Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff

142 reviews

aseel_reads's review

Go to review page

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

While I liked the narrator style and the world we were in, it was super long for no reason? The amount of detail for someone recounting their life was absolutely ridiculous. I also can't believe there are going to be 5 books
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

haileyybean's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

kinley28's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

kaelielily's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark sad tense slow-paced
  • 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? Yes

5.0

Das Reich der Vampire ist ein sehr dickes Fantasy Buch mit einer komplexen Welt und Vorgeschichte, und ist mit seinen knapp 1000 Seiten gerade mal der 1. Teil einer mehrteiligen Reihe. Zudem ist das Buch deutlich düsterer als alles was ich sonst lese. Dementsprechend langsam war der Einstieg in das Buch. Es brauchte eine Weile, bis ich wirklich in dieses Buch abtauchen konnte, aber dann hat es mich absolut gefesselt.
Der Interview Stil in dem das Buch geschrieben ist, passte perfekt dazu und der Wechsel zwischen den verschiedenen Zeitlinien hat die Spannung aufrecht erhalten.
Ich war lange nicht mehr so emotional bei einem Buch. Glücklich, wütend, aber auch zu Tränen gerührt. Manche Verrate oder Handlungswendungen waren etwas vorhersehbar, wie zum Beispiel auch das Ende. Aber dennoch war es ein sehr gutes Buch, bei dem noch viele Fragen offen geblieben sind, und ich bin sehr gespannt auf die Antworten, die die folgenden Bücher bringen werden.
Ich hoffe immer noch auf ein Happy End, auch wenn Jay Kristoff von sich sagt, dass er daran nicht glaubt.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

cflag's review against another edition

Go to review page

Misogony and women hating vibes. I could not go on.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

paper_elytra's review

Go to review page

It felt too gratuitously misogynistic and pedophil-y
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

thecourtofreading's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

this only took me so long because a) it’s massive, and b) i realise i have a very short attention span. regardless, this book was such a rich, dark fantasy book and i love the worlds jay creates. can’t wake for book 2! 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

jesicaj's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

alba_marie's review

Go to review page

challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

Finally threw in the towel after réalising getting to the end wasn't going to change anything. I really didn't care for this book. I like vampire tales but this one was just not for me. Could be sumerised as "I killed a vampire, bloood, death, silver, random mention of a holy grail, ooh sexy nuns, grr don't want to tell my story to à vampire bloodsucker so I'm gonna tell it in a random order just to be annoying.... OK gonna kill another vampire." 

It was incredibly boring and repetative. It was described a Name of the Wind plus Interview with the Vampire. I liked the first but hated the second (never finished it either) and this one feels very remanent of that book. So maybe that explains why I couldn't stand it! Anyway, I won't be continuing with the series and don't think I'll try this author again as I was already on the fence with him. It's way too long for what it is. Audiobook is NOT the way to go with this one.... Had it on 2.5x speed and still couldn't get through the book! Gah.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

andromeda_1998's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Expand filter menu Content Warnings