Y'ALL THIS BOOK.

This was the perfect follow up to the absolutely phenomenal And I Darken. Oh my god. Y'alllllll

To see each character branch and take their own paths and to specifically track Radu's development was amazing.

Not only that but the writing is absolutely gorgeous and reveals these foreign landscapes in such intense details that make you crave a time machine or at the very least a plane ticket.

Lada continues to be the badass of our dreams and I can't wait for what is sure to be an absolutely heartbreaking finale to this series.

This series is so wonderful. I devoured this book in one sitting; I just couldn't put it down!

Thank you, Netgalley for an ARC of this book. My review is entirely my own and unbiased.

Let me just preface this by saying - THIS BOOK IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE FIRST.
That's saying something because I absolutely loved the first one. And, much like the first one, this one took me entirely by surprise. When I first stepped into the world of Lada and Radu, it wasn't what I expected and I absolutely delighted in reading something new. The characters, while staying true to themselves from the first book, have grown and developed in so many ways. The story and world grew, the history unfurled, and the stakes were great. There were a lot of times that the story swept you off your feet, throwing you into the world and taking the reader down such relentless twists and turns that I felt like I could hardly catch my breath (exactly why I read this book in a single day. Which is saying something because I DESPISE reading on my kindle).

If you liked the first book, pick this one up! If you didn't like the first book, pick this book up anyway! White's daring take on Vlad the Impaler will leave you breathless and begging for more!

This was a great followup to the first book!!! I liked it a lot more!