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lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
this was fun and felt like a classic genre vampire romance. with a couple nods to twilight and a good romance, i think this story delivers exactly what you’d expect.
julian, our filthy rich vampire, really delivers the edward cullen, elijah mikaelson, stefan salvatore realness we want in a vampire boyfriend. he’s a little brooding and he’s obsessed with our fmc, thea. she is a little dumb and unwavered by the whole vampire thing, but like… i think i would be too? we see eachother?
i think the plotline is fun but i wish we got a little more to stand on its own as i feel like this one is suffering from first book in a series syndrome. regardless, i like the concept of a vampire social season as our main setting and i’d liked to have seen more of it.
pros:
- i think i want the rest of the rousseaux family as MY vampire boyfriends and girlfriend
- he’s obsessed with her and i like that in a man
- i think a man who’s a thousand would still be this stupid sometimes and that’s realism baby!
cons:
- constant miscommunication between julian & thea
- most plot points were pretty predictable
- a lot of the other characters have very little personality besides “omg human girlfriend to our vampire prince???”
- the stakes (no pun intended) feel low with our villain mom and villain humans
julian, our filthy rich vampire, really delivers the edward cullen, elijah mikaelson, stefan salvatore realness we want in a vampire boyfriend. he’s a little brooding and he’s obsessed with our fmc, thea. she is a little dumb and unwavered by the whole vampire thing, but like… i think i would be too? we see eachother?
i think the plotline is fun but i wish we got a little more to stand on its own as i feel like this one is suffering from first book in a series syndrome. regardless, i like the concept of a vampire social season as our main setting and i’d liked to have seen more of it.
pros:
- i think i want the rest of the rousseaux family as MY vampire boyfriends and girlfriend
- he’s obsessed with her and i like that in a man
- i think a man who’s a thousand would still be this stupid sometimes and that’s realism baby!
cons:
- constant miscommunication between julian & thea
- most plot points were pretty predictable
- a lot of the other characters have very little personality besides “omg human girlfriend to our vampire prince???”
- the stakes (no pun intended) feel low with our villain mom and villain humans
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Terminal illness