pickVery interesting worldbuilding and love story though at this point there isn't real romance - hopefully yet to come! Very dark, misogynistic setting. Be aware of trigger warnings! I liked the dark atmosphere, the ominous feeling and mystery. The hidden identity was early obvious but it was nice to catch up on all the hints.
Throwback to yesterday, when I didn‘t want to put QUEEN OF THE DARKNESS down long enough to take a proper picture with Casey, let alone post about it. This series is far from flawless, but I love the characters and the vibe so much that I can work past the bits that stick in my teeth (like all the gender essentialism and the alpha male bullshit). This reread has especially confirmed Surreal as my Black Jewels MVP.
pickI loved it! Always sarcastic and funny, but never predictable. And he will kill everyone you love to make the story better.
'But don't ye see? We don't get broken. We're made broken. We are not whole alone. But if we're blessed, if we're brave, we might find those few whose edges fit against our own. Like pieces of the same puzzle or shards of the same shattered blade. Those people who, in their own broken way, make our broken edge complete.”
pickBlood soaked and action packed from start to finish with revelations and plot twists a plenty. New characters introduced and a welcome return to the old characters Again it's taken me a while to get through this, but well worth it. Highly recommend this series!
Book 3 HURRY UP!
Twatgoblin! 😂
Bk23 of my never-ending #BookMail is the Waterstones signed edition of the 2nd Empire of the Vampire book. Gabriel de Leon has saved the Holy Grail from death but his chance to end the endless night is lost. After turning his back on his silver saint brothers for good, Gabriel & the Grail set out to find how DaysDeath might finally be undone. Kristoffs writing is very dark & sarcastic but he tells a beautiful story.
pickFinished this and I have to say I‘m so happy that there‘s one more but I loved the twists in this … just when you think you can‘t be surprised… and I can‘t wait to read the final book when it comes out … hopefully later this year 🙌🏽
pickNoooo I need book 3 right now!!
Kristoff keeps the pace from the first book and I still love Gabriel.
This instalment reveals more about the vampire families, the other enemies of the silver saints and the prophesy of the grail.
I was right about the 2nd voice but it did take a bit of getting used to the switching narrative voices.
I have my suspicions about what is going on can‘t wait to see if I am right.
Bonus author interview 👍
Needless to say that the writing captures you from the beginning but the illustrations are an added bonus to what your reading love this … then I find out that this is a 3 book series so this middle one is just right I can‘t wait to find out what happens in this book and hope that the 3rd in the series is out later this year 🙌🏽📖
pickLOVED this. I keep describing it as Anne Rice meets The Witcher. Unique worldbuilding, complicated characters, F bombs. It had a good recap of the previous book at the beginning (it was v memorable but A LOT happened) &the audio narration is excellent. 1 part dragged, but for the most part it was easy to get absorbed in & THAT ENDING was absolutely packed with action &drama. I cannot wait to see where this goes in book 3
