⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 4 stars
Infinity Reaper is the second book in the Infinity Cycle Series. It starts right after the ending of Infinity Son, with Brighton having drunk the Reaper's Blood and Emil being stabbed.

I loved reading Infinity Son two years ago and it was high time for me to pick up its sequel. I didn’t really remember everything that had happened in Infinity Son, so the little glossary at the beginning was definitely needed. It might've been better if I'd reread the last few chapters of Infinity Son thought haha.

Infinity Reaper is very fast-paced sequel. It has multiple POV’s and a lot is happening at the same time. It has a lot of world-building, but it felt a bit flat at times. Not everything I understood completely, but that might also be because I don’t really remember it from the first book.

A lot of things kept happening the whole time, lots of action and battles. I did like the high stakes which were noticeable when reading this book and the sense of urgency the fast-pace also gave.

The characters hadn’t seemed to change much from the first book. Emil is still very much a gentle soul who only wants the best. I would’ve hoped he grew a bit more of a backbone during this book. I’m not a fan of Brighton and his character in this book. I didn’t like how he developed; he is very egocentric in the worst way. I had hoped he would become better, as seemed to be during the middle part of the book, but he took a turn for the worst at the ending.

I liked the new characters, although I would’ve liked more from them in terms of development. Tala and Wyatt have a lot of room to grow and I hope to see more of that in the third book. Tala, for example, just seems rather angry at the world right now because of what happened to her parents.

The relationships between characters were a bit predictable, as they came forth from the first book also. I was a big fan of the sex-positivity between Brighton and Prudencia and how they grew towards each other. The reunion between Emil and Ness was predictable and I really liked how it played out. The only thing I didn’t like was the love triangle it came with. Emil has great chemistry with both males, but I really hope the love triangle won’t be dragged out.

The ending really took me by surprise! Of course, I knew something was going to happen, but these last 70 pages really wasn’t what I’d expected. I loved the direction the story was going towards, until the very last chapter.

Spoiler

I already wasn’t a fan of Brighton, but he took a complete turn for the worst in his egocentrism with how he acted and attacked Emil. It felt a bit like how he acted with drinking the Reaper's Blood at the end of book 1, but worse.

Overall, a fast-paced sequel with lots of new aspects added to the story and that left me guessing what would happen next.