In the follow up to Blood Like Magic, Liselle Sambury takes readers to 2049 shortly after the events of the first book. Blood Like Fate send readers on a roller coaster of lies, deception, and magic.

Things are not going so well for the Thomas family since the lost of Granny and the ascension of Voya to the role of Matriarch. Not only is her cousin and best friend still furious with her, her family doesn’t believe in her ability to lead and her vision shows her what could spell the end of the Black Witch community in Toronto.

This book was SO. GOOD! Even better than the first, since the world was already set and readers are familiar with the time, Liselle Sambury was able to get right to the good stuff! This story was packed with intrigue and suspense right from the very beginning and it held me on the edge of my seat for the whole ride. This sequel was so good, I read it in two days! 

Liselle Sambury uses this book to conclude the story of Voya and Luc which I very much appreciated. I really enjoy stories that will provide some sort of wrap up, especially when it comes to love. There is also an underlying theme of compassion and not reducing people to labels. In this world there is division in the witch community over pure and impure witches. When we hold tight to the things we see as differences, it closes our minds to the ways that we are the same, that we can work together towards a common goal. I appreciated that throughout this story, Voya is working towards getting rid of those labels but its a work in progress. It would be unrealistic to think that something so ingrained could be solved over the course of two books.

The only thing I’m sad about is that I won’t get to go back to Voya’s world again. I loved living in the setting. Liselle Sambury paints an incredible picture with her words, even though the story is set in the future, there are still pieces that connect it to the present day, the locations throughout Toronto and Missisauga that help ground the writing and invite us in.