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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
159 reviews
maralvarez's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Classism
madyou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.5
The husbands annoyed me to no end, and so did Patricia’s children. I also felt like the main antagonist could have been so much more if only he didn’t feed the way he did. I wasn’t ready for that but that’s my fault for going into this book without reading the trigger warnings. Either way, this book was gripping despite its slow pace.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
jennshelfishlife'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
4.0
Patricia Campbell has an uneventful life in the Charleston area, where she takes care of her family, and her joy in life is meeting with the other ladies in the Old Village for their book club. While at book club, they discuss true crime novels filled with violence and other dastardly deeds. And then, her life changes one evening when she walks around the side of her dark house to retrieve the trash bins. Patricia is attacked, and a mystery begins to unfold, as well as other horrors in her small neighborhood and the rural area called Six Mile. Patricia is determined to discover the root cause of all the evil and runs into several roadblocks, primarily due to her husband and his old-fashioned friends. She loses her friends while continuing her probe into the popular but frightening new neighbor, James Harris. Will Patricia be able to stop the horrors, believe me, there are some horrifying events, Ann was particularly frightful, and the attic scene was so creepy I released a scream.
I recommend The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires to fans of vampire books and horror.
PS I love the description, Fried Green Tomatoes and Steel Magnolias meet Dracula, spot on!
PSS The audio narration was well executed; kudos to Bahni Turpin, she made this creepy novel even more hair-raising!
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism
atlas0fstars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
4.25
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism
pumpkinbisque's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
seriously though this book was so fun i loved it <3 looked up the author and was literally shocked to see that a man wrote it so uh congrats mr. hendrix this was a well-written book from the perspective of a woman. would recommend to horror fans and those who are tired of seeing “women’s work” devalued.
ps fuck all the husbands except horse i <3 horse
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism
jasper_wildlife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Violence, Blood, and Murder
zzara's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Given this, I found it very strange that the book was written by a man. I read the first 150 pages or so under the misconception that the author was a woman, and I found it quite believable that it would have been written by a woman because the book is so focused on the female experience.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, and Classism
waranka'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
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
alsavini's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
nialiversuch'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use