A review by smalltown_smutlover
Twin Blades by Noelle Upton

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
🌶️🌶️🌶️

“𝑵𝒐𝒘, 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒇*𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔.”

I am a vampire girlie, and I absolutely devoured both of the A Light in the Dark series, so I absolutely had to read Noelle’s debut novel. 

First things first: I love Meline. She is the Shadow Mommy of my dreams. She is tough, snarky, and an absolute menace. Her backstory is absolutely nightmarish and complex, but I can’t wait to see how the drama between the Lylithans and Vyrkos plays out in the next book. There’s lots of Feminine Rage™️ in here so if that’s what you’re needing right now, Meline will deliver. 

And then there is Elián: big brooding bodyguard extraordinaire. He takes his job as a Shadow very seriously, and can barely handle how very unserious Meline can be. Their interactions are hilarious and so hot. (That slow burn pays off big time🔥). 

The worldbuilding is very interesting and multifaceted. There are both born (Lylithan) and made (Vyrkos) vampires and lots of magic. I had such a great time and need the next installment IMMEDIATELY, please and thank you. 

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝑬𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏'𝒔 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆, 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏, 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍.