Week 13 Review: Empire of the Damned

From Goodreads:

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Nevernight Chronicle, Jay Kristoff, comes the much-anticipated sequel to the #1 international bestselling sensation EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE.

From holy cup comes holy light;

The faithful hands sets world aright.

And in the Seven Martyrs' sight,

Mere man shall end this endless night.

Gabriel de León has saved the Holy Grail from death, but his chance to end the endless night is lost. Drawn into an uneasy alliance with the mysterious vampire Liathe, Gabriel must now deliver the Grail to ancients of the Blood Esani, and learn the truth of how Daysdeath might be finally undone.

But the Last Silversaint faces peril, within and without. Pursued by terrors of the Blood Voss, drawn into warfare between the Blood Dyvok and duskdancers of the frozen Highlands, and ravaged by his own rising bloodlust, Gabriel may not survive to see the Grail learn her truth.

And that truth may be too awful for any to imagine.

My Review:
I had such a great time reading this book! I loved the first one so much, and I had to know what story this book would tell! Following along Gabriel's continuing story was just so fantastic, and I couldn't get enough, so I'm glad that it was as long as it was!

Picking up after the events of this book, this one was a steady pace of events happening, that kept my attention and kept me reading, I had to know what was going to happen next! Gabriel and this family are just wonderful, and I didn't want anything bad to happen to them!

The characters in this book, man, feel so real, and spending more time with them as plots were progressing, was just lovely, even as things were getting more and more complicated, and has me wondering what's the endgame for this series.

Absolutely loved how it ended and where it left off, the wait for book 3i si going to be awful. So much happened in this book and was developed, I need to know what's going to come of it! I have no idea if book 3 will end the series, or be another continuation and the series will be longer, but I need to read it! 

This was such a great read, and I can't wait for book 3, whether it's the end of the series or another series continuation! 

Author: Jay Kristoff 
Series: Empire of the Vampire #2
Read: March 23rd, 2024 
Source: Bought 
Reason Why: Love his writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: March 12th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars