Lore & Lust

This book was a surprise. I stumbled upon it on Amazon looking for new releases - I've always been a fan of vampires and there's so few good m/m paranormal romances that I was willing to give it a chance blind, and I'm so glad I did!
As the description says, this is a pretty slow burn but doesn't feel stagnant or boring at all. Nikole has built a very vivid alternate world that includes different cultures and settings in under 300 pages which is very impressive. I've read entire multi-book series that didn't seem as well thought out and organized. Haruka's characterisation can feel a bit odd, but if you take into account his age and personality it doesn't feel unrealistic or overly awkward.
It'll be interesting to see more background information in the second book, The Vanishing.