A review by beautifuldissonance
Blood Magic by Eileen Wilks

5.0

I gave this book such a high rating mostly because of the increased presence of Li Lei Yu and Sam, and learning some of the backstory there. Grandmother is one of the most interesting characters in the books, and I loved hearing more about her and especially her relationship with Li Qin.

It was also good to see Lily questioning her reasons for agreeing to marry Rule, or rather for wanting to know them explicitly rather than just doing it because it's "what you do". This is one of the things that I like most about Lily, she picks at things until she understands them and she is willing to acknowledge when she is wrong and/or being *irrationally* stubborn. I was also pleased to see Rule acknowledge that he pushed Lily into agreeing to marry him, though I would have liked to see some actual remorse about that.