I loved this so much! It’s basically the Secret Garden with an older protagonist, some romance, a murder mystery, the grim reaper, and some magic death powers! It's maybe a bit too much like the Secret Garden, but I love that book so I don't care. I loved the characters and the vibes and the love interests. A couple of the plot points were predictable, but a couple took me by surprise. What a great time! I don't think it needs a sequel though, but I might check it out if it gets good reviews.

I still don't know if it was necessary to continue this series, but I did enjoy this sequel. I didn't love it as much as the first one, but it still had the gothic vibes and interesting characters. We learned more about Blythe and some of the other characters, and it was fun to see Death and Fate fighting a bit. I thought it was going to go in one direction, and I'm very glad it didn't!

I still don't know if it was necessary to expand the story past the first book, but this one was great in a different way! This one follows Blythe and Aris, and they did win me over. The banter was fantastic and though the plot was a little thin and predictable, it did still have the vibes I wanted.