Cruel Stakes: Vampires & Vices No. 2
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- Create Date：2021-07-09 07:19:02
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Nina Walker
- ISBN：B08TB32GH7
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Reviews
Nicole
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*All of my reviews are voluntarily written*Lately， I feel like it's been a book hangover after book hangover！ All of these amazing authors and stories。 Cruel Stakes is another of those books that will leave you wanting more。 It's always a good story when you can go through and feel what the main character is feeling。 I love Eva's character and the interactions between her and Adrian。The world building is always awesome in Nina's book， too！ I am so excited for book 3！ *All of my reviews are voluntarily written*Lately， I feel like it's been a book hangover after book hangover！ All of these amazing authors and stories。 Cruel Stakes is another of those books that will leave you wanting more。 It's always a good story when you can go through and feel what the main character is feeling。 I love Eva's character and the interactions between her and Adrian。The world building is always awesome in Nina's book， too！ I am so excited for book 3！ 。。。more
Courtney Isom
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What about amazing book！ I loved it！ I'm still reeling from the twist at the end！did not expect that at all！ So crazy！ I'm so enjoying this series！ Cant wait for the next one！ Nina is an incredible author and is easily becoming one of my favorites！ What about amazing book！ I loved it！ I'm still reeling from the twist at the end！did not expect that at all！ So crazy！ I'm so enjoying this series！ Cant wait for the next one！ Nina is an incredible author and is easily becoming one of my favorites！ 。。。more
Amanda
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I cannot believe the twists that blew my dang mind with this book！ I thought I knew what was going to happen， only to be blown away with a curveball I didn't see coming！ I can't say enough good thing about this book or this series！ I keep thinking it can't get better only for it to do just that。 I devoured Cruel Stakes within a couple of hours and now I'm left with one helluva book hangover。 And am dying to know what the heck is in store now for Eva， for Adrian， for every dang thing I thought I I cannot believe the twists that blew my dang mind with this book！ I thought I knew what was going to happen， only to be blown away with a curveball I didn't see coming！ I can't say enough good thing about this book or this series！ I keep thinking it can't get better only for it to do just that。 I devoured Cruel Stakes within a couple of hours and now I'm left with one helluva book hangover。 And am dying to know what the heck is in store now for Eva， for Adrian， for every dang thing I thought I knew， and really didn't， but NEED to know now！ Wicked Sun can't get here fast enough！ 。。。more
Rebecca
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Great surprise I am not sure what I was expecting when I started this e-arc because I enjoyed the first， but wasn't completely blown away。 I can honestly say this sequel greatly exceeded my expectations。 Just wow。 The ending has me staring at my phone （where I read this all tonight） just repeatedly thinking "did that really happen？！" When it picked up， man did it pick up。 I couldn't stop。Now I am awaiting the sequel like crap what is going to happen next？！？！？ Great surprise I am not sure what I was expecting when I started this e-arc because I enjoyed the first， but wasn't completely blown away。 I can honestly say this sequel greatly exceeded my expectations。 Just wow。 The ending has me staring at my phone （where I read this all tonight） just repeatedly thinking "did that really happen？！" When it picked up， man did it pick up。 I couldn't stop。Now I am awaiting the sequel like crap what is going to happen next？！？！？ 。。。more
Rachel
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Cruel Stakes is the second book in the Vampires and Vices series， it was complicated， messy， and full of surprises。 It was to die for， I loved it。Eva doesn't make the best decisions。 She's had to grow up quick because of her mom's gambling addiction and in turn that made her hate vampires to the point that she doesn't think reasonably。 She knows the dangers， knows the risks but can't help herself which drives me bonkers。 Things haven't gotten much better in this one， no I would say they are far Cruel Stakes is the second book in the Vampires and Vices series， it was complicated， messy， and full of surprises。 It was to die for， I loved it。Eva doesn't make the best decisions。 She's had to grow up quick because of her mom's gambling addiction and in turn that made her hate vampires to the point that she doesn't think reasonably。 She knows the dangers， knows the risks but can't help herself which drives me bonkers。 Things haven't gotten much better in this one， no I would say they are far worse。 Eva isn't stupid but she keeps making these decisions and now she's in deep with the vamps， with Adrian。 Taken big risks and let down her guard a little。 Eva is also having problems in her personal life， her mom is still her mom， her best friend Ayla is going through something and things with Flix get complicated。 However Adrian is still present in her life， he and Eva have chemistry， there is something between them that both notice but don't necessarily like。 There is something about Adrian that I like， maybe it's the whole dark prince， I hate my maker thing， maybe it's because he doesn't seem so monstrous。 Either way， I like him but don't really trust him and after this book， I'm still as confused over his actions and what he truly intends。 Things between him and Eva get even more complicated， the snark between the two is still going but there is something just below the surface， some kind of tension that is driving them towards each other。 At this point， I don't know what their relationship is。 Adrian himself is complicated but I can see how he was once a good guy， a good human but being one of Brisa's princes has warped him。 After his actions in Cruel Stakes， I'm wondering just what he's willing to do to end his maker？ Cruel Stakes should have been called High Stakes because Eva is immersed in the vampire world with travel， balls， elaborate gowns， trials， and so much more。 Brisa is very prevalent in this book and no one knows what to expect from the cruel vampire queen but things are happening， vampires are dying， Leslie Tate is back and he's still a mystery and a danger。 The supernatural is up to something and the only thing Eva knows for sure is that she can't trust him。 After a shocking turn of events， a betrayal， and a hint of something on the horizon Eva's life will never be the same。 。。。more
Jill Wittkopp
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This review was originally published on Myth and Magic Book ClubMyth: 3。5/5Eva is sent on quite the journey in book two of vampires and vices and we’re absolutely left on a cliffhanger needing to know what happens next。 After the events of book one， Eva definitely knows she has a strong pull towards the vampire prince Adrien， but she also knows he is a vampire （her least favorite people）。 But as trouble brews in the hunter world， her personal life and vampire politics， Eva and Adrien are thrown This review was originally published on Myth and Magic Book ClubMyth: 3。5/5Eva is sent on quite the journey in book two of vampires and vices and we’re absolutely left on a cliffhanger needing to know what happens next。 After the events of book one， Eva definitely knows she has a strong pull towards the vampire prince Adrien， but she also knows he is a vampire （her least favorite people）。 But as trouble brews in the hunter world， her personal life and vampire politics， Eva and Adrien are thrown into a pairing they can’t really refuse。 I enjoyed the writing in this book， I felt like there were multiple points where I was thinking something about a scene or character and then a sentence later Eva would think it。 She definitely grew as a character through the first book’s events。Magic: 3。5/5I love and hate that we still have little to know information on the mysterious third type of creature in the world。 Plenty of new hints and info dropped in this story， but see first sentence about cliffhanger！Overall: 3。5/5An exciting ride taking Eva from the New Orlean scenes we’re familiar with all the way to the Palace of Versailles。 Eva definitely has a lot to figure out about the vampires and hunters while also trying to sort out her own complicated romantic feelings。 。。。more
Jackie
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This one was sooo good！ I love how it doesn't have that cliche star-crossed lovers thing going。 Eva feels so deeply and Nina has a way of writing that you feel everything right along with Eva; you feel her excitement， confusion， determination， and betrayal as she feels it。 I also love that the heroine is so conflicted at times trying to figure out if she's being betrayed or protected because it adds a whole different layer of realism。 I didn't think this could top the first book but it did。 It's This one was sooo good！ I love how it doesn't have that cliche star-crossed lovers thing going。 Eva feels so deeply and Nina has a way of writing that you feel everything right along with Eva; you feel her excitement， confusion， determination， and betrayal as she feels it。 I also love that the heroine is so conflicted at times trying to figure out if she's being betrayed or protected because it adds a whole different layer of realism。 I didn't think this could top the first book but it did。 It's been really interesting to see how we get a new take on vampires but also see the old myths too。 Nina does a fantastic job of blending them seamlessly together for beautiful world building。 I can't wait to see what will be revealed about the non humans Eva might have discovered。 And while I can't comprehend how book three could possibly top this one， I'm super excited to see if/how it happens now。 。。。more
Alicia
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I am devastated。DEVASTATED！I knew this book was going to be "high stakes" going in。 I knew that Eva was in some serious trouble， and I KNEW that some serious sh*t was going to go down。 I was NOT READY for what happens in Cruel Stakes。 I was NOT ready for author Nina to rip my heart clean out of my chest and leave me begging for more。 And now I'm sitting here， book finished， with a massive book hangover that can only be resolved with the next installment。 I'll be stitching my heart back together I am devastated。DEVASTATED！I knew this book was going to be "high stakes" going in。 I knew that Eva was in some serious trouble， and I KNEW that some serious sh*t was going to go down。 I was NOT READY for what happens in Cruel Stakes。 I was NOT ready for author Nina to rip my heart clean out of my chest and leave me begging for more。 And now I'm sitting here， book finished， with a massive book hangover that can only be resolved with the next installment。 I'll be stitching my heart back together while I wait， ever so （im）patiently💔🥺 。。。more
Kim
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