Book Review: Empire of the Vampire
December 2, 2025
The format was very interesting, as it consisted of the first night of conversation between our main character, & his vampiric historian captor.
The format was very interesting, as it consisted of the first night of conversation between our main character, & his vampiric historian captor.
Everyone can be an artist! Randerson unravels lessons learned from a career in the arts and spells out why art is so vital for a good life.
You don’t have to be a writer to enjoy this master class, but if you are, Saunders’ insights will delight and inspire.
This murder-mystery-meets-high-stakes-fantasy has me so thoroughly invested that I will be gnashing my teeth in anticipation of the sequel.
I love the slow-burn quality of Broadbent’s romances, they’re so full of yearning, understanding and eventual respect
Starling’s prose dances between poetry and splatter film, with dreamlike sequences of hallucinations before slamming Margaret back to her bed.
Packed with surprising twists and creepy magic, this is a must-read for fans of fairy tale retellings who love a little bit of horror.
Despite occasionally finding it too plot focused, this was a very fascinating and enjoyable read, and a brilliant start to the series.
There are no heroes here; every single character is deeply flawed, not just the three teenage boys accused of murder.
Rather than being a single perspective, it flicks from interviews with the Hero’s party to flashbacks from the members themselves.
The plot twists had my jaw on the floor & the romance had me swooning, especially when circumstances turn from sweet to potentially tragic.
This poetic prose turned whirlwind novel reveals the plastic neon monotony of addiction without ever being repetitive.
A slow, gothic, witchy Young Adult novel about mysterious magic, the American South, dark family secrets and insta-love romance.
Hilarious, chaotic, sexy fun. Fast-paced and more than a little bizarre (in the best way!), this book is an absolute romp of a read.
Containing almost everything you need to know about bunny behavior, it also illustrates how misunderstood these amazing animals are.
This book tells the social history of what we can do when economic production represents the priorities of the public, not shareholders.
This book should be required reading for anyone wanting to understand the state of the world and how we got here.
Kate Riley’s unique heroine has such a wry, funny, subversive voice that her day-to-day reflections are completely absorbing.
Murderbot is a delightful character whose greatest desire is to be left alone to consume entertainment media all day.
Murderbot is a delightful character whose greatest desire is to be left alone to consume entertainment media all day.