Genres: New Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal / Supernatural

Tropes: Age Gap, Competent Heroine, Enemies to Lovers, Sweet/Gentle Hero, Slow Burn, Vampires

Well…damn. Despite this not quite being a five star review for me, this book definitely left me with a book hangover. The third act was phenomenal, but I dropped half a star because there were definitely parts of the book that kind of dragged for me, especially in the first half. I also sometimes had trouble remembering all the different factions and terms, so there were times when I struggled to remember who was who. (I didn’t realize until the end of the book that there’s a glossary at the end! Maybe this is more obvious in the print version, but I totally overlooked this in the kindle version.) I’m looking forward to the next one, and I can see why there’s so much hype surrounding this book. 

Safety Stats:

Ages:

Oraya is 24 and human, Raihn was 32 when turned but has been immortal for hundreds of years.

Cheating:

None.

Other OM/OW:

None in present timeline. There are some mentions of two past love interests of Raihn. He was married as a human and had a child. He also fell in love as a vampire once before, but he is not pining for her now. There are also mentions of Oraya’s first love. He was a vampire who lost control during sex with her, and Oraya killed him. She is not pining for him now.

Separation:

I would say none. The heroine and hero aren’t really a couple for most of this book since it’s a slow burn.

Triggers:

Past rape of heroine (not by hero), descriptive violence/gore, past self-harm of heroine, some references to enslavement.

HEA/HFN?:

Cliffhanger. First book in a series.