D.N. Bryn has become one of those authors that I love everything from. How To Sell Your Blood and Fall in Love is no different. 

The characters are messy and flawed. They make mistakes, do and say things they shouldn't, act before thinking. But that's what makes them feel real and honest. I'm discovering more and more that messy characters speak to me on a deeper level than characters that make no mistakes and can do no wrong. 

This book is filled with so much diversity and nuance. It's got queer rep, chronic pain rep, and nuerodivergent rep. The characters are learning and growing. The world is expanding and becoming more complicated and more interesting. I love how Vampirism is portrayed in these books. It's a scary, messy thing that leads people to treat vampires as less than human, to experiment on and exploit them. Bryn adds to the story by introducing Justin and some interesting things about him and his family. 

I will say that though this is written as a standalone in the series, you would definitely benefit from reading the first book. There were so many nods to it and little glimpses of things from the first book that really made it all feel like a world where everything is happening at the same time and influencing each other. 

I can say enough about this book. It was soft and sweet in parts, awful and anger inducing in others, infuriating and exciting. It was everything I love in a book. If you like vampires, found family, messy characters, and a whole lot of heart this it the book for you.