This is a rare example of the 2nd is better than the 1st. I am really enjoying this story. Vampire Lu is the badass we all need. 
This one picks up about a month after the first. It is fast paced enough that I just kept wanting to read it. So much going on between the Shadow Realm, the Living realm and the Light Realm. More characters are introduced, leading to more questions of who can we trust?
Ashen and Lu are the definition of enemies to lovers and I am loving every minute!