A review by seawarrior
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

4.0

Reviewing this several months after I first read it, so I don't remember details. Though the first half of this book felt like a trudge, once it starts getting thrilling the grotesque terror does not let up until the end. Hendrix definitely found his stride in creating memorable characters and worlds for them to inhabit, and I found myself genuinely scared for these people. The sociopolitical elements of the book are a little rough, but that's fairly unavoidable when writing about racist and misogynistic neglect from the perspective of a wealthy white woman and the mind of a white man. Regardless, this is one of the grossest and most suspenseful horror books I've read, and I'd recommend it for those elements. 
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