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Gore (26 reviewers), Rape (24 reviewers), Blood (24 reviewers), Suicide (22 reviewers), Violence (20 reviewers), Death (18 reviewers), Body horror (18 reviewers), Misogyny (14 reviewers), Sexual assault (14 reviewers), Racism (12 reviewers), Sexual violence (12 reviewers), Child death (10 reviewers), Child abuse (10 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (10 reviewers), Emotional abuse (10 reviewers), Dementia (9 reviewers), Sexism (8 reviewers), Animal death (7 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (7 reviewers), Pedophilia (5 reviewers), Mental illness (5 reviewers), Torture (4 reviewers), Toxic relationship (4 reviewers), Medical content (4 reviewers), Sexual content (4 reviewers), Terminal illness (4 reviewers), Vomit (4 reviewers), Physical abuse (4 reviewers), Domestic abuse (4 reviewers), Cannibalism (3 reviewers), Cursing (3 reviewers), Hate crime (3 reviewers), Forced institutionalization (3 reviewers), Chronic illness (2 reviewers), Kidnapping (2 reviewers), Confinement (2 reviewers), Animal cruelty (2 reviewers), Religious bigotry (1 reviewer), Panic attacks/disorders (1 reviewer), Addiction (1 reviewer), and Drug abuse (1 reviewer)Moderate
Rape (12 reviewers), Racism (12 reviewers), Child death (10 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (8 reviewers), Animal death (7 reviewers), Sexual assault (7 reviewers), Forced institutionalization (7 reviewers), Medical content (5 reviewers), Child abuse (5 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (5 reviewers), Domestic abuse (5 reviewers), Suicide (5 reviewers), Dementia (5 reviewers), Toxic relationship (4 reviewers), Sexism (4 reviewers), Infidelity (4 reviewers), Blood (4 reviewers), Pedophilia (4 reviewers), Drug abuse (4 reviewers), Animal cruelty (4 reviewers), Violence (3 reviewers), Sexual violence (3 reviewers), Death (3 reviewers), Torture (2 reviewers), Religious bigotry (2 reviewers), Misogyny (2 reviewers), Sexual content (2 reviewers), Self harm (2 reviewers), Physical abuse (2 reviewers), Gore (2 reviewers), Emotional abuse (2 reviewers), Alcoholism (1 reviewer), Grief (1 reviewer), Terminal illness (1 reviewer), Kidnapping (1 reviewer), Vomit (1 reviewer), Addiction (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Antisemitism (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Hate crime (1 reviewer), Mental illness (1 reviewer), Excrement (1 reviewer), and Body horror (1 reviewer)Minor
Domestic abuse (8 reviewers), Infidelity (7 reviewers), Alcoholism (5 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (4 reviewers), Rape (4 reviewers), Animal death (3 reviewers), Sexual assault (3 reviewers), Suicide (3 reviewers), Vomit (3 reviewers), Addiction (2 reviewers), Child death (2 reviewers), Death (2 reviewers), Misogyny (2 reviewers), Racism (2 reviewers), Violence (2 reviewers), Medical content (2 reviewers), Ableism (1 reviewer), Body horror (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Emotional abuse (1 reviewer), Fatphobia (1 reviewer), Gore (1 reviewer), Panic attacks/disorders (1 reviewer), Pedophilia (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Sexual violence (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), Terminal illness (1 reviewer), Forced institutionalization (1 reviewer), Blood (1 reviewer), Religious bigotry (1 reviewer), and Medical trauma (1 reviewer)Moods
dark 92%
tense 64%
mysterious 63%
adventurous 41%
funny 33%
emotional 21%
challenging 7%
sad 6%
lighthearted 4%
reflective 4%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 2%
tense 64%
mysterious 63%
adventurous 41%
funny 33%
emotional 21%
challenging 7%
sad 6%
lighthearted 4%
reflective 4%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 70%
fast 18%
slow 10%
fast 18%
slow 10%
Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 15% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
Yes: 36% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 0%Flaws of characters centre-stage?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Fried Green Tomatoes and Steel Magnolias meet Dracula in this Southern-flavored supernatural thriller set in the '90s about a women's book club that must protect its suburban community from a mysterious and handsome stranger who turns out to be a blood-sucking fiend.
Patricia Campbell had always planned for a big life, but after giving up her career as a nurse to marry an ambitious doctor and become a mother, Patricia's life has never felt smaller. The days are long, her kids are ungrateful, her husband is distant, and her to-do list is never really done. The one thing she has to look forward to is her book club, a group of Charleston mothers united only by their love for true-crime and suspenseful fiction. In these meetings, they're more likely to discuss the FBI's recent siege of Waco as much as the ups and downs of marriage and motherhood.
But when an artistic and sensitive stranger moves into the neighborhood, the book club's meetings turn into speculation about the newcomer. Patricia is initially attracted to him, but when some local children go missing, she starts to suspect the newcomer is involved. She begins her own investigation, assuming that he's a Jeffrey Dahmer or Ted Bundy. What she uncovers is far more terrifying, and soon she--and her book club--are the only people standing between the monster they've invited into their homes and their unsuspecting community.
Patricia Campbell had always planned for a big life, but after giving up her career as a nurse to marry an ambitious doctor and become a mother, Patricia's life has never felt smaller. The days are long, her kids are ungrateful, her husband is distant, and her to-do list is never really done. The one thing she has to look forward to is her book club, a group of Charleston mothers united only by their love for true-crime and suspenseful fiction. In these meetings, they're more likely to discuss the FBI's recent siege of Waco as much as the ups and downs of marriage and motherhood.
But when an artistic and sensitive stranger moves into the neighborhood, the book club's meetings turn into speculation about the newcomer. Patricia is initially attracted to him, but when some local children go missing, she starts to suspect the newcomer is involved. She begins her own investigation, assuming that he's a Jeffrey Dahmer or Ted Bundy. What she uncovers is far more terrifying, and soon she--and her book club--are the only people standing between the monster they've invited into their homes and their unsuspecting community.
Buy The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
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Other countries
Bookshop UK
Blackwell's
The StoryGraph is an affiliate of the featured links. We earn commission on any purchases made.
Fried Green Tomatoes and Steel Magnolias meet Dracula in this Southern-flavored supernatural thriller set in the '90s about a women's book club that must protect its suburban community from a mysterious and handsome stranger who turns out to be a blood-sucking fiend.
Patricia Campbell had always planned for a big life, but after giving up her career as a nurse to marry an ambitious doctor and become a mother, Patricia's life has never felt smaller. The days are long, her kids are ungrateful, her husband is distant, and her to-do list is never really done. The one thing she has to look forward to is her book club, a group of Charleston mothers united only by their love for true-crime and suspenseful fiction. In these meetings, they're more likely to discuss the FBI's recent siege of Waco as much as the ups and downs of marriage and motherhood.
But when an artistic and sensitive stranger moves into the neighborhood, the book club's meetings turn into speculation about the newcomer. Patricia is initially attracted to him, but when some local children go missing, she starts to suspect the newcomer is involved. She begins her own investigation, assuming that he's a Jeffrey Dahmer or Ted Bundy. What she uncovers is far more terrifying, and soon she--and her book club--are the only people standing between the monster they've invited into their homes and their unsuspecting community.
Patricia Campbell had always planned for a big life, but after giving up her career as a nurse to marry an ambitious doctor and become a mother, Patricia's life has never felt smaller. The days are long, her kids are ungrateful, her husband is distant, and her to-do list is never really done. The one thing she has to look forward to is her book club, a group of Charleston mothers united only by their love for true-crime and suspenseful fiction. In these meetings, they're more likely to discuss the FBI's recent siege of Waco as much as the ups and downs of marriage and motherhood.
But when an artistic and sensitive stranger moves into the neighborhood, the book club's meetings turn into speculation about the newcomer. Patricia is initially attracted to him, but when some local children go missing, she starts to suspect the newcomer is involved. She begins her own investigation, assuming that he's a Jeffrey Dahmer or Ted Bundy. What she uncovers is far more terrifying, and soon she--and her book club--are the only people standing between the monster they've invited into their homes and their unsuspecting community.
What the community thinks
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Gore (26 reviewers), Rape (24 reviewers), Blood (24 reviewers), Suicide (22 reviewers), Violence (20 reviewers), Death (18 reviewers), Body horror (18 reviewers), Misogyny (14 reviewers), Sexual assault (14 reviewers), Racism (12 reviewers), Sexual violence (12 reviewers), Child death (10 reviewers), Child abuse (10 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (10 reviewers), Emotional abuse (10 reviewers), Dementia (9 reviewers), Sexism (8 reviewers), Animal death (7 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (7 reviewers), Pedophilia (5 reviewers), Mental illness (5 reviewers), Torture (4 reviewers), Toxic relationship (4 reviewers), Medical content (4 reviewers), Sexual content (4 reviewers), Terminal illness (4 reviewers), Vomit (4 reviewers), Physical abuse (4 reviewers), Domestic abuse (4 reviewers), Cannibalism (3 reviewers), Cursing (3 reviewers), Hate crime (3 reviewers), Forced institutionalization (3 reviewers), Chronic illness (2 reviewers), Kidnapping (2 reviewers), Confinement (2 reviewers), Animal cruelty (2 reviewers), Religious bigotry (1 reviewer), Panic attacks/disorders (1 reviewer), Addiction (1 reviewer), and Drug abuse (1 reviewer)Moderate
Rape (12 reviewers), Racism (12 reviewers), Child death (10 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (8 reviewers), Animal death (7 reviewers), Sexual assault (7 reviewers), Forced institutionalization (7 reviewers), Medical content (5 reviewers), Child abuse (5 reviewers), Suicidal thoughts (5 reviewers), Domestic abuse (5 reviewers), Suicide (5 reviewers), Dementia (5 reviewers), Toxic relationship (4 reviewers), Sexism (4 reviewers), Infidelity (4 reviewers), Blood (4 reviewers), Pedophilia (4 reviewers), Drug abuse (4 reviewers), Animal cruelty (4 reviewers), Violence (3 reviewers), Sexual violence (3 reviewers), Death (3 reviewers), Torture (2 reviewers), Religious bigotry (2 reviewers), Misogyny (2 reviewers), Sexual content (2 reviewers), Self harm (2 reviewers), Physical abuse (2 reviewers), Gore (2 reviewers), Emotional abuse (2 reviewers), Alcoholism (1 reviewer), Grief (1 reviewer), Terminal illness (1 reviewer), Kidnapping (1 reviewer), Vomit (1 reviewer), Addiction (1 reviewer), Confinement (1 reviewer), Antisemitism (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Hate crime (1 reviewer), Mental illness (1 reviewer), Excrement (1 reviewer), and Body horror (1 reviewer)Minor
Domestic abuse (8 reviewers), Infidelity (7 reviewers), Alcoholism (5 reviewers), Adult/minor relationship (4 reviewers), Rape (4 reviewers), Animal death (3 reviewers), Sexual assault (3 reviewers), Suicide (3 reviewers), Vomit (3 reviewers), Addiction (2 reviewers), Child death (2 reviewers), Death (2 reviewers), Misogyny (2 reviewers), Racism (2 reviewers), Violence (2 reviewers), Medical content (2 reviewers), Ableism (1 reviewer), Body horror (1 reviewer), Drug use (1 reviewer), Emotional abuse (1 reviewer), Fatphobia (1 reviewer), Gore (1 reviewer), Panic attacks/disorders (1 reviewer), Pedophilia (1 reviewer), Sexism (1 reviewer), Sexual content (1 reviewer), Sexual violence (1 reviewer), Suicidal thoughts (1 reviewer), Terminal illness (1 reviewer), Forced institutionalization (1 reviewer), Blood (1 reviewer), Religious bigotry (1 reviewer), and Medical trauma (1 reviewer)Moods
dark 92%
tense 64%
mysterious 63%
adventurous 41%
funny 33%
emotional 21%
challenging 7%
sad 6%
lighthearted 4%
reflective 4%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 2%
tense 64%
mysterious 63%
adventurous 41%
funny 33%
emotional 21%
challenging 7%
sad 6%
lighthearted 4%
reflective 4%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 70%
fast 18%
slow 10%
fast 18%
slow 10%
Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 15% | N/A: 0%Loveable characters?
Yes: 36% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 0%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 0%Flaws of characters centre-stage?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Average rating