Over the course of the book, we slowly watch their relationship develop and Theo open up a little as he starts to trust Henry. The portrayal of the vampire as this caring, vulnerable, *normal* person who is flawed and makes mistakes and hesitates longer than he should out of care for another is *perfect*. I understand that some physical situations will occur, but they never crossed the line (in my opinion) at least not with the present Rembrandt. Harper and Netflix were confirmed to serve as director and distributor respectively the following month, with the rest of the cast being confirmed in early 2022. The heart-wrenching and seductive story of Alexander and Krystina continues with Set In Stone , the powerfully moving third book in The Stone Series .

Plus, both of them have to somehow reconcile themselves with the fact that their relationship kinda sorta started off as that of an employer and his secretary. Instead, there is no identitarian conflict whatsoever, just pages upon pages of discussions on nothing substantial to the plot (shows, opinions on books and historical events) or poorly concealed pining. You might still distinguish between their shades by sight,” he argued, beginning to draw on his Sunday breeches. I wanted to see how they would navigate through the idea of being in a relationship, with one immortal who is hardly used to being with anyone at all and another man barely past his mid-20s who is only just coming to terms with his sexuality and then learning about vampirism and the world of magic. Keya, realizing Parker is power-hungry and no better than those she wants to bring to justice, allies herself with Stone by shutting down The Heart, and revealing Parker's location.

What a perfectly satisfying, leave me with happy tears in my eyes (at 2:00 am, mind you), how did they wrap it all up so well, kind of series closer.

It was delightful and adorable and I didn't know you could concentrate so much longing in under 300 pages. This time, with help from some unexpected places, Rem doesn't have to go it alone anymore - and he just might pull it off.The writing was indeed beautiful and while it probably wasn't particularly true to a 18th century writing style, it was just elaborate enough to set the tone but without being distractingly obnoxious about it.