Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff
This is not a fairytale post - at least not yet*… “A life without books is a life not lived, Dior. There’s a magik like no other to be found in them. To open a book is to open a door—to another place, another time, another mind. And usually, mademoiselle, it’s a mind far sharper than your own.” ― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned I just finished Empire of the Damned , book 2 in the Empire of the Vampire series by Jay Kristoff , and I loved it! Empire of the Vampire series by Jay Kristoff Warning - it's a cliffhanger! And while I'm not irritated by that, I'm anxious to find out what shenanigans Gabriel de León and his band of misfits will pull off. I anticipated the ending, but wasn't disappointed in any way. I loved the dual points-of-view throughout and the dynamic layers within the final scenes. Kristoff's style is grimdark, gothic and edgy; his use of language profuse and lovely. His writing reminds me of what baroque might look like as a writi...