A review by kommatator
Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff

dark slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Reasons to not read this book:

1. Dislike of illustrations
2. No fan of anoying bards
3. Hating the found family trope
4. Family freud with a vampire clan is a no go

Reasons to read this book:

1. Love of the drug addicted, alcoholic main character who's grieving and a bastard

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Alcohol, Violence, Drug use, Grief, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Cursing, and Murder

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual content