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A review by lexi17d
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Uhhh okay I have mixed feelings about this book. I didn’t really like any of the characters, wasn’t a fan of the ending, and I felt like a lot of parts were only put in as a shock factor, and for no other reason. Completely unnecessary, and left a bad taste in my mouth.
It was fairly suspenseful, and I felt the drive to continue reading to find out what happens, but the last 1/4 ruined the book for me.
I also have a lot of unanswered questions.
-Why did James’ aunt go savage? Was she really his aunt if he’s immortal?
-Were they able to kill the thing growing inside Slick? They just said she’d be cremated, but it seems like burning a vampire won’t kill them, and they never followed up on that.
-I don’t think they’d be able to clean his entire pristine white house completely free of any blood or stains. I know many of them clean houses for a living, but with how graphic they described the house to be, seems pretty impossible to clean the whole thing in a matter of a couple hours.
-Why did all the husbands basically accept the fact that James just up and left?
-What happened with the dead body in the attic? Nothing came of that?
-Why the heck was Blue so obsessed with Nazis?! That was so unnecessary and came off as very antisemitic. And Patricia just didn’t care at all about his obsession with that? Why was that necessary?
The more I’m writing out my thoughts, the less I like this book. I may end up changing my rating lower in the future, but we will see.
It was fairly suspenseful, and I felt the drive to continue reading to find out what happens, but the last 1/4 ruined the book for me.
I also have a lot of unanswered questions.
-Were they able to kill the thing growing inside Slick? They just said she’d be cremated, but it seems like burning a vampire won’t kill them, and they never followed up on that.
-I don’t think they’d be able to clean his entire pristine white house completely free of any blood or stains. I know many of them clean houses for a living, but with how graphic they described the house to be, seems pretty impossible to clean the whole thing in a matter of a couple hours.
-Why did all the husbands basically accept the fact that James just up and left?
-What happened with the dead body in the attic? Nothing came of that?
-Why the heck was Blue so obsessed with Nazis?! That was so unnecessary and came off as very antisemitic. And Patricia just didn’t care at all about his obsession with that? Why was that necessary?
The more I’m writing out my thoughts, the less I like this book. I may end up changing my rating lower in the future, but we will see.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Blood, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Classism, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Gore, and Rape
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Drug use