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planswithbooks's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
nixter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The vampires very much fit established vampire lore in some capacity. The experimental part of it wasn’t well explained, in my opinion. I didn’t connect with any of the characters or have any affection for them, which includes our MC, Shori. She was just bumbling around clueless the whole book, which tracks because she suffered from amnesia, but for once, I wanted her to be in the know or have some clue as to what the hell is going on. There were also too many complicated relationships and dynamics to keep track of in such a short period of time, and I often found myself confused and having to think back and remember who is who in relation to someone else.
Finally, my biggest issue was the most glaring part of the book for me — the thing I could not simply get over — which is the fact that she is a literal child, engaging in these sexualized behaviors with adults. Not only is she child appearing to humans, but even by vampiric standards, she’s a kid. So the whole thing made me uncomfortable from the beginning, which may have been a goal of Butler, but I didn’t enjoy it. There were multiple times when I had to put it down and take a break because reading it forced me to imagine a 10 year old appearing person in these compromising situations when I simply rather not.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism
sacredhearthbookreviews's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Sexual content
aburiruhime's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia
axel_p's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
mothfemme's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Mostly, I was just bored. She introduced such a refreshing take on the vampire mythos, yet applied it to characters that bored me to tears. I would have loved to see more time spent on the intention behind the genetic experimentation Shori was subjected to, but that storyline was dead before it arrived, literally!
Also, the pedophilic overtones were not something I could get past. The more I think about it, the grosser I feel. I understand her intention with including it, I just don’t agree with it. At all.
Sadly it might be a while before I try another one of her books. :/
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent
modernsapphic's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
thegreatandwonderfulbookwitch's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia
holasoyyo's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
fantastical_deonna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
The main character being in the body of a 10 year old was a little jarring