Amazing sequel. Absolutely devoured this book! Vampire books are officially back. I really enjoyed these characters.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free e-ARC in exchange for an honest review! All opinions contained within are my own.

Let me let you in on a little secret about me. I’m terrible at completing series. I have so many series where I’ve read the first book and never continued or I only have one book left to read and I just… don’t. I don’t know what the block is in my brain, but it is a curse 😅 So, when I was approved for an e-ARC of the last book in the Reaper duology, Court of Wanderers, I was excited to have the extra motivation to actually finish a series.

Note: There will more than likely be spoilers for the first book in this series, Silver Under Nightfall. If that doesn’t bother you, great! If it does, maybe skip this review for now.

This novel follows right on the heels of the first book, which means the action is rolling from page one. We find Remy and his vampire lovers trying to maintain the peace between humanity and vampires after the return of the Night Empress. Remy is not only navigating his new relationship, but suffering from strange dreams that make him believe he has a connection to the Night Empress that runs deep. Now he has to help defeat her while trying to keep both himself and his companions alive. Not an easy task!

This book was a wild ride from the start! We are dropped in the middle of a war against the Night Empress and the tension doesn’t let up until the conclusion. Though that can be a lot, I thought the author did a wonderful job of making the pace not feel overwhelming. It helped me to fly through the novel because I needed to know what was going to happen next! It helps that I was pretty attached to Remy, Zidan, and Xiaodan. My love for them definitely carried over to book two and I was wrapped up in their story.

Speaking of their story, if you’re not a fan of spice in your fantasy, maybe skip this one 😂 Remy, Zidan, and Xiaodan are in a beautiful polyamorous relationship and, while the dynamics of that relationship and how it works for our three protagonists is the main focus, there are plenty of steamy scenes littered throughout. To the point that I couldn’t listen to the audiobook at work because I do not have a poker face! I don’t read a ton of spice, but I think the author did an incredible job of writing those scenes in a way that was both mature and touching. All I can say is that I was a fan, haha.

Other than that, I also loved watching the development of Remy as a character. I mean, Zidan and Xiaodan have their own journey throughout this novel, but Remy’s character arc was the most compelling. There was just so much to unpack with the poor man! Rin Chupeco does a great job of doing just that, though, and it helped me to fall completely into the story. That and the epic fight scenes. The fight scenes were cinematic in their execution and that was one of my favorite aspects of the novel.

Overall, this was a wonderful end to this duology and it makes me eager to pick up more books from Rin Chupeco!

I love this chaotic trio. I was so excited to be with my faves all over again. Of course, I love Malek's rough nature and way he shows he cares with action and protection. And I love Xiaodan's fiery nature and the ways she has this balance of softness and strength. My favorite elements of Court of Wanderers had to be that we really get to see some fun scenes of their domesticity. We have these precious snippets of interactions between them, lazy mornings, and new conversations. Plus the spice was spicing. But I was pretty lost by the action plotline.

Unfortunately, this book just didn't hit as hard for me as the first one did. I was OBSESSED with the first book and have read it twice already. I was so excited for this one to come out. I think the overall issue, was that there was no continued tension since the love interests got together in the last book. I think that could have waited or there could have been a new conflict introduced since there wasn't enough plot to overcome the lack of relationship tension.

I was still so interested in what was happening with the monsters and the other vampire clans so that brought me through the book, but it just didn't hit as hard as the first one did for me. I felt like there wasn't enough character development or see-through to the plot. I still loved the VIBES though of a paranormal regency poly vampire book.

The Court of Wanderers
By: Rin Chupeco

As a sequel, this entry did not fare as well as I had hoped. Silver Under Nightfall provided us with a fantastic blend of plot, intrigue, character development and romance. This entry felt like Chupeco crammed it full of things happening, but they all felt disjointed. There are family dynamics at play, political machinations, a blossoming romance and scientific experimentation…that’s a lot. The story was still interesting and Chupeco usually has a way with building out the world, but this one fell a bit flat. The romance and relationship was my favorite part of the story. We are presented with a look into what a polyamorous relationship might look like in this world, with these characters; but also in a larger context, which was interesting. The end to this duet wasn’t bad, but it did leave me a bit disappointed.

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

I fell in love with these characters after the first book and that love for them continued into the second book. I think that is why my view of this book differs from so many. I loved that this book did not force a love triangle as someone often gets hurt in situations such as that. This is a great representation of so many different dynamics which is a hard thing to accomplish in an unpushy way and this book achieves it!

This was such a stellar sequel to the original. Honestly, even better than the first. The romance continues to be top tier and I am actually begging more authors to do poly relationships. Plus, there's vampires so it really has everything you could want and is just a very solid fantasy

Everything from the description of this novel to the cover (yes I’m a sucker for a pretty cover) was enticing to me…it screamed, “This is your next favorite read.” And I plunged into reading the moment I received it from Net Galley.

After reading the first chapter, my heart sank.

Unfortunately this was not the book for me. I felt the plot was messy, the characters were shallow and difficult to connect with—it doesn’t take much for me to connect with a character, but unfortunately these fell flat for me. Without an enticing plot, without a character to root for I trudged through this book.

I standby my initial assessment that the thought processes was excellent, the branding—on point, but the execution…. I couldn’t find it in me to enjoy it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc.

Oh how I love Rin's books. The first book swept me away, and I am so glad to have gotten this. It didn't pull me in as quickly, but I still loved it. I love the characters and the relationship dynamic. It's so fun to read and something you don't see very often.

I love where these characters ended up, I just wish they would have had to struggle a little more to get there. This book was good but it felt rushed, like maybe the publisher should have given the author more time to think on it. The ending had a lot of telling instead of showing, and in moments of intensity when people are in danger, I would have appreciated it if they characters would have stopped making jokes for a second so we could really feel how scared the characters were.

That being said, I will definitely be reading whatever Rin Chupeco writes next.

I was so sad when this book ended, because in all fairness I truly thought it was a trilogy and I would get another full book of these characters. :(. I know not everyone loved the second book in this duopoly, but I enjoyed it so much and I absolutely love the way Rin Chupeco tells a story.

I love the diversity of this duology and I'm always here for an amazing vampiric throuple relationship. My heart hurt for Remy so much and I was so glad he found his happy ending. I'm devastated that I won't see more of these characters, but maybe we'll get a spin off some day.

Thank you so much to NetGalley & Saga Press for providing me with an E-Arc copy of this book.

After reading Silver Under Nightfall I was excited to read Court of Wanderers, however, from the start the pacing a bit all over the place. I still enjoyed spending time with the characters and seeing where the story took them. It was a good read, it could have been better though.

This book in the long run, didnt feel like it knew what it wanted to be.
It felt as if the author didnt really know how to wrap things up???
On the one hand I liked it a lot because I was so invested with the characters from book One but on the other hand I kept thinking...when is this gonna end?

Representation: Queer and polyamorous MC, queer supporting characters

Rating: 3/5 The sequel to Silver Under Nightfall, I enjoyed delving deeper into the Court politics of the vampires. Both of these books feel like a very fresh take on vampires, while still keeping some traditional aspects of the long-standing lore. It was fun seeing more of the three’s relationship, and how the other vampires reacted to a vampire hunter being in their midst, and willingly with two vampires in a role more than a mere provider of blood. I will say that this is not on par of the first book, and I could have gladly read just the first one and be satisfied.

This is a delightful continuation of this human campire throuple with both sugar and spice, but I found the intricacies of vampire politics to be a little distracting as I was more interested in relationships.

I'm greatly delayed in reading and reviewing this arc, partly due to seeing a lot of less than savory reviews,
Im sad to report, that I agree with the majority of the critiques surrounding this sequel. The pacing was rooough. The beginning felt drawn out for and more or less like a lustful, little vacay. Then BAM, enter all this info dumping of court politics, trial(s), and some history. Interesting details, yes, but this is where the pace picks up and we're kinda flying through the drama.
I also found the sudden change in Remy's relationship with his father unbelievable and unsatisfying. Then double BAM, the story ends, faaaiiirly quickly.
I think I just wanted a lot less of the first third of this book and more relationship development between our main characters (outside of sexy time) and the supporting cast.
Overall, it was still worth the read for me as I wanted an ending and the plot line with mother dearest was interesting.

Thanks to NetGalley and Saga Press for the eARC!

I really wanted to enjoy this because I really like the first book but this book was such a drag to me. I didn't really care about any of the politics or the characters so it was very difficult for me to pick this back up every time I put it down. I have a rocky relationship with this author, I either rate things 4 stars or 1-2 stars.

This is a great follow-up to the first book. This book is more dedicated to Remy's growing relationship with Zidan and Xiaodan as he travels with them back to court. Things heat up in their love triangle as they continue to focus on discovering more about the Rot. I would definitely place this in the category of romantic adventure rather than the first book, but overall, it is still a thrilling read.

this was a really weak sequel and i almost DNFed it at several times but i gave it the benefit for the doubt and pushed through. i shouldn’t have.

A disappointing sequel. I never thought that a poly vampire story with court intrigue could flop, but here we are. Devastated.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced reading copy