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A review by sarah_cameron
Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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
4.25
[EDIT: it has recently come to my attention that Kristoff has written some pretty problematic stuff (eg, anti-Semantic, anti-Asian, fetishised underaged sex, appropriation of Māori culture, etc). For this reason I won’t be reading or recommending other books of his]
I was pretty unsure how I would feel about this book going into it but holy heck it was good!
For such a long book, it wasn’t until the last ~20% that I felt myself running out of steam, so it was a pretty impressive feat for Kristoff to hold my attention for that long!
This book was intriguing, dark, and emotional. Some parts were a little predictable - other plot twist threw me entirely off guard. The world building solid, particularly with regards to the geography. I’d be keen to see more of the other creatures in the sequel!
The multiple-time design was executed really effectively and I thought it was a great choice for a story like this!
I definitely enjoyed the beginning of the book and getting to know the characters backgrounds and motivations more than the action at the end, but on the whole I highly recommend this one!
I was pretty unsure how I would feel about this book going into it but holy heck it was good!
For such a long book, it wasn’t until the last ~20% that I felt myself running out of steam, so it was a pretty impressive feat for Kristoff to hold my attention for that long!
This book was intriguing, dark, and emotional. Some parts were a little predictable - other plot twist threw me entirely off guard. The world building solid, particularly with regards to the geography. I’d be keen to see more of the other creatures in the sequel!
The multiple-time design was executed really effectively and I thought it was a great choice for a story like this!
I definitely enjoyed the beginning of the book and getting to know the characters backgrounds and motivations more than the action at the end, but on the whole I highly recommend this one!