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A review by aezlo
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
This book was intensely visual and grossly visceral for me, which may be an intrigue if you're into horror and gore and the rest. I still think about it occasionally, many months later, but I sort of wish I hadn't read it due to some of the content.
It's well written, but drags through the second half and could have done with editing out one of the tease and thrill arcs and just cutting to the build up and climax already.
Essentially a dead dove situation here. If this is your poison, it's not a bad go, but horror usually isn't my bag and I foolishly listened to a friend who insisted it wasn't that bad!! and it was funny/entertaining, which it at least is, but not something I would have ever chosen for myself.
It's well written, but drags through the second half and could have done with editing out one of the tease and thrill arcs and just cutting to the build up and climax already.
Essentially a dead dove situation here. If this is your poison, it's not a bad go, but horror usually isn't my bag and I foolishly listened to a friend who insisted it wasn't that bad!! and it was funny/entertaining, which it at least is, but not something I would have ever chosen for myself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Rape, Violence, and Misogyny
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Racism
Minor: Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Terminal illness, and Animal death