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rinku's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Cannibalism, and War
cturn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Slavery, Torture, and Classism
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
bornachoker'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
4.0
The Court of Shadows brings a refreshing new take to the world of vampire fiction - combining a seemingly historical setting with the immortality of the vampyre characters to create a timeless feel.
The novel focuses on Jeanne, who disguises herself as a baronette and joins a prestigious school for inspiring courtiers, with the intention of avenging the deaths of her family. Victor Dixen slowly introduces readers to the captivating world of Vampyria through Jeanne's training, and weaves many unique concepts into his world, such as the Shadows, vampyric roses and mares, and other mysterious creatures that do not fall into either categories of vampyre or human. The characters are well-rounded, all with their own ambitions and secrets that slowly become uncovered over the course of the novel.
The only downside is that the writing style had a tendency to feel somewhat juvenile. This, however, did not detract greatly from the overall experience of reading this novel.
I will definitely be picking up the sequel when it is translated into English.
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Rape and War
giulianasbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
El mundo que ha creado el autor a partir de Luis XIV (el Rey Sol) me ha parecido bastante original y curioso y me ha dejado intrigada y con ganas de leer el segundo tomo para saber cómo funcionan las tinieblas y los poderes que concede la sangre.
No le doy 5 estrellas porque ha habido cosas que no me han acabado de convencer. Se nota que es un libro bastante juvenil por la manera en cómo está escrito (aunque tenga escenas bastante fuertes) y la traducción al español no me ha gustado demasiado, así como que cada puta frase del libro está en exclamaciones y me ha sacado de quicio. También, me ha parecido que Jeanne lo ha tenido todo demasiado fácil y ha entrado a la corte sin obstáculos, y a mi parecer hubiera estado mejor que le hubiera costado más conseguirlo. Tampoco me encanta demasiado la protagonista y las decisiones que toma.
Recomiendo este libro si te gustan los vampiros y la fantasía, pero cabe recalcar que no deja de ser juvenil así que no te esperes una obra de arte de la literatura. Es bastante rápido de leer y pasa todo tan rápido que no te das ni cuenta y ya has leído 100 páginas de una.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail