I was overjoyed when Kylie Scott offered me an ARC of her new vampire romance, BECAUSE THE NIGHT, because vampires are one of my favorite things of all time and I've been craving a good paranormal romcom to fill the void that Ali Hazelwood's BRIDE left in my soul. After powering through this book, I can safely say that BECAUSE more than filled that craving. In fact, reading it was a nostalgic hearkening back to the paranormal boom of the aughts, when I was blissing out on the Sookie Stackhouse series.
This was an absolute delight.
Skye is an ordinary human who does ordinary human things, until she ends up in the basement of a house in the Hollywood Hills where a vampire is waiting to turn her world completely upset down. One minute, she's working an underpaid job and thinking about the mounting bills, the next she's playing tour guide to her vampire "daddy" as his latest creature of the night DIY project.
This is largely an ensemble cast story with a character-driven storyline, and that makes it super easy to get into if you love books like that. I enjoyed reading it before bed because it wasn't too complex and I could just enjoy the characters bantering with each other until it was time for sleep. Henry was my favorite, with Benedict coming in as a close second. But number one in my heart was obviously Lucas: we stan a grumpy, arrogant, and slightly homicidal vampire king who's very "touch her and die." In a world full of Draculas, be a Lucas.
This book is relatively short for a novel, and when I put it down, I still wanted more. I hope there's going to be a sequel because I would happily spend more time in this world.
Thanks to the publisher/author for sending me a copy!
4 to 4.5 out of 5 stars
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