Thank you so much Berkley Pub for a copy of this book!
Thank you so much to PRH Audio for the complimentary audio!

This book is out now.

I am very torn on how I feel about this book. There were elements that I liked but overall it took me much longer to finish and I wasn't gravitating towards reading it compared to other books I was reading.

I cannot pinpoint what wasn't working for me because the story overall was a good premise. The book is told from two alternative point of views and timelines which I absolutely loved. We have Nicola who is primarily told from the past and her family history and eventually how she met Amber during the height of disco. The other point of view is Amber who is told in present time. Amber desperately wants to get out from Nicola's control after she learned that Nicola killed her husband (she promised she wouldn't) and that was her last straw.

Their toxic friendship lasted over the course of 40+ years and Amber was just so ready to separate herself from Nicola but there were some twists towards the end that were unexpected. I love that Croft tried something different and went the paranormal route. Comparing to her debut, Croft knows how to write about messy females.

I had switched primarily to the audio in the second half and I felt that kept me super engaged as opposed to reading with my eyes. The narrators Katharine Lee McEwan and Suzanne Elise Freeman were clearly define with each character and made me enjoy listening.

If you are looking for a vampire lite (in terms of gore) with complex relationships with dual POVs - give this one a try!

PS - I will say this book cover is one of my favorite book covers of the year. The lips, the fangs the neon font is all perfection.