I loved Spencer in On the Wings of War and A Veiled & Hallowed Eve so I was very excited that he got his own book.

Resurrection Reprise is set around 2 years after the end of the Soulbound series, and Spencer, newly signed on to the SOA, is sent to Seattle to hunt down a powerful magical artefact tied to demon summoning.

Once in Seattle, Spencer is introduced to a new team, and quickly finds his case leads him to one of the local covens and the local god pack... as well as the local Night Court.

I went into this book without looking up the overarching plot, and while I knew there would be a romance, I didn't know who the love interest - and second POV character - would be. But I had my suspicions, or hopes, rather, and to my delight I was correct!

Takoma had a few moments in A Veiled & Hallowed Eve, several of which were mostly centered around Spencer, as he was tasked with protecting Spencer during the final showdown. As it turns out, Spencer was protecting Takoma and his Night Court during the battle as well, so Takoma is not at all displeased to find Spencer in his territory - and that lack of displeasure quickly turns into active interest.

I did greatly enjoy Spencer and Takoma together, not least because the Vampires are kind of antagonistic in the Soulbound series, for all that they fight on the same side. So reading from Spencer's POV, who is as open to vampires as to any other preternatural person, was refreshing.

Reading from Takoma's POV was even more interesting, though he did not get as many chapters as Spencer. I both liked reading his perspective as a Vampire, given that they are sort of neglected in the original series, but specifically as a very old Native Americanm specifically Tulalip, Vampire. I liked his perspective as not believing in what he terms colonizer law, while at the same time realizing that in order to grow in power, sometimes you have to pretend to play along.

The plot was exciting and action packed, as usual from the author. I liked how the differen threads played out and came together in the end, though I will say not all of them seemed entirely fleshed out.

There was a subplot of Spencer, as a nercromancy-adjacent mage, is basically under permanent supervision from the government and only alive on their conditions, and Takoma is offering him a way out. That isn't as explored as it could have been (though maybe a plot hook for a sequel? I would certainly like it.)

There are cameos from familiar (and fan-favourite) faces from the original series, which I loved seeing and catching up with, but they also weren't the most elegantly handled. As I love cameos and familiar characters showing up, I am more than happy to excuse them.
Generally, the side character, big and small, were great. A personal highlight was Fatima, Spencer's pyschopomp who takes the form of an ocelot. I also really liked Takoma's Night Court, though I would have liked to see more details about their day to day operations, and interactions between them and Spencer.

Finally, the romance was... well. So I really enjoyed Spencer and Takoma together. They certainly had a spark, and were great to read about. That said, a lot of their initial attraction is very surface level. Or rather, given that they don't know each other well, and their attraction is only based on physical attraction, a battle together, and some surface level interest based on that... they are very deeply invested into each other. By which I mean, the level of devotion and effort they put into each other hugely exceeds their personal rapport with each other. I am mostly happy to excuse that, too, but there certainly is a cognitive dissonance, when the same conversation mentions wanting to spend their (potentially eternal) lives together, and not being in love yet (but hopefully developing love eventually).

All these things feel like complaining on a high level though. I had a great time reading this, and cannot wait for more from this universe.