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Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
5.0

“From holy cup comes holy light;
The faithful hands sets world aright.
And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight,
Mere man shall end this endless night.

It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity; building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness.

Gabriel de León is a silversaint: a member of a holy brotherhood dedicated to defending realm and church from the creatures of the night. But even the Silver Order couldn’t stem the tide once daylight failed us, and now, only Gabriel remains.

Imprisoned by the very monsters he vowed to destroy, the last silversaint is forced to tell his story. A story of legendary battles and forbidden love, of faith lost and friendships won, of the Wars of the Blood and the Forever King and the quest for humanity’s last remaining hope:

The Holy Grail.”

Sighs, this was so freaking good. So, I went to Barnes and Noble not yesterday, but last Sunday and this was laying out and I just had to have it and I got it before they pulled the books later that day. This edition is just beautiful with the end papers and then the artwork in this book is just amazing. Okay, I thought I wouldn’t like this book, but I really wanted to read this because of vampires. However, I freaking loved this book. Gabriel is a great, broody vampire that is glorious. I loved the evil vampires and all the blood and gore in this book. I loved the story telling and the world building. I really want to see more of this world and more of Gabriel. My heart broke at times and then times I would be cheering. This book takes you on a rollercoaster. You all have to read this and you’ll definitely won’t regret it. I do want to warn that it has a slow build, but it is worth it.