zara's Reviews > Immortal Dark

as someone who is an avid lover of ninth house, the pitch of this book made me equally excited and apprehensive. i have had less than pleasant experiences with books that were deemed similar to ninth house, but failed in that aspect. but wow, this book delivers while also having its own charm.

the vampire aspect, the history, the characters, they're all so perfectly done. I love how no one is a morally good person. everyone has a dark history and scars and is incredibly flawed, but they were trying their best (except for a few examples, of course, they deserve the worst kind of death). the story itself was a bit slow at first, but the atmosphere and the build-up were fantastic and i didn't mind going through some of the slower parts.

the romance was definitely the aspect that was inspired by the cruel prince, and strangely, i thoroughly enjoyed that. at first, kidan and susenyos' dynamic made me grit my teeth, but seeing their back and forth full of unresolved tension made me giggle, especially when they begrudgingly formed a truce.

the highlight, to me, is our main character, kidan. she reminds me so much of alex stern that i can't help but root for her, and i feel every single emotion that she felt so viscerally.

all in all, this book is a solid, fantastic start to a new series and i can't wait to read the sequel