What a long journey this book took me on! I started it the first time in March 2020, got about 30% of the way in, then said, "I have no idea what's going on and I don't feel like reading about so many corpses right now" and gave up on it. Well, a determined friend started a book club and convinced me to give it another shot, so this time I tried listening as an audiobook (I do love the narrator, Moira Quirk!)

It was easier starting over, even just knowing the first 30% of the plot helped me wade through the beginning, which is rough going. I will spoil one thing to tell you this book uses one of my LEAST FAVORITE plot devices, which is a major character getting amnesia and having to re-do an emotional growth arc which I, the reader, have already watched them complete in a previous installment. However, I am extremely glad I did give this book a second try and this time I marched my way through the 19 hour audiobook in about two weeks, finishing it just in time for the cover reveal on book 3. I definitely plan to keep on with the series, but also for anyone who gave up on this book, I feel you. I am not going to say anything else about the plot but that it tops book 1 in the categories of queer, spooky, gory, and bizarre!