Oof. I really wanted to like this - but it felt like Matthew and Diana were in a race for who could get more insufferable. There’s so many strong elements here but we just ended up with weepy vampire misogyny bullshit. So many, many “big feelings” these poor creatures struggle with. Sigh. This might be the first book I ever read where I thought to myself “actually a TV show of this might be better.” Great settings, good aesthetics, super attractive people … but a soapy nightmare. I’d probably watch it.

Mild Ish Spoilers:

For the book constantly talking about how brave and strong she is she certainly sleeps endlessly. Also I don’t know that it was necessary for me to know about every meal this character ate the entire novel.

For a witch who apparently had strong feelings about never accessing her magic - not being able to find a nearby stepstool and being moderately inconvenienced seems like a pretty small trigger.

The whole refusing to consummate thing is supposed to seem romantic maybe? But really it’s just another way he’s controlling her and I ultimately suspect that the first time they do it she’ll immediately get pregnant, right?