The inclusion and heavy focus on a vampire who specifically targets underage virgin girls and uses them like animals. Seriously, he has them pull his carriage like horses. And inevitably the main character massacres every single one of those teenage girls in explicit detail while the man controlling them walks away. Interview: Jay Kristoff, author of Stormdancer | My Bookish Ways". www.mybookishways.com . Retrieved 8 February 2016.

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I've stood in the houses of the holy, priest. I've read his scripture cover to cover, I've sung praises to his name, and I tell you now and tell you true: One hand holding a sword is worth ten thousand clasped in prayer.” Kristoff is the author of The Lotus War, a Steampunk series inspired by Tokugawa-era Japan. The first novel, Stormdancer, was a finalist for a 2012 Aurealis Award, [8] was shortlisted for two 2013 David Gemmell Awards (for best novel and best debut novel), [9] and was a finalist for the 2013 Compton Crook Award. [10] The prequel novella The Last Stormdancer was the winner of the 2013 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Fiction. [11] Kristoff refers to the series as crossover fiction that appeals to older young adults and adults. [12] Join New York Timesand internationally bestselling authors Amie Kaufmanand Jay Kristofffor a virtual launch party celebrating the release of AURORA’S END, the third and final installment in the bestselling Aurora Cycle series. But the straight relationship isn't even written that well either?? It's all over-the-top flowery euphemisms and ''oooh this is sinful isn't it??" that makes all Kindle Unlimited romance books shine a little stronger in comparison. I've read better sex scenes than the cismale viewpoint I got here and read books that did vampire sex kinks better justice ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Gabriel de León es el último miembro de la Orden de Plata, dedicada a defender el reino y la iglesia antes de que los arrasaran. Su destrucción fue imparable cuando la luz del día nos abandonó.This story offers it all - forbidden love, a thrilling exploration of vampire lore, power struggles, and unexpected twists. It's a beautifully woven tapestry of plots, each one adding to the others. Sure, it's a long book with quite a few subplots - some of which may feel like they're not adding much - but overall, "Empire of the Vampire" is a daring, intricate masterpiece. It's like a bloody roller coaster that keeps you on the edge of your seat, waiting anxiously to see what comes next.

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There’s only [redacted] named characters—as in major characters—left alive at the end of the book,” Kristoff teases. “Everybody else is dead.” 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. 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.The root of all these first world problems is simple to identify, of course: Three books is a LOT to bring out in a single year. And the solution to these problems is also simple: New Book Deal | Jay Kristoff - Literary Giant". jaykristoff.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. I swear by the Almighty, Mothermaid, and all Seven Martyrs," Aaron sighed, "I've never heard a tale half so strange as this." How many hearts have been made complete by words so small as I do? How many more have been shattered with a breath as tiny as It’s over? Little sounds that reshape or unmake your entire world, like great spells of old to redraw the very lines by which you see yourself and all else about you. Two little words.”

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I would have maybe appreciated this book better if it didn't take itself so seriously. Instead, there was a machine-gun barrage of gross and unnecessary innuendos and rambling soliloquy rants that belong in a blog post or notes app screenshots post. There was so much voyeuristic sexual content along with a problematic male gaze/view, homophobia and related slurs, misogyny not-so-stealthily hidden towards "strong women" characters, choppy writing, forced humor and way, way too much banter. This was peak Jay Kristoff stuffed into this book and, if I hadn't cemented myself into finishing it and writing this review, I would have dropped this book in the first chapter. Ideas interesantes, frescas y sobretodo muy bien utilizadas y llevadas con giros y cambios de perspectiva. Condenado a muerte por el asesinato del rey vampiro, el último miembro de la hermandad sagrada se ve obligado a contar la historia de su vida. Una historia que abarca años, desde su juventud en la abadía de San Michon y el amor prohibido que presagió su ruina hasta la traición que aniquiló la orden. Aurealis Awards finalists announced" (PDF). March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2015.The Testaments name sodomy a deadly sin, so I'd rather not." Talon offered a brief smile. "But you're very pretty, de León, and I appreciate the offer."

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In March 2016, Kristoff announced another young adult series, entitled Lifel1k3. [27] Lifel1k3 was published in May, 2018, and won Kristoff his fifth Aurealis Award, again for best Science Fiction Novel. [22] The sequel, Dev1at3, was published in June, 2019. The third and final book in the series, Truel1f3, was published in 2020. Durante tres décadas, los vampiros han luchado contra los humanos, cimentando así su imperio eterno mientras el nuestro se desangra. Ahora los que sobrevivimos somos sólo unas chispas de luz en un mar de oscuridad creciente.

Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for access to this eARC sampler, in exchange for an honest review.