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A review by ceejeffe
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Wow, this was gooood. The book starts out lighthearted and quite funny! Then gets dark gradually. It was pretty spooky but, indeed, scary! Not in a way to make you jump but definitely shocking and terrifying. The hardest part of the book, for me, was when Patricia’s friends deny what is happening and she thinks she is alone and needs to just put up with it!
Being a Mother is HARD! But then women come together, there is nothing they can’t do!
The characters were so well done and the emotions are so well written, I’m shocked the writer is a man.
Being a Mother is HARD! But then women come together, there is nothing they can’t do!
The characters were so well done and the emotions are so well written, I’m shocked the writer is a man.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Gore, Suicide, and Classism
Minor: Domestic abuse