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A review by jamies_shelves
Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
SCREAMING. CRYING. THROWING UP.
I read 222 pages when this first came out, and then put it aside for whatever reason. Partially because I think a different book I wanted to read even more was published, and partly because she is dense and I was just not feeling it. I just got back to it and started from the beginning, and I was hooked!
Yes, parts were still a bit dry and dense (especially given the premise of him telling his story, so that impacts the writing style and has things broken up) but I loved it.
I was genuinely so interested in each story line/timeline and was so eager to read about what would come next.
I really love Gabriel as a character and I think it's so fascinating to see him younger, with so much faith, and then older with all that faith gone. I'm so interested to see where his story goes next.
Dior is probably my favorite character! What a badass and spitfire! And I love that Dior is so selfless and self sacrificing. And funny.
And I love the relationship that Dior and Gabe have!!! It's so beautiful and pure! (It also really reminded me of Joel and Ellie from TLOU, among other things in this book.)
I also really loved Aaron, and I think had he been in it more, he'd also be my favorite character, but as it is, Dior squeaked by him. I'm so interested in his past and what happened with his first love. DEVASTATING. And the guilt he must feel! I love that we got to see the growth and him stand up for what he believes in! I hope we see more of him in book two, but I sadly doubt it.
I also really liked Astrid and Chloe. Astrid especially, and how she was so ballsy and confident.
The last 40 or so pages just blew me away and I can't wait to see what happens in book two given everything! And too see the tragedy of how Gabe gets to his present day. Even though I hope it's all a trick.
I read 222 pages when this first came out, and then put it aside for whatever reason. Partially because I think a different book I wanted to read even more was published, and partly because she is dense and I was just not feeling it. I just got back to it and started from the beginning, and I was hooked!
Yes, parts were still a bit dry and dense (especially given the premise of him telling his story, so that impacts the writing style and has things broken up) but I loved it.
I was genuinely so interested in each story line/timeline and was so eager to read about what would come next.
I really love Gabriel as a character and I think it's so fascinating to see him younger, with so much faith, and then older with all that faith gone. I'm so interested to see where his story goes next.
Dior is probably my favorite character! What a badass and spitfire! And I love that Dior is so selfless and self sacrificing. And funny.
And I love the relationship that Dior and Gabe have!!! It's so beautiful and pure! (It also really reminded me of Joel and Ellie from TLOU, among other things in this book.)
I also really loved Aaron, and I think had he been in it more, he'd also be my favorite character, but as it is, Dior squeaked by him. I'm so interested in his past and what happened with his first love. DEVASTATING. And the guilt he must feel! I love that we got to see the growth and him stand up for what he believes in! I hope we see more of him in book two, but I sadly doubt it.
I also really liked Astrid and Chloe. Astrid especially, and how she was so ballsy and confident.
The last 40 or so pages just blew me away and I can't wait to see what happens in book two given everything! And too see the tragedy of how Gabe gets to his present day. Even though I hope it's all a trick.