jemmers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, Violence, and Vomit
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: Blood, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Forced institutionalization
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: Gore, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content
charmgirl3'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: Animal death, Body shaming, Death, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Infidelity, Murder, Grief, Dementia, Rape, and Self harm
The trigger warnings listed are generalizations— in which the themes are very loose in their depictions and most are not graphic (aside from the death ones). I listed them just to be safe, because although I wasn’t triggered, I can see how others might be.bananacustard's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Colonisation, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Sexual content, Grief, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
risemini'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Grief, Death, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
jackietanori'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
5.0
I’ve been a fan of vampire based literature since I was 10 years old, first with Twiligh; then classics like Dracula and Carmella; historical fiction like A Dowry of Blood and Interview with the Vampire; back around to contemporary teen based magazine ones like Vampire Academy and Crave; all the shows and movies you can think of. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, True Blood, Vampire Diaries, What We Do In the Shadows, Van Helsing, The Lost Boys, heck even Hotel Transylvania. The list goes on til the end of time, but I have never read anything like this.
Claire Kohda writes like a woman unhinged. Like there’s nowhere but up, but she’d rather plummet head first down into the abyss. Writing this lush should be against the law.
Lydia is a woman we all know. She’s inside of us all. She thinks what we think and acts like we act. A vampire, but more human than you can ever put into words.
Crying score: yes, I’ll think about this book for the rest of my life.
Graphic: Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Murder, Blood, Death, Gore, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Sexism, Animal death, Cannibalism, Mental illness, and Racism
ghoulpilotfinn'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
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Animal death, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Death, Grief, and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Incest, and Homophobia
lidia710'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
4.75
Do not read if you're triggered by descriptions of eating disorders, this book has disordered eating throughout its entirety. Check other TWs as well because it can be upsetting to read and definitely has pronounced horror elements (but the horror isn't supernatural always which I think is amazing and very interesting).
This book managed to do and say a lot under 200 pages! I'm not sure, if I keep thinking about it for longer than I have it might become a favorite. Thought-provoking and emotional books are where it's at!!
Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, and Infidelity
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Murder, Stalking, Vomit, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Terminal illness
bluedilly'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
2.5
Graphic: Murder, Rape, Death of parent, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Dementia, Misogyny, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual content, Animal death, Eating disorder, Gore, Self harm, and Terminal illness
Minor: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Child death, Colonisation, and Pregnancy