Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: October 3rd, 2023
Pages: 464
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
This is the sequel to Blood and Moonlight
Publisher’s Synopsis:
“After confronting a killer and fleeing her home to be with each other, Cat and Simon arrive in the sprawling city of Londunium pretending to be a newly married couple, but don’t expect to keep up the ruse for long. Cat looks forward to honing her healing magick at the local Selanae university, but instead finds a council of ruthless leaders threatening to erase her non-Selanae “husband’s” memories to protect their secrets.
Terrified to lose him, Cat takes desperate steps to keep him safe. But when a string of mutilated bodies turns up in the woods outside the city, and Simon is recruited to profile the killer, Cat is pulled back into a world of murder, mayhem, and magick—one that threatens to swallow her, and everything she loves, whole.”
My Review:
This was a solid sequel! I really think this series deserves more hype! It’s an interesting blend of fantasy and mystery. It’s dark and nuanced and complex. There’s a slow-burn romance that came to a satisfying conclusion in this one. It’s well-paced and all the elements are fully fleshed out. I really enjoy this author’s writing style, and appreciate the depth that this story has. I think even adult fantasy readers would enjoy this one because of that. The first book is so fun and engaging and everything continues so well in the second one. I do recommend re-reading the first one if it has been a while for you. If you haven’t yet and you’ve been considering reading this series, I definitely recommend it!
Disclaimers:
Huge thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for gifting me an early copy of this amazing story! I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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