Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco

20 reviews

gisreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

“You’re not mine to take, you are yours to give.” Thomas Cresswell you will be the death of me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Vomit, Stalking, and Murder

grace33's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

millysbooks555's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Alcohol

leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

- Liked the intro of Cresswell's sister

queer rep with her as well

- Good twist at the end

sister not being dead

- Lots of suspense - not knowing what was happening or coming next/worrying about next things
- Graphic ending - very creative and detailed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, and Medical content

Moderate: Grief and Alcohol

persephonefoxx's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Grief

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent

bzliz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Building on the ending of Stalking Jack the Ripper, Audrey Rose is onward to a creepy castle to learn more about forensic science while grieving her brother. Thomas accompanies her and it doesn’t take long for bodies to start dropping around them, all smelling of garlic and having some tie to vampire lore.

I did really enjoy this but much like the previous book, it really went off the rails at the end. Think The Goonies but less swearing. I have to admit that I found myself glazing over at some of the discussions of royal bloodlines. It was somehow important and so boring to put together, and was resolved in like 2 pages. If half of that waffling and half of Audrey Roses’ internal mentions about proper societal behavior were cut, we’d have an appropriate sized book. Seriously, it got heavy and kind of hurt my wrist to hold. 

It’s absolutely a fun enough read that I’ll continue the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism and Grief

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

valericks24's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Addiction and Death of parent

snarltooth's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism and Grief

ivy123's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Good gothic sequal that had me immersed in the atmosphere.

I loved the setting of this novel and the extra blood shed gave this a distinctly gothic feel. I also enjoyed the romance between Audrey Rose and Thomas as it felt natural and healthy. The arguments solved with discussion and mutual understanding. Thomas ensuring Audrey was able to maintain her independence was something i admired. It was also impressive that the trauma Audrey recieved in book one was not just magically overlooked. She continues to be plagued by this and has to find her own ways of managing which was refreashing. As usual the historical photos were also a major win for me.

Some things that didnt make this entirely perfect for me was some part of the novel felt dragged out and i found myself lacking in concentration at times. Also the writing in the letters was difficult to read allot of the time but this is probably due to my dyslexia. 

All in all a fun gothic who done it with an atmospheric setting. Will definently be excited to read the third instalment

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Misogyny, and Death of parent