This book is a mixed bag, so I know that people are calling it adult (looking at you Fairyloot), but I would call it YA. So I wish I had gone into it with a 'reading YA mindset' instead of a 'adult' mindset because that would have ruined my enjoyment of the book. I don't like YA but I wanted to read this, and I'm happy I gave it a good. For a YA book it was good, I think the language the character's were using were appropriate, in a YA context but event then a hundred year old ish character being described as a 'sass-hole'? is not it - this is not 2008. I was kind of wishing the characters were more grown-up the entire time. I don't know if that's because as I'm getting older I'm looking for characters I can relate too or what?

Anyway I liked the plot and love Chinese mythology and Lady Jing, a half-jiangshi (vampire), half-hulijing (fox spirit), but she was immature and that's the only part I couldn't click with. But I will say, I did buy a copy of the book and will also keep my Fairyloot edition so I think that those of you who go into it knowing what to except will love it.

Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton, Hodderscape for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.