First and foremost, let’s take a moment to appreciate the gorgeous cover.
Okay, now onto the book. The gritty aesthetic, the London crime gang vibes, the imperfect melding of upper class and slum dwelling, the grim and cynical self-made girl and her sunshine bestie / bruiser… and that’s just the setup. Add in the balance of a “poor little rich girl” (personally, I love me a poor little rich girl character) and throw in two more people that may or may not be trustworthy - oh and did I mention there were vampires? - and you’ve got a recipe for a fascinating heist.
I loved our POV trio (Arthie, Jin, and Flick) but the other two, particularly in their roles as potential love interests for Arthie, didn’t quite work for me. I think we didn’t really get to know them well enough, ESPECIALLY Matteo, for their respective roles to really play out.
But where this story really shines is in its twists. There’s a few you definitely call early on or at least before they happen, but it keeps the momentum and the tension high, particularly in the last 1/3. Though I think there’s going to be a bit more backstory needed for some of these in the next book to help cement their impact.
Okay, now onto the book. The gritty aesthetic, the London crime gang vibes, the imperfect melding of upper class and slum dwelling, the grim and cynical self-made girl and her sunshine bestie / bruiser… and that’s just the setup. Add in the balance of a “poor little rich girl” (personally, I love me a poor little rich girl character) and throw in two more people that may or may not be trustworthy - oh and did I mention there were vampires? - and you’ve got a recipe for a fascinating heist.
I loved our POV trio (Arthie, Jin, and Flick) but the other two, particularly in their roles as potential love interests for Arthie, didn’t quite work for me. I think we didn’t really get to know them well enough, ESPECIALLY Matteo, for their respective roles to really play out.
But where this story really shines is in its twists. There’s a few you definitely call early on or at least before they happen, but it keeps the momentum and the tension high, particularly in the last 1/3. Though I think there’s going to be a bit more backstory needed for some of these in the next book to help cement their impact.