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This book has a lot of trigger warnings and violence as well as gore. When you get past all those things, the gothic elements and overall dark theme of the story is very well crafted and I enjoyed reading the adventures of the main characters. It was a wild and twisted ride, but interesting.

Thank you Netgalley, the publisher and author for the free copy of this book!

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Once you get past the graphic depictions of mental, physical, and sexual violence, "The Last Immortal" is a story of power and redemption. Or that is to say feminine power and redemption. Gibson explores the many facets of the female psyche; the mother, the child, the ruthless survivor, and raw sexuality. Each of these personalities enables the protagonist to overcome many obstacles even death. Throughout the novel it is evident that we are dealing with an anti-hero. As the books states nothing is black and white or gray it just is. As the book comes to a close, we are forced to watch and cringe at the final corruption of our heroine. The genius of this book is unique and lives with you long after the final page.

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This is a very Victorian gothic type book but this is incredibly dark and absolutely should have a longer trigger list. It was truly horrifying to find that it had SA of a child that wasn't included in the list. SA of a child is a huge trigger of mine and I wouldn't have read this if I knew that.

JFC, FIX THIS

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Triggers not included at the start of the book which I was totally blind sided by. I think allowing readers to know about certain things is so important. And this book failed to do just that. The story itself was a mess of conversation and I hated all the characters. The cover was amazing but the story itself was just a no for me.

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Lady Ramillia takes you on a wild ride through her life Victorian gothic horror style. My jaw was dropped the entire time, and my head was spinning with Lady Ramillia. You are given mere breadcrumbs to piece together before you’re hit with a bunch of dark turns and crazy twists you didn’t expect! Be forewarned going in that there are a lot of triggers, and as Lady Ramillia warns, "not for the faint of heart"— she means it. ⚠️ If you have any child-related triggers, step away from the book; it doesn’t deserve 1 star. It’s definitely not going to be everyone’s cup of tea. I on the other hand, will shelve this with my classics. Thank you NetGalley and BHC Press for the opportunity to read this ARC for free.

Some of the triggers include:
Assault/Murder
Animal cruelty
Blood/Gore
Cannibalism
Child SA
Child birth
Child death
BDSM
Drug use
Forced Abortion
Human Skin wearing
Incest
Mental health issues
Pedophilia
Reanimated corpse
SA
Self Harm

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DNF.... Trigger warnings were completely off and did not depict CSA...

I tried to read as much as I could, but could not get past this.

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This book was very hard to read. The storyline itself was quite disturbing as was the excessive violence and vulgarity which was written with a lot of graphic detail. I found it distasteful and unsettling.

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Lady Ramillia Winmoore recounts in memoir form her life as one of the few immortal women, the search for her own identity and the struggle for her freedom.
I have to say that the book is not suitable for everyone because of the amount of trigger warnings it contains, including sexual abuse (both adult and child), incest, rape, sadomasochism, violence and I'm sure I've left some out.
That said, from the first moment I was captivated by its engaging and original plot, I felt immersed in the story of Victorian gothic horror and I empathized with characters that keep you intrigued. Of course if you do not have problems with the above mentioned TW, I recommend it to lovers of gothic horror with a touch of eroticism.

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The book was really interesting at first: the gothic and horror vibes were really chef kiss, and even tho I didn’t really connected with the main character I thought this was a 3/4 star reading.
Unless I read a scene of a child SA that was not in the trigger warning page. This is a topic that upset me a lot, so I will not continue the book, even if I was liking it.
I really recommend putting this trigger warnging in the tw section

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I’m sorry but I couldn’t finish this book. The main character was having sex with everyone in sight and no man could keep his hands to himself. The plot also made no sense and made it very difficult to read in general.

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Yeah no. The actual SA of a child should have been included in the trigger warning list and the fact that it isn’t is a giant red flag. I do not recommend this book.

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I feel awful leaving a review of this manner but at 23% I am DNF'ing. It is noted at the beginning the triggers are "graphic violence, language, and scenes of sexual nature". No where is it warned that there is SA of a child - this differs from the broad scope of just "sexual nature" IMO.

If you're going to have a trigger warning at all, then list ALL of the triggers of the book. I'm appalled.

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