Week 39 Review: Silence and Shadow

From Goodreads:

The sequel to Erin Beaty's buzzworthy YA medieval fantasy-thriller Blood and Moonlight, Silence and Shadow is full of swoony romance, dangerous magick, and murder—perfect for fans of Kerri Maniscalco and Mary E. Pearson.

After confronting a killer and fleeing her home to be with each other, Cat and Simon arrive in the sprawling city of Londunium pretending to be a newly married couple, but don't expect to keep up the ruse for long. Cat looks forward to honing her healing magick at the local Selanae university, but instead finds a council of ruthless leaders threatening to erase her non-Selanae "husband's" memories to protect their secrets.

Terrified to lose him, Cat takes desperate steps to keep him safe. But when a string of mutilated bodies turns up in the woods outside the city, and Simon is recruited to profile the killer, Cat is pulled back into a world of murder, mayhem, and magick—one that threatens to swallow her, and everything she loves, whole.

My Review:
This was such a fantastic read! I loved the first one, and I loved watching things go down in this one, as they deal with another serial killer, as she learns more about her magic, and has to deal with the threat of erasing Simon's memories, there was a lot going on and I loved it! 

Cat only learned about her abilities recently. So living in the Sealanae quarter, taking classes, immersing herself in the culture, she learns a lot. Which she's going to need for this latest case, which kept getting bigger and bigger. The supporting characters were so great, from acting suspicious, to helping with the case, to being connected in unforeseen ways, it all worked together so well!

Besides the magic and the mystery, there was also her and Simon's relationship. Before, he was in the position of power but here, its the opposite, and he's having trouble finding his place. What with the threats against them, and the building pressures, I loved seeing how things developed between them! 

If we get more of this series, I will absolutely read it, I love this world and the magic and these characters and watching them investigate. Things were left off in a place where this could be the end, things are settled, but I would love to spend more time with them! 

I absolutely loved reading this book, it was utterly fantastic! 

Author: Erin Beaty
Series: Blood and Moonlight #2
Read: September 29th, 2023
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Loved the first book, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Expected Publication: October 3rd 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars