Thank you to BookSirens for the ARC. This is a sequel that I was hugely looking forward to after loving the first book, and it did not disappoint.

I am absolutely obsessed with how the author uses established myth - combined with pop culture references! - to set out the basis of the world, but then develops their own explanations and lore around that. Without including any spoilers, one bit that particularly stood out was the explanation as to why staking a vampire has an effect: a brilliant bit of narrative.

I enjoyed the moral greyness of some of the new side characters, which really added some extra depth to the story, as did the developed backstories that were shared in this book. I think you could probably read it as a standalone novel and still really enjoy it, but I'd recommend reading the first one too.