This is my 1/3 copy, I’m bummed the BOTM spines don’t match BUT..I’m seeing Chloe for a signing next week and also getting a matching Waterstones cover to Immortal Longings 🖤 catch me recommending this series to everyone 😉

My review:

Vilest Things delivered a masterful sequel with higher stakes and interesting character dynamics.

We pick up almost immediately after the events of Immortal Longings. Calla Tuoleimi is now advisor to King August, and the only one that knows his secret, that Anton Makusa is in fact not dead.

Despite their strained relationship, Calla and Anton start to piece together the mystery of odd qi deaths in the outer regions. But when Anton’s old flame Otta Avia wakes from her coma, the strange events start appearing closer to home. There is a race to capture the crown before it falls into wrong hands.

The political intrigue had me in its clutches! What a complex tale of fighting for power and where an epic fantasy could begin. I loved uncovering the various layers of different religious factions and buried secrets, just getting to scratch the surface of Calla’s history.

The tension between Calla and Anton was really like no other, testing the fragile alliance they created in book one. I very much enjoy the strong female voices in this story. Besides Calla, Bibi and Otta are new characters introduced in this book and I’m very curious to see how the story unfolds with their addition.

What I loved originally about the first book was its world building, and it expanded in this sequel. The intricacies of the magic system have been embellished and I cannot wait for the next book to see it come to a head.

Thank you to Saga Press for the review copy.

Title: Vilest Things
Author: Chloe Gong
Genre: Science Fiction Fantasy, Romance
Rating: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️