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A review by jessica_reading_writing
Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
4.0
Overview: First of all thank you to my two book buddies for reading this HUGE book with me. It's not my usual genre and the only vampire book I've read is Twilight (no judgement please!) This book is a big beast and the words "epic" and "masterpiece" come to mind when trying to describe it. The world building is fantastic, the descriptions often beautiful and graphic and the story itself was gripping. There are different story lines within the book going back and forth in time as Gabriel tells his story.
Good Points: The chapters were short which definitely helped keep my attention. If they had been long then I would have struggled. Gabriel himself was such a likeable character. His wit and determination second to none. I loved the different stories and oh my...the ending...did not see that coming. Apparently this is the start of a series....in which case sign me up for the next one! Loved the banter between Gabriel and the vampire interviewing him.
Not so Good Points: Okay, so there were a few things I had a issue with. The swearing. I'm no prude but when almost every sentence had an F-word or worse I found it difficult to follow and connect with at times. The formal language was hard to grasp at first, but eventually I got used to it. I also feel at times it was quite long-winded, taking several pages to get to the point.
Overall...an EPIC book full of gore, swearing, sex and more...if you like all that then this one's for you!
Good Points: The chapters were short which definitely helped keep my attention. If they had been long then I would have struggled. Gabriel himself was such a likeable character. His wit and determination second to none. I loved the different stories and oh my...the ending...did not see that coming. Apparently this is the start of a series....in which case sign me up for the next one! Loved the banter between Gabriel and the vampire interviewing him.
Not so Good Points: Okay, so there were a few things I had a issue with. The swearing. I'm no prude but when almost every sentence had an F-word or worse I found it difficult to follow and connect with at times. The formal language was hard to grasp at first, but eventually I got used to it. I also feel at times it was quite long-winded, taking several pages to get to the point.
Overall...an EPIC book full of gore, swearing, sex and more...if you like all that then this one's for you!