Book Review: City of Souls and Sinners by Kayla Edwards

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I have a soft spot for books I can complain about for ten minutes straight and still call a page turner. City of Souls and Sinners is exactly that book — I inhaled it over a holiday week, muttering editorial notes the entire time.

This is book two of the House of Devils series, so the setup stays vague on purpose: the fallout from City of Gods and Monsters sends the cast into new corners of Angelthene’s underworld, and the city remains one of my favorite settings in romantasy. No spoilers here, ever. House rules.

What I Loved About City of Souls and Sinners by Kayla Edwards

The dialogue is genuinely fun (banter that sounds like people, not quip machines), the characters stay well drawn, and the love story at the center has real emotional heart. When the two leads share a scene, the book hums.

What I Didn’t Love About City of Souls and Sinners

Which is why my biggest gripe stings: the leads spend far too little of this book on the page together. The story splits the cast onto separate tracks, and a couple of the side POVs could have been cut entirely without anyone filing a complaint — every one of those pages belonged to the central pair instead. Add it up and this installment needed one more ruthless editing pass.

Final Thoughts on City of Souls and Sinners

Still such a fun read, and a true page turner — my complaints are the affectionate kind. If you enjoyed book one, keep going (my review of City of Lies and Legends is next), and the whole series is on Kindle Unlimited.

My final score: 3 out of 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Do I recommend this book? 👍 Yes — sequel-slump symptoms present, page-turner status intact.

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