I have continued with this series and I am glad to have done so. This book was much more enjoyable than the first. The lore, background history, underlying story are just as intriguing as what was begun in book one. There was just as much detail in this installment but it all felt necessary and important to moving the plot forward. The blood/gore, graphic scenes, and explicit sex I was expecting in the first apparently made its way into this book, in abundance. Much much more spice, all of it well written, hot, yet not overdone. I liked this one enough to be annoyed that the next book will not be released until October 2025. I look forward to reading it. I hope that will be the conclusion to the story.