RELEASE DAY REVIEW: Cruel Stakes (Vampires & Vices #2) by Nina Walker
We received an advanced reader copy of this book.
Published: July 8, 2021
Review:
Myth: 3.5/5
Eva is sent on quite the journey in book two of vampires and vices and we’re absolutely left on a cliffhanger needing to know what happens next. After the events of book one, Eva definitely knows she has a strong pull towards the vampire prince Adrien, but she also knows he is a vampire (her least favorite people). But as trouble brews in the hunter world, her personal life and vampire politics, Eva and Adrien are thrown into a pairing they can’t really refuse.
I enjoyed the writing in this book, I felt like there were multiple points where I was thinking something about a scene or character and then a sentence later Eva would think it. She definitely grew as a character through the first book’s events.
Magic: 3.5/5
I love and hate that we still have little to know information on the mysterious third type of creature in the world. Plenty of new hints and info dropped in this story, but see first sentence about cliffhanger!
Overall: 3.5/5
An exciting ride taking Eva from the New Orlean scenes we’re familiar with all the way to the Palace of Versailles. Eva definitely has a lot to figure out about the vampires and hunters while also trying to sort out her own complicated romantic feelings.
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