romancingthedata's reviews
217 reviews

Loved it. This one really hit me in the feels. Her writing is so beautiful. 

Fun, cozy mystery romance.

This was a fun read. I wish we’d had a peak of Poppy in a previous book or for more of an intro to who she is at the beginning of this one. 

I love seeing queer representation, but don’t like  the “gay for you” trope. I wish there had been some better queer representation among side characters in previous books. However I did enjoy Mirceo and Caspion’s adventures. Mirceo is so arrogant but in a charming way :) I thought their sex scenes were really well done. 

This was a great read, so many new things are introduced with the phantom-vampires and the Morior. Josephine is a fantastic heroine, such a badass but so lonely and open about her desire for connection. I love that she stands up for herself and won’t settle for less. Rune is also an interesting character—it takes him so long to figure things out, but he was treated badly for so long he could only see himself a certain way and having a certain value. I’m so curious about what comes next for Nix, Orion, Vertas and the Morior!!

I really enjoyed this story—I think a tournament setting almost always makes for an exciting, high-stakes plot. I feel like Bettina is a disliked heroine, but I enjoyed her evolution—and she had a lot stacked against her. I liked Trehan a lot more than I remember from my first read. I love their shared love of weapons and how sexy he finds her amazing craftsmanship.

And the bag of heads!!

 

I know so many love Lothaire, but he’s too villainous for me. However, I think Kresley did a great job in writing a good mate for him and telling a really interesting story. And

the exchange of the heart and middle finger is just SO LOTHAIRE lol