vampyrrhic's reviews
54 reviews

The Beloved by M. D. Gray

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

0.0

This book is an obvious reinterpretation, if not out-right fan fiction, of F.C.C.’s “Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula.’” My favorite part is when the hypnotherapist attempts to separate himself from psychics by claiming himself as a man of science. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Fire/Fire injury

Pageboy by Elliot Page

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

#DRCL midnight children, Vol. 1 by Shin'ichi Sakamoto

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Trans and Genderqueer Subjects in Medieval Hagiography by Blake Gutt, Alicia Spencer-Hall

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Bound in Flesh: An Anthology of Trans Body Horror by Lor Gislason

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Letters to Milena by Franz Kafka

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

Salome/ Under the Hill: Oscar Wilde/Aubrey Beardsley by Aubrey Beardsley, Oscar Wilde

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

2.75