Sweep of the Blade

In this instalment of The Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews, the focus shifts from the Innkeeper to her sister, who was introduced in the last book. Even though it's been a while since I listened to that one, I remembered most of the plot, so spending the first hour of this audiobook on a summary of the previous book (admittedly from Maud's point of view rather than Dina's) was a bit tedious.

However, it did very effectively set the scene for following Maud to the homeworld of her new vampire paramour's family.

Cue inter-species politics, romantic complications, uncovering a plot by other vampire families, lots of snark and action and fighting (both verbal and physical), as Maud tries to navigate a very precarious situation, while protecting her young daughter, Helen.

Well-read, well-written, involving, fun, exciting - this series continues to be a great listen.