Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life-working hard all day and partying all night-until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She’ll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths.
3.5/5 stars – I was immediately hooked by Danika and Bryce’s story; excited to learn more about their friendship and see how their plans unfolded. Boy was I wrong about the direction of this book. I wish we could have spent a bit more time here honestly, before everything changed.
The concept of the book is very interesting and I loved the modern/urban fantasy setting. I went back and forth on the rating for this one – the beginning and end of the book was pretty solid. The middle was incredibly boring at times and it felt like nothing happened. 800 pages is crazy in hindsight.
I listened to the Graphic Audio version and really enjoyed it – especially near the end with the big fight scenes. Very cinematic. TBD if I will read House of Sky and Breath, but I think I will at least to see more of this world.
***SPOILERS BELOW***
I hated how the villain did the villain thing and explained their whole plan to Bryce. After all of that detective work, THIS is how it ends?
I was absolutely gutted when Bryce makes the drop with Danika’s help. This part was absolute chef’s kiss. And even Sabine quoting “Through love, all is possible” had me sobbing.