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janey_bones's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Xenophobia, Sexism, Violence, Gun violence, War, and Racism
Minor: Classism, Colonisation, Grief, Blood, Animal death, Alcohol, and Death
beccaand'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: Gun violence, Blood, Violence, War, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Classism, Abandonment, Animal death, Colonisation, and Sexism
Minor: Sexual content
tea_at_mole_end's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
3.25
Graphic: Gore, Sexism, and Classism
Moderate: War
inky_blooms's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Colonisation, Blood, Violence, and War
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Sexual content
acrosstheskyinstars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I really liked the premise of the book, but the plot was a lot different than the story I wanted. The Mexican-American war truly is only a backdrop. It barely matters to the plot in my opinion, which I found a bit disappointing. I liked the two main characters, but the Nena’s parents in particular were hard to understand frequently. Despite the wartime setting, the pacing also felt slow to me. Pick this one up if you really only want a light dose of the historical setting and don’t mind a slow-paced read.
Graphic: War, Grief, Misogyny, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Abandonment, Classism, Gore, Blood, Animal death, and Violence
maebemerissa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Listen. I heard "vampires in Texas," and immediately added it to my TBR pile. It is heavy on the romance side, but the threat of vampires definitely added to the tension of the book. While there were times where I got frustrated with Nina, I had to remember that she's a Mexican women...in the 1840's. Not a lot of options for women at the time (get married to a rich guy, that was the ONLY option). By the end of the novel she grows into a badass vampire slayer Buffy herself would be proud of. AND she has a MAN who backs her up. I was eating up the tension between Néstor and Nina. Like, literally wondering how this love story was going to end until the very end.
Graphic: Violence and War
Minor: Sexism
emily_journals'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
5.0
That being said, I really loved this book. I got recommended this book, so I already knew that this was more of a romance than a horror and was fully prepared for that, which I think is what most people didn't love about it. This romance is so good. The yearning and the pining is done so perfectly and the introduction really builds a good foundation for this friendship to become more. I also think the horror elements were woven in really well. The horror elements in this book are really used to mirror the colonialism of Mexico and I thought the way the horror was used to amplify and mirror those themes was really expertly done.
I don't think this book will be perfect for everyone, but it was perfect for me and hit the perfect level of every element to make me eat it up. I'm immediately going to go read this author's other works.
Graphic: Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Sexism, War, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, Abandonment, and Animal death
Minor: Sexual content
annatollia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Sexism
booklifeisthelife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: Grief, Classism, Sexism, Violence, and Misogyny
Minor: Gore and Death
torturedreadersdept'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Toxic relationship, War, Abandonment, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence