So the big question I’m asking myself is how to put my thoughts into words. On one hand, I devoured this and I enjoyed the time I spent reading it. On the other hand, there were certain things that nagged at me the entire time and left me feeling unsatisfied. What I liked/ enjoyed: The overall plot was probably my favorite. It wasn’t completely focused on the romance which left a lot of plot to be filled by an interesting mystery. I thought the final reveal was quite shocking, especially because I did not pick up on some of the hints. The tension and chemistry between the main characters was also written really well. The beginning was SO STRONG and the chemistry between the main characters… was well… chemistrying🤣🤣 (is this a word?) The way Flynn would not back down and kept chasing Seb, despite Seb trying to control himself and undo his 20 years of celibacy was hilarious 😂 Also, the side characters were phenomenal!! They truly stole the show. What I wasn’t a fan of: The ending… We had so much build up to the reveal which took place in the final chapter and then only an epilogue of happiness for Seb and Flynn. The entire book, Flynn was struggling with the “bite” from the demon that could kill him within a certain time frame. With this issue not being resolved until the last chapter, where was the stress-free scenes between Seb and Flynn that didn’t have an oh my god Flynn got bit by a demon and he’s deteriorating by the day… I can’t save him! moments? Sure, there were some good scenes between Seb and Flynn, but Flynn’s situation always seemed to be brought up by the end of the scene. I was CRAVING more chapters after the situation was resolved of just Seb and Flynn living their lives. This is why my rating is quite low, even though I enjoyed the book— I just needed more chapters between the final reveal and the epilogue. I also want to mention Seb’s romantic history. This is another thing that lingered on my mind for a while in the story. Seb was in love with a human 20 years before he met Flynn. Seb, to this day, and even after Flynn and Seb started sleeping together, still received life updates via social media about his ex. Seb had the computer guy (Felix) print out things about his ex lover’s current life/ updates about him every single month. When Flynn confronted Seb about it (also, literally at the end of the book), Seb said he should stop it because it is “inappropriate” and that it is now a thing of the past. I had an issue with this problem being addressed way later in the book, compared to it being addressed in the first 50%. It just rubbed me the wrong way. Safety info: - Experience level- Flynn is a virgin (had never gone all the way but he had flings with tourists to do other things), Seb is very experienced but doesn’t remember these encounters clearly. (He is a vampire and has been around for 500 years but he doesn’t remember a lot about his past aside from what he journals) - Seb has been celibate for 20 years (since his ex) - no OW - on page OM drama- Flynn was forcibly kissed by someone in the past and this guy shows up on page for one scene. Seb is protective over Flynn and defends Flynn from this OM. - on page OM drama (pt 2)- In the beginning of the book (before meeting Seb), Flynn goes to a bar to hook up. OM kissed Flynn’s jaw/ neck but nothing else. Flynn wanted to go to OM’s place to hook up until OM tried to kill him. Sebastian saw this interaction and saved him, but also saw them dancing together in the club. OM didn’t really have an interest in Flynn, only was there to mark him with his demon bite or whatever. - past OM: Flynn- he thought he was in love with his best friend back home but when kissing OM (off page, in past), OM rejected him. I think OM is straight. Seb- he was deeply in love with a human 20 years ago. This is brought up multiple times in the story since Sen doesn’t want to fall in love again due to having his heart broken by this guy from 20 years ago. - versatile, 2 sex scenes, one of them is a flipf*ck. Flynn (the virgin) tops for his first time. Thank you to Gay Romance Reviews for allowing me to read a digital ARC of this book!

🩸🩸ARC Review 🩸🩸 5/5⭐️ Tropes: Grumpy/Sunshine Paranormal Detectives Vampire/Human Secret Paranormal World Virgin MC One touched starved vampire. One Irish runaway. Two broken hearts. This was such a fantastic read! I didn’t want to put it down once I started. The story was captivating, the love story between Seb and Flynn was the perfect slow burn. After everything Seb had gone through he deserved all the love and happiness that Flynn gives him. I love all the characters in the story I can’t wait for the next book.