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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Vampire tales rarely fail to disappoint, especially when the bloodsuckers are true to form monsters. While it's true that Martin's interpretation features some likeable vampires the presence of the evil bloodmaster evens the mood. Martin adeptly creates some very, very intense moments. One can even see Martin's possible influence in popular vampire dramas that have emerged since Fevre Dream. This is what Captain Abner Marsh may call a "ripping good yarn."
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
The pest vampire book I’ve read (so far). I was hooked the entire time, and… a little creeped out
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Abner Marsh blinked, and there across the table from him was an animal, a tall handsome animal in burgundy, and there was nothing the least bit human about it, and the lines of its face were the lines of terror, and its eyes—its eyes were red, not black at all, red, and lit from within, and red, burning, thirsting, red.
only george r. r. martin could write a book about steamboat vampires and make the steamboats more interesting than the vampires. I mean that as both praise and criticism.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
This book pulled me in despite riverboating sounding like it’d be dull, the characters and mystery keep you completely engrossed
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexism, Slavery, Violence
George Martin is increasingly one of my favorite authors. I love the way he writes. And love how in this book he managed to take a vampire story to another level, and how he transformed steamboats on the Mississippi interesting.