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Das Reich der Vampire by Jay Kristoff

42 reviews

breazy777's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, and Death

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Death of parent

lavirgota's review against another edition

Similar to the witcher, last of us, name of the wind, interview with a vampire and lord of the rings?? not in a good way. The only good this about this book its the name.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

lifeonasofa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Empire of the Vampire 🧛🏼‍♂️ Review 

“Finally, he retrieved a tarnished royale from his pocket. 'Here.'

'What is that for?' Jean-François demanded.

'I want you to take this coin to market, and buy me a fuck to give.” - Jay Kristoff 🪙 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4.5 Stars 

If you’re looking for an adult vampire world to live in for the foreseeable future…this is it. At over 700 pages, this is only part one and Jay Kristoff is taking his TIME telling Gabriel’s tale. But for an opening, this book was art 😘 

It took me some time to get through this. It’s definitely not a relaxing read, it’s an experience. Having said that, when I did read it, the plot still moved pretty quickly. The book jumps everywhere along the timeline so it keeps it interesting 🤔 

I LOVED Gabriel, his character was so fleshed out. He felt so real. The whole silversaint thing, so interesting. Surprisingly, the religion side of this was probably my favourite part. Particularly, the loss in belief and light - it really helped flesh out the history of the world👌🏻 

Heads up, it’s a blood bath so if you’re put off by blood, death (some pretty sad) and foul language…I’d be wary 😂 it’s definitely not a kids book. I really loved how Kristoff combined such a classic story telling writing style with the relaxed banter dialogue, it somehow kept it light 👏🏻 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, Torture, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

3.75

A beautifully written high fantasy novel. The only issue I had with it was how long it was coupled with how slow-paced it felt. I did find the anachronistic structure interesting but I was much more interested in the earlier stages of Gabriel's journey at San Michon rather than the journey with Dior. It wasn't until I'd reached the middle of the book that I felt connected to Dior, Chloe and the other characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism

haileyybean's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death

kaelielily's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Das Reich der Vampire ist ein sehr dickes Fantasy Buch mit einer komplexen Welt und Vorgeschichte, und ist mit seinen knapp 1000 Seiten gerade mal der 1. Teil einer mehrteiligen Reihe. Zudem ist das Buch deutlich düsterer als alles was ich sonst lese. Dementsprechend langsam war der Einstieg in das Buch. Es brauchte eine Weile, bis ich wirklich in dieses Buch abtauchen konnte, aber dann hat es mich absolut gefesselt.
Der Interview Stil in dem das Buch geschrieben ist, passte perfekt dazu und der Wechsel zwischen den verschiedenen Zeitlinien hat die Spannung aufrecht erhalten.
Ich war lange nicht mehr so emotional bei einem Buch. Glücklich, wütend, aber auch zu Tränen gerührt. Manche Verrate oder Handlungswendungen waren etwas vorhersehbar, wie zum Beispiel auch das Ende. Aber dennoch war es ein sehr gutes Buch, bei dem noch viele Fragen offen geblieben sind, und ich bin sehr gespannt auf die Antworten, die die folgenden Bücher bringen werden.
Ich hoffe immer noch auf ein Happy End, auch wenn Jay Kristoff von sich sagt, dass er daran nicht glaubt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

cflag's review against another edition

Misogony and women hating vibes. I could not go on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Violence

andromeda_1998's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

alanis_thespookyreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jlynnelseauthor's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

"Empire of the Vampire" is a journey. Its a long one as our main character, de Leon, is recounting his heart-rending life to a vampire historian. This is like, perhaps, an 18th-Century-esque French setting. There's a large amount of world building particularly around religion. The religion is basically Christianity but with subtle differences.

The book goes down a bit for its treatment of women. Many women are clearly there to entice the male reader. The main female vampire is often touching herself and trying to sexually manipulate the men chasing her...in public no less--very annoying. Women are often brutalized more explicitly than male characters. And if you're a woman, stay away from de Leon

Spoiler

, they have an annoying habit of dying to advance his emotional storyline

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Besides a couple people, everyone else curses like a sailor. Every. Single. Person. There is an excessive use of the word c*nt, but most often its variations on f*ck. The book is also much more sexually explicit than I'm used to reading. There's even underage sex, including a drawn photo in the book, which is not a welcome addition. Finally, it's extremely violent and bloody.

With everything being said, there are epic battles, hidden religious secrets, a vow of vengeance, and a struggle of faith. De Leon is an intriguing character. Kristoff does have some beautiful passages about choice and life and fate. I don't know if I'd be able to read a book 2 as I can't imagine keeping all of this in my head!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia and Rape