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littki's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Eating disorder, and Blood
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Dementia, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
gzaborski's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Honestly this novel did a great job conveying the atypical story of a young vampire coming to terms with her creative spirit, her femininity, her mixed race heritage, and her vampire-human identity.
At times the metaphors presented in this novel felt a bit heavy handed, but overall it was a really fun take on a vampire story and packed a lot of feeling into a 230-page book.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Death of parent
sandravic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Eating disorder and Blood
Minor: Death of parent
ramreadsagain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Reminded me a lot of the film Only Lovers Left Alive at times, in that it's an all-vibes take on a mentally-ill vampire in a modern world, struggling to find food. I also loved it as an exploration of being mixed race, the exploitation of the art world (something something vampire metaphore) and having a strained relationship with your mother.
The writing is a fairly detached stream of consciousness that falls solidly within the Sad Girl Fiction genre, but I feel like it managed to say a lot and also had a really satisfying ending.
Graphic: Blood and Death of parent
Moderate: Racism and Dementia
Minor: Animal death
wishbea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Infidelity and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content
nicolesbookreviews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
r_o_s_e's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Forced institutionalization
toniw315's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
scytheria's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Sexual assault, Dementia, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer
veelaughtland's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content