This is definitely one of my favorite books of the year! I am a huge fan of vampires and dark academia, so taking those two elements and making it Black, I KNEW I would love this, and it didn’t disappoint! 

The mystery in this story kept me intrigued the whole time. It was slow burn mystery done right. From the first chapter all the way to the end I was hooked. I loved the characters so much! They were morally grey characters done perfectly! I’m not usually an enemies to lovers girl, and it did take me a minute to get into the romance, the transition from hate to attraction seemed abrupt to me, but by the end of the book I loved Kidan & Susenyos together! And I had so much love for both the main & side characters!

The story had so many great elements such as gothic vibes & a sentient house. The ending perfectly tied up everything we needed in this book, whilst simultaneously setting up for an exciting sequel! I can see this becoming a tv series one day👀 I can’t wait for the next book!

Thank you Little Brown Books for Young Readers for the review copy! All opinions are my own.

CWs: parental abuse, death, gore, murder, sexual content, strong language, suicide ideation, and violence.