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A review by elizabethbaker
Two Thousand Tears by Jocelynn Drake
3.0
Two Thousand Tears is the story of vampire Prince Yichen and fae Crown Prince Rei. After their centuries-long ordeal at the hands of Rei's parents, the princes are the definition of codependency. Their plan is to break their bond so Yichen can return to his clan, and Rei can return to the fae realm to try to undo the damage his parents have wrought. This book is not a standalone and picks up a few weeks after the first Kings of Chaos book ended. The clan is continuing to fight the fae King and Queen's plan to take over the human world for their own selfish purposes. Two Thousand Tears continues in the same found-family vibe as the previous book.
My main issue with the book was that it told the story that happened after the one I wanted to read. Yichen was held captive by the fae for a century, where he and Rei had countless opportunities to learn to trust each other amid the horrors of their lives. They had a century to get to know each other and we missed it all. We see small hints, but there's so much that was missing from their story… how they met, the little moments leading up to when they fell in love… I wanted to read that so badly. I wanted longing. I wanted pining. I wanted their love story and I feel like we got the leftover bits.
I didn't love the first book and I probably should have taken it as a hint that this one wouldn't be my fave either (I loved the Variks series and vamp books in general so it's hard to resist
My main issue with the book was that it told the story that happened after the one I wanted to read. Yichen was held captive by the fae for a century, where he and Rei had countless opportunities to learn to trust each other amid the horrors of their lives. They had a century to get to know each other and we missed it all. We see small hints, but there's so much that was missing from their story… how they met, the little moments leading up to when they fell in love… I wanted to read that so badly. I wanted longing. I wanted pining. I wanted their love story and I feel like we got the leftover bits.
I didn't love the first book and I probably should have taken it as a hint that this one wouldn't be my fave either (I loved the Variks series and vamp books in general so it's hard to resist