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

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

My thoughts summed up: Overwritten and trying too hard with a lot of trigger warnings that have nothing to do with horror. I needed more horror and less domestic drama. The last 100 pages was the tense horror I needed and I would’ve liked there to be more throughout. 

Trigger warnings that can’t be marked down: misogyny, weird obsession with Nazis, rats, insects, mice 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Dementia, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse