Okay it's official, I can only listen to these books and not read them. With both the first and second books in this series, I initially tried reading ARCs but just could not find my way into the stories. I then stumbled upon a free version of the first book in audio, and absolutely loved everything about it. The narration was excellent and the story captivated me. I figured maybe once I had fallen into the characters and world so completely, I would be able to read the second book.

Once again, no dice.

I just don't seem to find my way into the characters' lives when I read them. This is very unusual for me - so perhaps it really does just come down to the narration, which is excellent. I loved this second book and seeing where Ryan took her characters and her world. I cannot wait to see where things go next, because it didn't exactly end on a cliffhanger but it did leave a lot of loose ends with great potential.

This is a darkly fun and original take on the classic vampire trope, but it is also so much more than that. It is about family - born and made - and about secrets and possibilities and small towns. It is extraordinarily well developed and the complexities of the characters continue to evolve in each book in a way that has me thoroughly captivated. I can't wait for the next installment - but I'm definitely going to force myself to be patient and wait for the audio version so that I love it from the get-go!

Such a great audiobook. Couldn't stop listening to it. Thank you for my advance reader copy. Can't wait to look up other books from this author.

Texas is a weird place, but but some places in Texas are weirder than others. For a century, the women of the Evans family have kept the dead below ground where they belong. But now with just two Evans, women left, the dead are popping up in places they shouldn’t be, and they are not as dead as they should be either. I really enjoyed this book that played on the strangest of small southern towns and the ability of kick ass women to be able to control the most impossible of situations