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asavagegarden'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia
moreau's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
literally tw everything though its atrocious but i love that its funny
Graphic: Gore, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Trafficking
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Grief, Self harm, Slavery, Death of parent, Suicide, and Addiction
vir_abelasan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Slavery, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, and Rape
armand's review against another edition
armand is my favorite vampire of the series, and it was very painful to get through this book. although i wanted to read more about his backstory, story ripped my heart to shreds. i disliked marius before, but he is now one of my most HATED literary characters of all time. i’ve seen many people demonize and bash on armand’s character for being Strange and Offputting… and while i understand why some people can find him to be uncomfortable, why is he the way he is? he was a child when he was made and he suffered, while being a human child, repeated CSA, physical and mental abuse and grooming, by the hands of his immortal maker marius and mortals alike. he never got to have a childhood, and was thrust upon a world full of sick individuals that twisted his perception of the world and those around him.
and throughout the series, we see how the abuse that he suffered affects his relationships with other people throughout the series.
he didn’t achieve a deep, long-lasting romantic relationship, but he found love in his two “adopted children”, his brother and sister, sybelle and benji. and it makes me very glad! this little family is just what he needs. i feel for him, and this book only deepened my appreciation of the character.
on another note, anne rice’s purple prose in this is lovely! loved the philosophical monologues, and how descriptive it was. her writing is beautiful to me, but i did have MAJOR issues with how graphic the sexual content was in this depicting the life of a teenage boy, and how romanticized the dynamic between marius and armand was (although i understand that this was in the victim’s pov… but it could’ve been handled better) for a book about how predatory adults traumatized a person forever in a teenage body, the topics surrounding this could’ve been handled WAYYY better (didn’t have much hope bc this is an anne rice book but geez)
Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Slavery, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
carrionkid's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence
sofipitch'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
3.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Body horror, Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Trafficking
Minor: Child abuse, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Car accident