First of all, thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me this arc in exchange for an honest review!
Now lets get into it.
Overall: 4/5 stars
characters: 4/5 stars
setting: 5/5 stars
writing: 4/5 stars
I requested this book not knowing it was the second in a series. I sped read the first and would also give it a solid 4/5 stars. I would kind of describe this book as a Scottish Sherlock Holmes with Magic. Something that really stood out to me while reading Paper and Blood was how Kevin Hearne wrote the character dialogue using Scottish speak. It rally gave me a better sense of how the characters were talking and it let me picture them in my head much better.
One of the central plots of this book is that Al (the main character) is trying to figure out who put the two curses on him. I liked that the characters were relatable. They seemed like real people rather than made up characters.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend it to someone who likes mysteries and magic. One thing to keep in mind though is that at some parts it gets a bit slow. Other than that though it was a pretty good book!