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a1exander's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Excrement, and Alcohol
eli99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Murder
Moderate: Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Gaslighting, and Classism
jenny_librarian's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
I really liked the audiobook. The narrator added to the flavour of horror and darkness written by the author.
Definitely a good read for fans of vampires in need of more queer rep.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Abortion
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
charley34's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
caidyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
CW: blood, murder, intimate partner violence, poisoning, and death
This was my most anticipated book of 2020. I was SO excited for a story that talked about Elizabeth Bathory (sorry for the Anglicized version of her name, but I don't have the keyboard that can do the accents). There's basically nothing about her and, personally, I feel that the charges are largely made up and they were put on her by men who wanted to control her. But that's me! Also, I was super excited that this book is queer with an F/F relationship.
So, what went wrong?
The book, overall, felt very amateurish. The writing felt like it was a first-time author. The plotting felt the same. The characters were just off. I did not like how Elizabeth was portrayed at all in this book. It didn't feel realistic with how much she changed and then that poor man's version of psychopathy that was forced on her. And Anna, the MC, was so bland and boring. I would have preferred it from Elizabeth's perspective.
The relationship between Anna and Elizabeth also sucked. It was like they were adversaries then, all of the sudden, they were lovers. And then hated each other again. I couldn't follow the characterization of their relationship one bit.
Overall, I was so disappointed with this book. I'm very glad that I didn't decide to buy it. I know this is going to have more books in it -- probably about another famous historical woman who's rumored to have killed people -- but I'll likely skip it.
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Abortion, and Murder