Crimson Halo

This book was honestly incredible. The writing was so metaphorical, compelling and vivid and hauntingly beautiful, it was what drew me in and made me continue reading. The romance was interesting - a vampire struggling to find meaning after living for thousands of years, and an artist, brilliant in his talent yet battling a sever mental illness. I almost gave a five star but bumped down a star because

- the instalove (and the lube-less sex)
- the killer was obvious from the start
- Grace's history with Seth could have been explored more to further amplify her importance to Seth
- the atmosphere switched from ‘dark and terrifying' to ‘sweet and romantic' very quickly in some scenes and it was rather jarring
- the MC's backstories were quite vague (and Seth's history was important to the development of his character especially but it wasn't mentioned much except to show how many years he lived more than other people)

also personally I wanted an epilogue because I wanted to see how the dynamics changed in Seth's household (since after Bruce falsely accused Seth of murder and Seth nearly killed him and Fransisco), how they are helping Blondie (because Drew and Blondie's relationship was my favorite in the novel) and Drew's progress with his mental illness.