Will and Kim are as night and day as they come and yet, although they differ in so many respects, they work so well together-and not just as a team solving a mystery and dodging death, but as lovers. The story continues to maintain a nice balance of mystery and romance but I feel that there was a bit more focus on the romance here, which I didn’t mind at all. Charles is an absolute master with words, not only with capturing the vernacular of the time but by including so many marvellously clever references that make this such a trip and a treat to read 😍

I also have to note how much I loved the writing! K.J.

There was an air of wildness and like anything can happen, and the rich and vivid setting made me feel even more immersed in the story. We also get to see more of the iconic elements that made up the 1920s, from the fashion to the changes in the upper crust way of life, and to the Bright Young Things. It was action-packed and full of disturbingly delightful twists that I did not see coming and it was just so good! We encounter many unscrupulous deviants and maddening characters that made me want to reach through the pages and knock flat out (excuse the violence, pls)! If you thought the stakes were high in book one, they’re even higher now as Will and Kim discover that the Zodiac’s network stems from much closer to home than they first realise, placing their loved ones in even more immediate danger than before. In The Sugared Game, we’re even more deeply embroiled in Zodiac scheming and the mystery gets much thicker. I’m so glad that I decided to continue on with book two immediately after finishing Slippery Creatures because I loved this book! With our main characters and setting already laid out in the previous book, the pace of this book moved muchfaster and I was hooked! I love Will Darling even more but we also get to see a more vulnerable side to Kim that had my heart breaking! This sequel was fast-paced and action-packed and had a deliciously steamy romance, and I can’t wait to see where the author takes them next. The romance and mystery is well-balanced but we do get more romance here, which I wasn’t mad at.

Will and Kim become even more embroiled in the Zodiac’s games and the stakes get even higher when they find out that the leader is closer than they realised. Charles gives us more of the roaring 20s and I felt fully immersed in the story. TL DR: With the basics set in book one, the pace of The Sugared Game was much faster! K.J.

The Sugared Game by K.J. Charles