I have no idea how this happened, but I was almost 80% through this book when I realised I've been imagining a T in Sephania's name FOR MONTHS. If you woke me up in the middle of the night and asked me, I'd 100% tell you I SAW a T in there, and that her name was Stephania.
And how I noticed there was no T, well, basically I looked at the chapter heading and somehow saw it for what it was, but I was like huh there's a misspelling, that's weird...and then I went back to check and realised there's no T anywhere. Womp womp.
Unfortunately, I think I'll keep reading her name as I originally saw it, but I'll try not to misspell it anymore (and I'll go back and fix it in my review of book one as well).
Now that that's out of the way, Nobleblood got unexpectedly dark in a few places, mainly in regards to Vallan.
What he went through reminded me of another character in one of KC's other books, and I felt so bad for him, especially because he didn't talk about it with anyone. Except that it's kind of implied at the end that he did talk to Skar, but I wanted him to open up about it to Sephania. Maybe he will in book three.
I think I remember a potential clue in book one that maybe Skar knew even then? It's hard to tell.
He's basically like a stone and keeps everything inside and suffers in silence, poor baby. He keeps telling himself that he's fine, because he's used to it, but dude, you are not fine!!
There was one scene where Sephania noticed Vallan flinching at the mention of someone and then that conversation she had with Skar, but I don't think she put two and two together just yet. And it actually kinda bugs me that she didn't dig deeper into it. I get why, and what she was preoccupied with, but still.
Then we have Palacia, who I'm happy got a bigger role, but at what cost!!! Poor baby 2.0. Will any of these characters ever know peace? On a lighter note, why do I feel like she'll end up as one of Sephania's mates...I am very much for the idea, if it comes to pass.
Jinneth got the short end of the stick too, nobody had a good time in this book, lemme tell you!! She's growing on me, as a character. And I love the LGBT rep we're getting with her (and the other characters).
As for the main cast, Lukain completely won me over. He's in first place now, not just character wise, but mate ranking wise too. He didn't even need a redemption arc, he was fine as is, but of course it helps that he's properly on the right side of things now.
Skar and Garro are a packaged deal, I can't mention one without mentioning the other. I like their dynamic, but don't always agree with their methods *cough* Skar bending the truth *cough*. I do want to see how said truth bending will turn out, in the long run.
Vallan I already talked about, but I want everyone to know that he's under my protection!!! No one can hurt him anymore!!! I won't let them!!!
And Sephania, you can really see her growth, as well as her helpful nature. She wants to make the world a better place, even if she puts herself/her own life at risk.
In relation to that, the Loreblood experiments were interesting, and so was seeing how someone's personality changes when they get turned into a vampire. I won't say who, obviously. But there was one character who was really opinionated, and then when they got turned, they became subdued and obedient.
I also enjoyed the "writing" sections, you'll know what I mean when you read the book. But basically, we learned a lot about a certain character's history, and so many things are making sense.
The book ended with a bang, quite literally, and now I have to wait till December to see it through. Booooo.
If you like vampires, and a series with lots of twists, you may want to consider giving A Vision of Fangs a try. And if you're already a fan of KC's work...what are you waiting for, pick up the books!!
*Thank you to the amazing author for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review*