Empire of the Damned: 2 (Empire of the Vampire)

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Put a man in a room for a hundred years with a thousand books, and he’ll know a million truths. Put him in a room for a year with silence, and he’ll know himself.” the story is dark and gritty and vulgar and takes vampires, as well as the tale of the holy grail, in a completely unique and bloody direction. JK wasnt lying when he said this book is for adults only - it gives ‘nevernight’ a run for its money in terms of mature content. but i love how brutally real this feels. if vampires were to take over the world, this is exactly how i imagine it would be. the world-building is outstanding and really creates such an immersive setting. the amazing illustrations really add to that, as well! Gabe’s story] is two sides of the same coin,” Kristoff explains. “One, when he’s young and passionate and thinks all the world is good and bright and he can be a positive force in it. And the other one where he’s gotten old and realized that things don’t always work out the way they do in the storybooks.” Gabriel What's-His-Face has risen up and given challenge to Aelin for the amount of self-confidence affirmations and introductions because I bet that almost HALF this book could have been done away with if all of the "I'm a lion" sentences had been scrapped. Besides that, he's a Speshul Boy™️ from a conveniently-forgotten bloodline ( still wasn't explained how DEAD creatures were able to procreate okay) and rises up as a super famous warrior BEFORE HE'S EVEN TWENTY like okay so that happened.

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La acción es implacable y visceral cuando llega, y bastante gráfica. Escenas obscenas y con un humor negro y cínico infundido en la historia. Winners - Australian Book Industry Awards". Archived from the original on 4 September 2016 . Retrieved 22 December 2016. I’m not even going to get into the relationship he paints between a character we’re told is 14 and a woman we believe to be a grown ass adult. Is it better that we eventually find out their ages are actually 16 and 19? (still gross, btw) No, it does not matter, because he wrote it very specifically to make you think you were reading about a 14 year old touching a grown woman. The .25 stars I've awarded it above 1 is purely for the fact that I saw only one typo. On a technical writing level, it's competently written. Congratulations, the man can structure a paragraph. It's hard to pull off, but I absolutely love when a book successfully writes characters where you can see all the stages of their life. And this book nails it.

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There's a fair bit of swearing as well as some voyeuristic sexual content, so it's definitely not a book I'd hand over to a kid, but honestly? It works. The rough and raw language feels right for the story, and it never got old. And man, Kristoff knows how to write a dark, grim scene and still make it beautiful - that's some real talent right there. So yeah, despite some minor hiccups, Kristoff's writing is seriously impressive. Let's begin with the usual caveats: I received an Advanced Reading Copy of this book, for free, from the publisher. I think Jay Kristoff is a nice person. And I think that neither of those two things will affect my honest review of this book. Fantasy Book Critic: Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff (Reviewed by Mihir Wanchoo)" . Retrieved 8 February 2016. Blasphemy- Look, I get it I signed up for a dark fantasy and I got it. This is the first time I am reading anything from this author so I had zero idea. I also understand that the religion portrayed in this book is not real but it is based on or inspired by Catholicism. Thought it was a bit much.

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Well, if you don't like adult themes such as the following, this may not be the one for you: sexual situations, cursing (although if you were one who doesn't appreciate those so-called foul words, I don't think you'd have even made it this far through my review 😂), like LIT-ER-ALLY— LOADS & LOADS & LOADS & then some, of cursing/ foul language (I love it! Haha), graphic depictions of violence/ torture-ish(?), ideations of suicide on maybe one or two occasions, depictions of drug & alcohol addiction & withdrawal, death, lots & lots of death (don't want to say of who or what as to not spoil any of the story)... gah & if there is anything else that I remember later, i'll be sure to add it! This is one of the most unsettling aspects of the book. There is absolutely NO REASON for there to be as many underage or underage-looking characters. Una historia sombría, llena de desesperación existencial y esperanza en medio de toda la maldad y la brutalidad del mundo. Tiene un estilo melodramático y un ritmo feroz, lo que evocaba vívidamente el mundo sombrío y lleno de peligros de la narración. Una narrativa muy sarcástica pero sobretodo cínica. Por fin leo algo bueno de vampiros, últimamente no me gusta el camino que había tomado. Junta lo mejor de las piezas góticas literarias de Anne Rice. Jay Kristoff además escribe una historia salpicada de sangre y oscuridad. Los vampiros se presentan últimamente como algo hermoso e immortal, olvidando la parte monstruosa. Es muy agradable de leer, y pinta el paisaje con detalles que realzaron la emoción y elevaron las apuestas de un mundo gobernado por vampiros.

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And in sight of God and his Seven Martyrs, I do here vow; Let the dark know my name and despair. So long as it burns, I am the flame. So long as it bleeds, I am the blade. So long as it sins, I am the saint. And I am silver." Gabriel- Our main character, he was so flawed, so morally grey..maybe just grey towards the end. Idk what to make of him. Was he a good guy or bad? You are the judge but he certainly was interesting. I also liked the supporting character, Dior. I think probably the best thing was the way the book shows you different stages of characters' lives. It's not easy to pull that off (and I've certainly read books where by showing you so much of a character it drags the story down into the realms of boredom), but Kristoff nails it. The character growth throughout the book, especially for Gabriel, is seriously impressive.

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But it's not a book for children. So, if the bookstore puts it in the wrong section alongside ILLUMINAE and you find your baby reading it whilst bleeding from the eyes, before you send me an angry mail, pls consider that I warned you. The writing- I gotta give it to the author, the way he wrote it is commendable. Although the book did not work for me, I appreciated the amount of thought and work that was put in. Some of the quotes are just chef's kiss.There’s a beast in all men’s blood, Gabriel. You can starve him. Cage him. Curse him. But in the end, you pay the beast his due, or he takes his due from you. Me ha dejado con ganas de más. Una historia y un mundo envueltos por un manto de misterio y acción. La intriga de saber más sobre el origen de los misteriosos vampiros o la razón por la que el sol se vuelve negro. It was the twenty-seventh year of daysdeath in the realm of the Forever King, and his murderer was waiting to die." The writing is also definitely a strength (not to say the strength) of this book. It is dark and lyrical, but it was not too much or too descriptive. Be aware that the dialogues are vulgar though and there is a lot of blasphemy. There was a good balance of descriptions, action, and snark, and I LOVED IT. I'm really mad that this book had Alucard potential, but it's really just two-dimensional vapid characters braying, bullying and being insufferably boring.

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Well, I did it, guys. I finally finished it. It took me more than a week, I reached the point where I wanted to scream into my pillow from how long it was taking me to get to the end and from all the heartbreaking, bittersweet moments that ruined me. I need to know what happens next. NOW!! Press Kit". Jay Kristoff - Literary Giant. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016 . Retrieved 8 February 2016. It should surprise absolutely no one at this point that rape is also a favorite plotline. I count at the very least 4 named female characters who were raped in this book. Again, just more violence against women. The Middle- I liked the former half of the first half and the latter half of the second half. The middle was kinda meh only cause it was dragging a lot. I was bored. I am the boy’s master. He’s impatient. Arrogant. Far too keen for glory. But he’s one of the finest swords I’ve trained, and he took down this highblood alone, drugged to the eyeballs on r êvre. If what I suspect of his line is true… he could be the greatest of us, Talon.”“Or the most terrible.”Personajes moralmente grises y complejos con interesantes dinámicas de relación. Están bien perfilados y trabajados. Todos tienen algo. Y encajan muy bien en el mundo en el que están. I'm also gonna talk about the language in here, and by language I mean not-English and how the author doesn't seem to get that YOU CAN JUST WRITE IN ENGLISH IT'S OKAY using 'oui', 'merci', and 'ma famille' instead of yes, thanks, and my family ( gonna ignore the halfway-started use of KEN for KNOW/KNOWING) okay! It doesn't add multicultural flavor; it just makes you look like an appropriator and looks dumb when used like that. I'll forgive it on Wattpad but not in a book published by a major company nor from an author who should really know better. Compton Crook Award Winners [Version HH-56]". 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. I am the boy's master. He's impatient. Arrogant. Far too keen for glory. But he's one of the finest swords I've trained, and he took down this highblood alone, drugged to the eyeballs on rêvre. If what I suspect of his line is true... he could be the greatest of us, Talon." "Or the most terrible."