Court of Wanderers (Silver Under Nightfall, #2)
Rin Chupeco
Remy Pendergast and his royal vampire companions return to face an enemy that is terrifyingly close to home in Rin Chupeco’s queer, bloody Gothic epic fantasy series for fans of Samantha Shannon’s The Priory of the Orange Tree and the adult animated series Castlevania. Remy Pendergast, the vampire hunter, and his unexpected companions, Lord Zidan Malekh and Lady Xiaodan Song, are on the road through the kingdom of Aluria again after a hard-won first battle against the formidable Night Empress, who threatens to undo a fragile peace between humans and vampires. Xiaodan, severely injured, has lost her powers to vanquish the enemy’s new super breed of vampire, but if the trio can make it to Fata Morgana, the seat of Malehk’s court—dubbed “the Court of Wanderers”—there is hope of nursing her and bringing them back. En-route to the Third Court, Remy crosses paths with his father, the arrogant, oftentimes cruel Lord of Valenbonne. He also begins to suffer strange dreams of the Night Empress, whom he has long suspected to be Ligaya Pendergast, his own mother. As his family history unfolds during these episodes, which are too realistic to be coincidence, he realizes that she is no ordinary vampire—and that he may end up having to choose between the respective legacies of his parents. Posing as Malek and Xiaodan’s human familiar, Remy contends with Aluria’s intimidating vampire courts and a series of gruesome murders with their help—and more, as the three navigate their relationship. But those feelings and even their extraordinary collective strength will be put to the test as each of them unleashes new powers in combat at what may be proven to be the ultimate cost.
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lots more talking to people than anything else tbh. first book was very action packed but this one not as much, still enjoyable tho
0Overall Impressions This was more of the same shallow world-building, sloppy prose, and swiss cheese plotting that bothered me in book one. I was a little less angry at this point because I decided to let go and enjoy as much of the ride as I could. It was still a big nothing burger of a book and felt like a waste of time. What was the aim of the book? How well did the author fulfill it? There’s a poignant story about generational trauma, what it means to be human, and the expansive, world-shifting power of unselfish love in here somewhere. The book just needed a heavy developmental edit to find it. Additional Thoughts This book was more hole than plot. So much of the critical events were hand-waved or sloppily explained after the fact. One egregious hole was when Remy and Xiaodan went to visit Xiaodan’s mother, the queen and had an entire conversation with her and her bodyguard. Then several hours later, they’re informed that there was an attempt on the queen’s life the night before. Like, what? We were just there! Did no one think to mention the assassin??? It seems like everyone in this book is allergic to conversational segues. Please, you are all shifting the topic so radically, I keep double-checking to make sure I didn’t miss a time skip. Still not over Peanut the undead horse. Malek is so frustrating and not in a sexy way. I know he’s supposed to be stoic and reserved, but can we please get a crumb of personality or actual chemistry between him and Remy? I am starving! Would you recommend this book to others? Who is the target audience? Absolutely not. Do not waste your time on this book. There are so many better books out there.
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