This was a very interesting and fun take on the vampire mythos and vampire fiction. I also liked how this book stood very well on its own. I haven't read the rest of this series, having picking up his novel in a thrift shop not knowing it was in a series (I know I guess that's partially my fault), but despite that I could follow the characters and story told very well without having to read the previous books. Not to mention I adored Geneviève and Kostaki as characters.

While the story was well written and the characters we followed were compelling and fun to read, there was a hint of a "white savior" type beat that just rubbed me a little wrong during the climax of this book. Maybe it's just me but idk, it took me out of the experience a bit. That and some chapters and scenes just felt a bit tedious to read through, I would read a chapter and then immediately forget the details of what the hell just happened. The only scenes that stuck with me were the climax and the main character (Geneviève) being jailed for a murder she was framed for. It just felt like it took too long to get to the juicy bits.