Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I think Kristoff did a good thing in this book. I won't get into the details or spoil it, but from where the first book felt rather chosen one vampire-y, with the good one getting away, THIS one really took off with the full aftermath, with every single consequence.

This is a very good thing. I love aftermath stories. Or rather, everything has gone to hell and now they're fighting, on the run, getting captured, having a whole damn war, and a hefty dose of reveals.

Plus, mind you, this is all about vampires in power, the church, and everything is very medieval... with the powerful, as always, being pretty nasty blood-suckers trying to convince themselves that they're good.

It's pretty fascinating. Not unusual in fiction like this, but Kristoff pulls it off. And I think I liked it much better in this sequel.

So here we have it! An epic fantasy AND a horror. Definitely worth reading.



Personal note:
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