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Reader, writer, blogger. Usually found with a book in hand and an exhausted expression on my face. Don't worry though. That's my natural appearance.

I also love to learn. I am currently studying Japanese (slowly but surely) and I like watching Anime and have just started to read manga's.

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Empire of the Vampire

Jay Kristoff

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The Lives of Tudor Women

Elizabeth Norton

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The turbulent Tudor age never fails to capture the imagination. But what was it actually like to be...

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The Surface Breaks

Louise O'Neill

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Deep beneath the cold, stormy sea, Gaia is a mermaid who dreams of freedom from her controlling...

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Wither (The Chemical Garden #1)

Lauren DeStefano

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By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live. She can thank modern science for this...

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Who Moved My Cheese

Dr Spencer Johnson

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Written by Spencer Johnson, coauthor of The One Minute Manager, this enlightening and amusing story...

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The Legacy

Gemma Malley

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When a Pincent Pharma lorry is ambushed by underground activists, its contents come as a huge...

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The Resistance

Gemma Malley

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The year is 2140. Having escaped the horrors of Grange Hall, Peter and Anna are living freely on the...

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Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993)

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Wallace spends too much money on Gromit's, his pet dog and trusty side-kick, birthday. In order to...

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Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave (1995)

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Wallace, an inventor, decides to open up his own window cleaning business and falls in love with one...

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Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out (1989)

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Wallace wants to take a break during a Bank Holiday with his trusty pal, Gromit. However, no holiday...

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KatieLouCreate (162 KP) rated Empire of the Vampire in Books

Jul 10, 2023

Empire of the Vampire

This book is not for the feint hearted. Not only is it decidedly grotesque and gruesome, but its also a monster of a book, coming in at 725 pages with another book on the way.

It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity; building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own.

Gabriel de León is a silversaint: a member of a holy brotherhood dedicated to defending realm and church from the creatures of the night. But even the Silver Order couldn’t stem the tide once daylight failed us, and now, only Gabriel remains.

Imprisoned by the very monsters he vowed to destroy, the last silversaint is forced to tell his story. A story of legendary battles and forbidden love, of faith lost and friendships won, of the Wars of the Blood and the Forever King and the quest for humanity’s last remaining hope:

The Holy Grail.

The book is dark and gruesome, but also delightfully entertaining. Kristoff puts an original spin on the vampire world and created a deep, well-rounded character with the biggest chip on his shoulder. All the characters are well-developed, to be honest.

The humour, as expected, is dark. Which is what makes it so great. I found myself laughing out loud in parts. I loved the witty banter and insults from the characters.

My woe with this book was, though I enjoyed it, it did feel like I was reading a 725 page book. Sometimes the time flew, and others I found myself counting the pages wondering how much longer this was going to go on for. I think the story could have been shorter without losing anything vital.

Read if you like:

Adult fantasy
Legendary battles
Blood and gore/violence
Religious occult
Dark humour

Don't read if:

You are a child
And dont like:
Prolific swearing
Sexual Content
Violence
Religious Themes

Trigger warnings:
Anything mentioned above
Drug addiction
Child abuse
Homophobia

It reminds me of Interview With a Vampire meets Van Helsing...

Kudos

KatieLouCreate (162 KP) rated Perfected (Perfected, #1) in Books

Jul 10, 2023

The story definitely had potential (0 more)

The execution and lack of character development (0 more)

Perfected by Kate Jarvik Birch

This book has been sat on my bookshelf for as long as I can remember, which is why i finally decided to pick it up.

The book was originally published in 2014, around the height of YA Dystopian books. And if that doesn't tell you everything you need to know about this book allow me to continue.

After creating a new law which allows for the creation of human pets, congressman Kimball bought Ella. She is a pet designed and trained specifically for entertaining the Elite as the most prestigious family companion.

But for Ella, things aren't what they seem. Family secrets arise; she is kidnapped; and the dark world under her pampered life shows itself; and she cannot help but fall for the congressman's son, Penn. She is forced to question her existence. But if she chooses to act on these new revelations, she may face a fate worse than death.

Not to be rude, but this book is just like any other YA book written of its time. It draws a lot of similarities to Lauren DeStefano's Wither Trilogy. Its beautifully written, with lots of potential, but lacks execution. Ella is a very basic character for me. She is passive and her only motives for pushing herself derive from Penn, her love interest.

It seems the author tried to go for a hate to love relationship, but it fell flat with the instalovey trope. Even then, their love seemed more like lust to me. They didn't really build any foundations and connection. At least not enough to justify Ella's actions and motives.

Had I read this in my teens when the book came out, I would probably have loved it. But I'm older and nore cynical now.

I have already bought the second book on Audible and the book wasn't so terrible that I won't at least give it a try, but I'm apprehensive to say the least.