It's nice. A juiced blend of ALL possible fantasy romance clichés in existence, but surprisingly legible and engaging 😜

The crypt scene! So. Hot! It reminded me of all the vampire fantasies I ever had (and Masquerade failed to deliver 😬😅😉).

I'm enjoying trying to discern the book's themes and messages, which are not as obvious and clear cut as they might seem 🧐

Also, it's making me feel a twinge of discomfort because of how impossibly handsome every male in the story is, how their looks seem to amount to 80% of their worth. Especially how Jacks keeps getting away with behaving like a monster just because his looks make him so desirable that everyone bends over backwards to find ways to understand and justify his actions.

It's interesting because it's a new sensation to me. More than jealousy or envy. It feels wrong and unfair. It makes me feel inadequate too, if only briefly. I wonder if that's kind of like women must feel, considering how this (in reverse) happens all the time in so many traditional media and stories.

All in all a good summer reading.