One night when tragedy strikes, Raven discovers two things. 1. Vampires exist. And 2. She is a vampire slayer. And now, she wants revenge against vampires for causing that tragedy. However, she gets whisked away from the life she knows to join a slayer training academy. But nothing will stop her from her revenge, not even a vampire prince who she feels an uncontrollable pull too. But, when the threat of an ancient evil comes to light, Raven must stop focusing on revenge (and the distractions trying to keep her from her revenge) and save the world!

This was AMAZING! It was funny with plenty of action and lovable characters! Raven was such a great main character. I loved her! Her inner monologue was so hilarious and her emotions and motivations were very relatable (on a non-vampire revenge scale lol). I loved the way the slayers used alchemical magic to slay vampires! The pacing was great! I stayed engrossed throughout the whole novel. There were multiple twists in the plot! It was just an incredibly engaging story. I didn’t want to read anything else once I started it! I will say that this book does not come off as young adult at all, it’s definitely more new adult. And I thought it was perfect as a new adult book, I just want it to be labeled correctly!

Though I loved this book and gave it 5/5 stars, I did have a few complaints. For one, there were several confusing aspects of this novel. I think it could benefit from a glossary, because there are several different types of slayers as well as vampires, and I found it hard to keep up with the terms for each, so a glossary would be helpful. Also, I was left with questions at the end. Hopefully my questions will be answered in the sequel, but it would’ve been better if they were answered in this story so it didn’t feel incomplete. And there’s one part of the plot that’s about an ill vampire and I’m so confused about why he’s ill and what’s going on with that whole situation. I never understood. And there was one little moment in the book that bothered me. In the beginning, we meet Raven’s best friend Deidre, who is white, and they both go to a predominately Black high school. And there’s one moment where Raven basically applauds Deidre for wanting to attend an HBCU for college. It rubbed me the wrong way because I don’t think she deserves praise for wanting to infiltrate our spaces. That was just a little thing that didn’t sit right with me. No other scenes in the book gave off that vibe, so those side-eye type of feelings didn’t persist for me, but that one part did bother me. 

Overall I loved this book so much! Even though I had some critiques, my enjoyment of the book was so high that I didn’t deduct any stars in my rating! It was such a great experience reading this! And the way that the sequel was set up excites me so much! I cannot wait! 

Thank you to Entangled Teen Publishing and Sharina Harris for this arc! All opinions are my own.

TW: Self harm induced magic, sexual content, foster care & child abuse mentioned