Twisted Shadows (Sugar & Vice #2) by Allie Therin

Second instalment of Sugar & Vice and things are really cooking.

We left Reece in Liar City hoping he’d be hearing from Evan ‘Dead Man’ Grayson again. And in Twisted Shadows he gets far more than that. Liar City was plot heavy, with little relationship development between Reece and Grayson, Twisted Shadows is still very plot focused but we also see things start to develop between them both, and I love that things developed so slowly between them. It made them being end game even more important to me.

Reece and Grayson go on a road trip — shenanigans ensue. As usual ‘bad decisions bare’ Reece makes Grayson’s life very complicated. We find out some interesting information about the empaths, I kind of get why they go a bit cray cray.

Twisted Shadows ends on a massive cliffhanger which it made it impossible not to automatically pick up the final book in this trilogy. Just all kinds of fun!

“Empaths made us who we are,” she said. “I say we use all our empath-given skills to find them. My brother. Your brother. The world’s scariest therapist.”

Synopsis:

In a thrilling alternate-universe Seattle, empaths are disappearing—and it’s up to grumpy Reece and his mysterious protector, Grayson, to investigate.

Empath hunter Evan Grayson is the Dead Man, transformed by a dark past into a perfect weapon against corrupted empaths. Nothing can distract him from stopping these superhuman killers—until he’s mired in a new battle, fighting a forbidden attraction to an empath on the verge of corruption.

For pacifist Reece Davies, every day is a struggle to keep his darker side in check. It’s only his complicated relationship with Evan that keeps him grounded—a relationship that, despite his growing feelings, must stay at arm’s length. But when an empath’s murder on the East Coast points to a treacherous plot back west, with Reece as the next potential target, Evan races across the country to be by his side.

Together, they search for missing empaths, their proximity heightening the chemistry they must resist. But corruption isn’t the only danger they face as sinister forces close in from the shadows, sights set on empath and empath hunter alike…