I've had many people tell me I would like this series, and they were right. I think what impressed me most on this book is that the dramatic climax was centered in an emotional realization. Even tho the premise of this book is very mafia-esque, it never loses sight of its protagonist's heart.

The story is about Vlad, who is owed some money. He's just trying to get that money back, he swears. But maybe along the way he gets involved with some magical and grand plots and gets a little too invested in seeing it thru to the end.

At its center, this is also a book about Vlad preparing for his wedding, and generally being very cute with his tough betrothed.

As my starting place in the series, book 16 is admittedly not the best one to begin with. But, it added its own charm when the protagonist would say things like, "I'm not going to tell you about myself. That's boring. You'll figure it out." I'm sure long-time readers of the series will appreciate not wasting time with onboarding.

A video review including this book will appear on my Youtube channel in the coming weeks at youtube.com/@ChloeFrizzle

Thanks to Netgalley and Tor for a copy of this book to review. All opinions are my own.