore, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Infidelity

unfuckablecryptid's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Death

mairielle's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, and Infidelity

denizens98's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

laurendieckhaus's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Vomit, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Toxic relationship