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salalamander's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Trafficking, Stalking, and Alcohol
jully_bean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, and Trafficking
morebedsidebooks's review against another edition
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Pedophilia, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Trafficking, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Racism, and Death of parent
Also contains scenes of genital mutilation and substance abuse.mccalab's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, and Blood
Minor: Trafficking
evelphysicist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Trafficking
saturnal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
lizardgod's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug abuse, Transphobia, and Trafficking
ahh_listen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Trafficking
Moderate: Drug abuse, Fatphobia, and Transphobia
mysimas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I liked the book a bit less than on my first read a few years ago, my main issues being pacing and how dark the tale was. Now, this book is supposed to be dark, it’s a horror about vampires after all — and the related gore and description of Eli’s kills and the body horror of becoming a vampire was great. But then there were other things, unrelated to vampires, and the author may have taken them a tad over the top, especially what with the pedophilia and some details of Eli’s backstory. None of those things needed to be there; in fact, I would argue they bogged down the pacing, which already had its issues due to the sheer multitude of the POVs. Most of the characters were likeable, but my favourites were Oscar and Eli, and whenever the focus shifted from them I felt my attention shift away, too.
Still, I think it’s a very good book. The vampire lore was captivating enough, the characters all behaved believably, and the prose was solid, with some smooth transitions between the POVs and a collection of powerful scenes. I will likely reread at some point.
PS — I’m still not over the fact that the first time Oskar saw Eli, it was in a mirror. How awesome is that?!
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Trafficking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent
Minor: Xenophobia
alsoapples's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death