Book 3 of the 2024 Read Your Hoard Challenge
3.5 stars
I generally enjoy Molly Harper's fiction and this book is no exception. For the first half of the book, I got strong Jane Jameson vibes from Riley Everett. Jane kind of accidentally became a vampire and Riley is introduced abruptly to her witchy heritage. Jane and Riley have similar senses of humour. Thankfully Riley does not have Jane's lack of self confidence.
Riley and Edison Held have their meet cute on the ferry on the trip to Starfall Point. Edison is having a panic attack in the loo and Riley pukes on his shoes. Harper manages to transform him from jerk to love interest smoothly. It's obvious from the first that they will be a couple.
It's fun to watch Riley find her circle of friends, otherwise known as a coven. Alice and Caroline prove to be great backup and excellent people. It's a normal part of urban fantasy, something I truly love about the genre. Found families really appeal to me.
If I have a complaint, it's that I feel that the whole plot felt rushed. The women click together a bit too quickly and I personally would have preferred the romance to proceed at a slower pace. But the next book seems to centre on Caroline, so Riley's plotline needs to be wrapped up by the end of the first volume. Now to source a copy of volume 2….
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