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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
Speaking as someone who loved reading Anne Rice’s queer & toxic vampire relationships as a teenager, this book matches those vibes perfectly, possibly even improving on them. The atmosphere and lyricism, the character growth and decay, the longing and betrayal, the desperate hunger for freedom and connection, the celebration of queer identities even in villains - I cannot get enough. If you loved Addie LaRue but wonder what if it contained infinitely more corruption and messy relationships, you must read this book IMMEDIATELY!
As always, I am including a list of Content Warnings for anyone who finds them helpful - so STOP READING HERE TO AVOID MINOR SPOILERS!!
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Content Warnings:
- alcohol use
- bereavement, including loss of a friend, sibling, parent & partner
- bigotry - misogyny and homophobia/lesbophobia
- pregnancy
- sexual content
- sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape (multiple instances, including spousal rape, described in some detail)
- toxic romantic relationship & emotional abuse
- violence, blood, torture/gore and death/murder (including death of a child/teenager, and brief mention of euthanasia)
As always, I am including a list of Content Warnings for anyone who finds them helpful - so STOP READING HERE TO AVOID MINOR SPOILERS!!
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Content Warnings:
- alcohol use
- bereavement, including loss of a friend, sibling, parent & partner
- bigotry - misogyny and homophobia/lesbophobia
- pregnancy
- sexual content
- sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape (multiple instances, including spousal rape, described in some detail)
- toxic romantic relationship & emotional abuse
- violence, blood, torture/gore and death/murder (including death of a child/teenager, and brief mention of euthanasia)
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-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
Incredible, I wish this book was a peice of cake so I could eat it. Scratch that a whole cake so I could consume so much of it that I become sick (in a good way).
The storytelling is immaculate, and the lesbians incredible.
Loved every second of it.
The storytelling is immaculate, and the lesbians incredible.
Loved every second of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail
I really enjoyed this book - a lot about characters and various stories that I felt were woven well together. Did get repetitive at times & was longer than I think it needed to be haha
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Excellent read. Characters were great (except Charlotte who i now hold a personal grudge against), but the climax was underwhelming. I wanted more from the confrontation between Alice and Sabine. Charlotte's death was fitting imo but Sabine's was anticlimactic, which I'm sure was the intention, but since her character was so compelling and well-developed, i think she deserved a more dramatic send off.