I enjoyed reading this one. 

It started off feeling like a cozy fantasy, then turned into a save the world and mystery combination. The integration of gods & goddesses with the paranormal and humans was unique and I appreciated the variety of types of paranormals represented. 

With that said, it didn’t quite live up to what I was hoping for. While the stakes were high, it didn’t feel as urgent in the writing and I didn’t find myself as invested as I was hoping. I honestly really enjoyed the cosy fantasy beginning and would have loved to have more of that feel through the book - I don’t think it meshed well with a high stakes save the world twist and the attempt to merge the writing style to a more urgent feel. 

I did love the characters, though don’t feel I got a full enough scope of them to be totally invested. The characters were diverse and quirky and charming and I wish I had gotten to see all of them more, rather than distilling down to just the MC and one friend by halfway through the book. The MC also seems to be a very diverse vampire with varied interests and a unique backstory, but we don’t get much info on it. 

The hellcat was stinking adorable and the fact that there’s a whole side quest for it was elite reading. Obsessed with it. 

Overall, I did enjoy reading it and if you go into it with the mindset of a lower pressure easy read fantasy I think it is enjoyable.