A review by its_kievan
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It was fine, and even pretty good at points, but it could have been so much better. Hendrix makes it pretty clear from the start who Harris is and what kind of story he's telling, so that he can focus instead on how much it sucks being a housewife in the 90s South. It's an interesting take, and I was feeling a lot of rage on behalf of the main characters. The problem is that after spending most of the book like this, the ending
veers back into traditional vampire territory, which means an abrupt climax and a very cinematic ending that didn't have the emotional payoff the book had been building up to.
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