Week 48 Review: Court of Wanderers

From Goodreads:

Remy Pendergast and his royal vampire companions return to face an enemy that is terrifyingly close to home in Rin Chupeco’s queer, bloody Gothic epic fantasy series for fans of Samantha Shannon's The Priory of the Orange Tree and the adult animated series Castlevania.

Remy Pendergast, the vampire hunter, and his unexpected companions, Lord Zidan Malekh and Lady Xiaodan Song, are on the road through the kingdom of Aluria again after a hard-won first battle against the formidable Night Empress, who threatens to undo a fragile peace between humans and vampires. Xiaodan, severely injured, has lost her powers to vanquish the enemy's new super breed of vampire, but if the trio can make it to Fata Morgana, the seat of Malehk's court—dubbed "the Court of Wanderers"—there is hope of nursing her and bringing them back.

En-route to the Third Court, Remy crosses paths with his father, the arrogant, oftentimes cruel Lord of Valenbonne. He also begins to suffer strange dreams of the Night Empress, whom he has long suspected to be Ligaya Pendergast, his own mother. As his family history unfolds during these episodes, which are too realistic to be coincidence, he realizes that she is no ordinary vampire—and that he may end up having to choose between the respective legacies of his parents.

Posing as Malek and Xiaodan's human familiar, Remy contends with Aluria's intimidating vampire courts and a series of gruesome murders with their help—and more, as the three navigate their relationship. But those feelings and even their extraordinary collective strength will be put to the test as each of them unleashes new powers in combat at what may be proven to be the ultimate cost.

My Review:
I had a really fantastic time reading this book! I loved the first book, and I just love Rin Chupeco's writing, and boy, was this a great read! Being back in this world was so great, and I enjoyed the story so much, I couldn't get enough! 

So much happened in this book, like the aftermath of Xiaodan and the Night Empress's confrontation, to learning more about the strategies that she was using, to going to Malek's court, and all this vampire history, yeah, it was amazing! 

The three of them together are pretty dedicated to one another, their bonds formed in or before the previous book. It was so great to see all of them united against these threats, as well as all of their lovey-dovey moments! 

I really didn't expect where this book went with all those plots, we knew something was up, but all the bits and pieces, yeah, it kept happening and happening, I looked and there was still a good 60 pages left to read. Which made for a really awesome ending! I'm just sad that it's over, I'm fairly certain that this is a duology, so we're saying goodbye to these characters already, but they've been through enough! 

This was an amazing read and I can't wait to read more by Rin Chupeco! 

Author: Rin Chupeco
Series: Reaper #2
Read: November 27th, 2023
Source: Edelweiss 
Reason Why: Love their writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: S&S/Saga Press
Expected Publication: April 2nd 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars