snowiceblackfruit77'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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, Death of parent, Blood, Dementia, Racism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts
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
itsdanibee's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood and Animal death
Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Body horror, Colonisation, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Xenophobia, Infidelity, Murder, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Child death, and Child abuse
lilypad537'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, Blood, Cannibalism, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Death of parent, Racism, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit 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
taneishaelise's review
- 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
Graphic: Blood and Cannibalism
Moderate: Eating disorder
leanne_miron'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
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Murder, Animal death, Blood, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Dementia, Racism, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, and Cannibalism
rfaab'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
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, and Cannibalism
stevie'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Gore, Sexual assault, Animal death, Murder, Blood, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Cannibalism
lilycollings's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Dementia, Cannibalism, Blood, and Death