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its_vendetta'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
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, and Gore
Minor: Kidnapping, Police brutality, Stalking, Torture, Self harm, Death, and Bullying
sophiesmallhands's review
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Hate crime, Death of parent, Sexual content, Homophobia, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Ableism, and Self harm
melodyseestrees's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Blood, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Grief, Self harm, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
sir_melons'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
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Murder, and Death of parent
Minor: Self harm, Homophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Religious bigotry
alex_baker's review
- 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
Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Murder, Stalking, Mental illness, Grief, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Abandonment, Confinement, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Biphobia, Gore, Body horror, Cursing, Alcohol, Genocide, Gun violence, Bullying, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Classism, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, and Stalking
binevolentbookworm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
finally, let me just say this: no one should be writing anything even remotely spicy if one of the chosen words for a dick is "tingly pingly" which was used multiple times, mostly in jest, but also talk about major ick.
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Medical trauma, Trafficking, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Homophobia
znrtr'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
4.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Violence, Blood, Sexual content, and Murder
Moderate: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Torture, Gore, Death of parent, and Medical trauma
Minor: Self harm
booksthatburn's review
- 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
HOW TO BITE YOUR NEIGHBOR AND WIN A WAGER has a self-contained and very satisfying story, featuring a slow exploration of the boundaries between "liking someone who is a vampire" and having a vampire fetish. The romance builds slowly, held back for a while by mutual distrust and fascination which eventually turns into passion. I get very stressed out by stories where at least one of the characters in a relationship is lying, but this was handled in a way that meant I was able to finish the story without being too stressed to keep reading. I like a lot of things about how this was handled, from the worldbuilding sneaking in info about how vampires have existed for hundreds of years (or longer), to Wesley's long-distance best friend who can provide emotional support but can't solve the logistical problems. A lot of excellent storytelling decisions were involved, and I had a great time reading this.
I'm pretty sure one of the minor characters is the protagonist of the next book, but even if I'm wrong, there are some pretty big things that Vincent and Wesley weren't able to handle which could be addressed in future books. I'm looking forward to the next one!
Graphic: Murder, Death, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Gaslighting, Confinement, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Torture, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Medical trauma, Homophobia, Excrement, and Medical content
madscientistcat's review
- 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
4.0
My review via tropes:
- Extremely slow burn
- Mutual pining
- Definitely totally platonic biting kink
- Everything could have been easily resolved if anyone had the tiniest bit of communication skill but where’s the fun in that
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Hate crime
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Confinement, and Stalking
Minor: Self harm and Torture
Additional CW: Non-consensual bitingmrshays's review
- 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: Kidnapping and Blood
Minor: Grief, Death of parent, Trafficking, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Emotional abuse