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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Grief, Stalking
Minor: Suicide, Car accident, Death of parent, War
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
brat summer is over besties, it’s time for toxic lesbian vampire autumn!
seriously though, i’m absolutely adoring the comeback of gothic horror. this book was everything a contemporary gothic novel should have — lush prose, existential themes of immortality and the corruption of one’s soul, evil and rot and decay hiding under an irresistible and sexy exterior, vampirism as a metaphor for sex and desire… i could go on forever.
my one qualm — i really couldn’t care less about Alice and I truly think her storyline could have been cut. i really just found her POV to be really repetitive and i personally don’t think it really added that much to the story 🤷🏻♀️ but besides that, it was a phenomenal read, v.e. schwab does not disappoint!
4/5 stars
seriously though, i’m absolutely adoring the comeback of gothic horror. this book was everything a contemporary gothic novel should have — lush prose, existential themes of immortality and the corruption of one’s soul, evil and rot and decay hiding under an irresistible and sexy exterior, vampirism as a metaphor for sex and desire… i could go on forever.
my one qualm — i really couldn’t care less about Alice and I truly think her storyline could have been cut. i really just found her POV to be really repetitive and i personally don’t think it really added that much to the story 🤷🏻♀️ but besides that, it was a phenomenal read, v.e. schwab does not disappoint!
4/5 stars
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A book that I’ll ruminate about forever.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes