Starcrossed

“Should I call you asshole or arsehole?”

If you liked Spellbound, you'll enjoy this too! I love these two together, and this plot is intriguing. The romance is in a great place at the end of the book, but aspects of the other plots remain unresolved, as they did at the end of Spellbound. I look forward to the third book.

A great continuation of the story. The plot is basically the same with a few new characters - the group is still after the relics and is reeling from the damage done by the incident at the peer from the previous book, but a new couple of supernaturals is in town to cause trouble. We see more of Arthur's brothers and learn more about his past in WWI and how he came to be involved in the magical world. The characters don't really evolve any and there's none of the sexual tension of the previous book, so it felt a bit unsatisfying in that regard. There's even less sex than the first book (which I harrumphed about in my review) which might be a plus for some readers. So, while Ace and Rory have become a beloved couple among the mm books I've read, I fear they may become a bit boring unless some real tension or drama happens in the third book.

Note that this sequel starts immediately after the first and hits the ground running. Many reviewers complained about this but, since I read the books back to back, I had zero issues - let's see what happens when the 3rd book is released.

Just barely ekes out a four star instead of a three - mostly because I do still like Arthur and Rory and I love that Arthur's ex wasn't used as a wedge to drive between them. Characters are still great and I could read about them hanging out at the speakeasy and be happy.

However, after how much I liked the balance between plot and romance/characters in the first book, I was disappointed that the plot in this book was barely there. The plot took forever to get moving, and then barely dribbled through the pages.

I would have liked to see more plot though I was happy that Arthur and Rory didn't spend the entire book lost in miscommunications or break up

Weak four stars, but something I don't regret reading and I do hope that the final in the series will be more plotty again.