Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

7 reviews

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.25

This was more a historical romance than a horror novel. The descriptions of the vampires was really creepy though, so I wish there was a lot more horror! Nena and Nestor have an interesting relationship, though it takes an exceedingly long time for the tension to ease after their falling out. It was also frustrating to see Nena try to hard to be obstinate about both her feelings and her understanding of Nestor’s experience. And she spent way too much time stringing him along while planning on returning to her duties back home, only to have it blow up in her face on both fronts. These characters felt more immature than their age as far as their relationship went, like they regressed once they saw each other again. I really liked the historical aspect of this book and the horror elements, but the romance was such a large part of the plot and yet not my favorite because it was so dramatic. I could get behind the relationship though, I could definitely see the chemistry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, Racism, War, Abandonment, Cursing, Alcohol, Animal death, Classism, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Infidelity, and Medical content

Moderate: Slavery and Sexual content

ali_k0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

The Vampires of El Norte is a Romantic Historical Thriller perfect for anyone looking to get into Romance, History, or Thrillers. 

As the Anglo army matches South into Mexico, childhood friends Nestor and Nena are thrown back together after years apart. Nena yearns to prove herself vital to her home and avoid being married off, Nestor yearns to prove himself worth marrying her and  to be seen as more than a "lowly" vaquero. 

Isabel Cañas mixes horrors of the imagination and the real horrors of history, reinventing vampires and weaving them into the long history of the Rio Grande Valley. Along the way, she pairs it with a love so bright it burns away all darkness.

Keep one hand on your heart and the other in a bag of salt as you journey back in time to 1840's Mexico-America to fight the Vampires of El Norte, but remember, the true monsters aren't always the ones who lurk in the night.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, War, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Minor: Cursing and Fire/Fire injury

ktv's review

adventurous dark tense fast-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? No

5.0

Loved it!!!! Expected nothing less from Isabel Cañas. Really liked getting both Nena and Nestor’s perspectives. So action packed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, and Colonisation

Minor: Cursing, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

kaiyakaiyo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

first read of the year! I marked this as started in Dec just to immediately put it down in favor of some Palestine readings so this truly does count! 

The romance was sweet, if a bit fade to black, but the true shine in this book was Nena (super badass), and the folklore. I am a slut for tales and creatures tied to a specific land or people. This delivered that many times over! 

I am also a slut for supernatural creatures as metaphors for how white settlers destroyed and warped the land they stole. this book delivered that quite well. colonialism and environmental devastation are not unrelated; we’re seeing that right now with the species disappearing in hawaii, so I like when authors don’t shy away from it in historical fiction. 

all in all a fun and surprisingly quick read! I didn’t mind the POV switches for once, as it made the Feelings more juicy. will def read more by this author if I can!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, War, Racism, Blood, Colonisation, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Gore, Medical content, and Misogyny

Minor: Death

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gore, War, Death, Medical trauma, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing and Animal death

Minor: Sexual content

makennama's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing

soniajoy98's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Cursing, Gun violence, War, Abandonment, Body horror, Classism, and Sexism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Gore, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, and Emotional abuse