Week 51 Review: No Bones About It

From Goodreads:

So far, my first demon hunting mission with Zhen has gone

1) We came in for one job. It was not one job. And all of our nice, conventional weapons aren't working. (Zhen is right, EFTs suck)

2) A crash course in Monocan legends and medicine. (Probably the best part of this trip.)

3) The bond plays a painful game of yo-yo with us. (Which means Im getting dragged into fights I'd rather skip.)

4) Houdou are maybe addicted to peanut butter. (How was I to know?!)

If this is how all of Zhen's cases go, we need to solve the bond issue stat, 'cause me and bullets do not mix well.

Magically bonded, chosen family, Kris and Zhen actually communicate, whole story is just mindless violence and fluff, Zhen is a walking green flag, Chinese mythology, Monocan mythology, multicultural romance, part time soulmates, full time problem, relationship negotiations, it's a hot mess but they're trying dammit, Evil Flying things NOT for the win, Dead Eye Kris, Zhen is turned on by Kris shooting, emotional realizations are never fun, Zhen rides a Huodou, this is a match made in heh Hell, archery for the win, only a barn was harmed in the making of this story, Kris might have sicced the Houdou on her sister's fiance, but to be fair he had it coming

My Review:
I loved reading this book! I love her writing, and the first book, and I was excited to see where this sequel would go! Spending more time with Kris and Zhen was a lot of fun, and it was great to see what their lives are like, now that he's healed and going on more cases that she has to tag along on because of the bond.

There was basically 2 cases in this book, one with what was in the water, and the other was EFT, or evil flying thing. I enjoyed learning about these creatures, and how to fight them, and oh, Zhen is a chaos monster, the way he doesn't have a regard for her own personal safety, and does things like riding the huodou.

He really wants to keep her safe, that's a big priority of his. That she's put in danger because of his job, that's hard for him to grapple with. That stress makes the bond more sensitive, well, not great when it means she's in danger, especially if there's a chance she could get hurt, and there's multiple chances in this book, and they had to work on that as a couple. 

While the case was going on, there was also things going on in their personal lives. Like a bigger understanding of the bond, and how it works. Plus, they do find out the source of the bond in this book! Plus her sister springs some pretty shocking news on them, but I'm glad for where that lead to! 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait to see where the series goes from here! 

Author: Allie Brahms 
Series: Ghost Cupid #2
Read: December 18th, 2024 
Source: Bought 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Raconteur House LLC
Published: December 12th 2024 

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars