Fantasy, fantasy romance, and genre fiction in general have peaked with Rin Chupeco's Reaper duology. It's what Mary Shelley would have wanted.

In the sequel to Silver Under Nightfall, we rejoin Remy, Xiaodan, and Zidan on their gory, gothic journey to Zidan's home, where they continue to contend with the bloodthirsty Night Empress and the other fearsome vampire courts.

Ominously witty and unrepentantly horny, the story is rife with court intrigue, breathtaking action scenes, and mysteries throughout. The plot moves at a breakneck pace yet indulges each of the beloved characters - old and new - in amusing and heartfelt scenes. Each word on the page is a delicious morsel of the narrator's distinct and pithy voice. The reader finds themself rooting for each and every character, villains included.

Chupeco has written the perfect sequel. A masterclass in modern gothic fantasy, Court of Wanderers is nothing but fun, adventure, and deadly sexy vampires.

3.5 rounded down. I absolutely loved the first book for the atmospheric vibes and of course the main throuple so I was suuuuper excited to see how the developments would go for book 2. While the continuation of the relationship was okay, it lacked the depth I was hoping we would get. The focus was way too much on the court politics in this book, and I didn't feel invested in basically any of the new characters. The atmospheric vibes that I loved in the first book didn't really continue here, imo, either.

There were definitely some nice moments between Remy, Xiaodan and Zidan, but especially with the continuation of the fade to black and lack of relationship building, I felt there were many missed opportunities as things just kind of felt a little too on the surface. I was hoping for more exploration of relationship dynamics and while the mystery of Remy and his mother was kind of compelling, it felt a little too drawn out and the mysteries of the murders wasn't as intriguing as the first book's questions. The ending was okay, but felt a little rushed due to the lack of more character-focused build-up. One thing that I really liked in the first book was that we did get to connect a little more with Remy and his point of view of things, and here it would've been nice to get more inner thoughts from the vampire or at least Remy navigating through the vampire courts. Instead, I felt the view was a little too zoomed out to connect with the events. I think the pacing of a duology could have worked if the plot was a little tightened up and we got more from the characters.

A brilliant conclusion to this duology, I’m sad to see these characters go but I’m so happy they got the ending they deserved! The poly romance in this is beautifully written, I love seeing more of these in books nowadays. The last 10% of this boom did feel slightly rushed and a bit clunky in places but overall highly recommend this if you’re looking for a gothic, vampire fantasy poly romance!

One of my most anticipated reads for 2024, I was so glad to receive this arc! I had so much fun being back with these characters, their dynamic is so adorable. I do wish this was a more character driven story because the political plot (which is usually just my type of thing) wasn't as intriguing as I had hoped and found myself continuously waiting for the characters to interact again. When they did interact however, it was so special and so cute!! these characters will definitely sick with me! (i do also wish there was going to be a third book so there could be a cover with Xiaodan to match the other two hehe)

Silver Under Nightfall chewed Very Hungry Caterpillar style holes in my brain matter and then occupied those holes so I went into this book with rabid high hopes. And oh did Court of Wanderers deliver. While a falling in love story never gets old, I adore the sequel story - learning to live with each other and fitting into each other’s lives. This book did that so well, against the backdrop of adventure and peril and intrigue. We got to see deeper into the character’s lives and motivations and even more into Chupeco’s wonderful world building. I can’t say enough how well this book met and exceeded all my expectations, but to mention that I had made more than 80 highlights and notes in the eARC before 40%, and gave up counting after that.