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I would have really liked it if book one was the childhood and growing up in the monastery and then book two was this quest as an adult. A huge thank you to HarperVoyager for sending me an ARC copy of 'Empire of the Vampire' by Jay Kristoff. Empire feels like you’re a kid and your mum has bumped into her boring friend at the supermarket and he won’t stop talking.
De León is more agnostic than atheist, but reading EoTV, it’s clear that Kristoff has a few bones to pick with organised religion. And then, he decided to use three words for every situation and sentence, no matter how random and awkward they’re placed. My Patrons: Alfred, Andrew, Andrew W, Annabeth, Casey, Diana, Dylan, Edward, Elias, Ellen, Ellis, Gary, Hamad, Helen, Jesse, Jimmy Nutts, Joie, Kristina, Lana, Leigh, Luis, Lufi, Melinda, Meryl, Michael, Miracle, Nanette, Neeraja, Nicholas, Radiah, Reno, Samuel, Sarah, Sarah, Scott, Shawn, Xero, Wendy, Wick, Zoe. However, the issue I have with the first half of Empire of the Vampire was how these curses were implemented. But, as I struggle to read the last 30% of Empire of the Vampire, I’ve come to two conclusions: Kristoff’s behaviour has likely sullied his work, and what he has been criticised for I can now see throughout his work, and it sucks.In other words, after the great difficulties I had with the first half, Empire of the Vampire increasingly became a compelling dark fantasy I couldn’t put down with each page I read in the second half. It, in some ways, has that "middle book" syndrome in the sense that it can be a tad aimless at times, but it's never BORING. The Castlevania franchise is one of my favorite games to play, and Hellsing Ultimate is one of my favorite animes of all time. I think what I am most impressed with is Kristoff’s ability to capture the modern vampire, who is erotic and sexy at times with the monster inside lurking underneath, just beneath the surface.
In true Kristoff fashion, it took turns I wasn’t expecting, blew my mind several times, and consistently broke and stitched my heart back together, ultimately advancing my therapy needs.
Daylight has become as scarce as hope as vampires slowly take over the continent, leaving death, destruction, and the zombie-like wretched in their wake. But music, de León…” The vampire leaned forward, animated for perhaps the first time since their conversation began.
They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. But it is crucial to have something about them (determination, unflinching bravery) that drove me to like a part of them enough to continue reading or at least feel invested in their story. Gabriel is a half vampire, half human ‘silversaint’, sworn to protect humanity from the vampires that have taken over after the sun stopped rising…or something.
Gabriel de Leon, the last living vampire hunter, is held prisoner awaiting execution for killing the Forever King, Fabien Voss.
I have always been a fan of vampires in the fantasy genre, and although I am glad many people loved Twilight, I have to say that I am slightly saddened by how it changed the way vampires are portrayed and assessed in the masses. The way Gabriel constantly says he’s a bastard or asshole, and then he wanted his chronicler to acknowledge this multiple times (which he did and Gabe was so proud of them) made me cringe and eye-rolled so hard. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. But Empire of the Vampire, a novel that is often pitched as The Name of the Wind meets The Road, The Witcher, and Interview with the Vampire, delivered what I’ve been craving and love about vampires in dark fantasy.He's still getting a ton of love, but if you are a huge fan of EotV's female characters, this book will delight you.
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