Black Wings, Gray Skies by Hailey Edwards [Review]

Black Wings, Gray Skies (Black Hat Bureau #4) by Hailey Edwards
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: April 18, 2022

Black Hat Bureau
1. Black Hat, White Witch
2. Black Arts, White Craft
3. Black Truth, White Lies
3.5. Black Soul, White Heart
4. Black Wings, Gray Skies - Paperback | Kindle
5. Gray Witch 
6. Gray Tidings
7. Gray Court
8. Gray Seas
9. Gray Days
10. Gray Dawn

Hailey Edwards
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Monsters with a taste for children are nothing new, but fairy tales never mentioned this nightmarish predator. Rue has her hands full tracking the creature hunting the streets of Charleston, but a call from home divides her attention—and her loyalties.

A stranger has come to Hollis Apothecary, asking questions that prickle the hairs on her nape, but she can’t abandon the victims based only on a bad feeling. The pit in her stomach only grows when the stranger takes a hostage and makes his demands. He wants to talk to Rue, face to face. Or else. What he has to say will change her life, and her perception of her past, forever.

Thoughts on Black Wings, Gray Skies: Rue and Asa! It's no joke how much I'm invested in their fascination. THESE TWO! They're both sort of romantically clueless and Rue has a side order of running from her feelings. Literally running, sometimes, which is HILARIOUS! Meanwhile, Asa has issues dealing with accepting both sides of his heritage ... Hold up. That sounds like he doesn't accept both sides and that's not quite right. It's more like he's trying to break through some of the childhood conditioning he was unwittingly subjected to in regards to the demon side of himself. Let's just say he has some issues with seeing his own self worth and leave it at that.

To be fair, Rue also suffers from the self-worth thing. So, yeah. They're fantastically bumbling sometimes and I'm thoroughly enjoying their romantic journey.

On the other hand, the cases that get handed to them. Yuck. I mean, yeah, I'm enjoying them, but also yuck. Spiralized critters and hungry, hungry monsters. What a world!

Meanwhile, a few new pieces of information have Rue questioning things. It opens up a whole new world of, I don't know, possibilities, maybe. Times change and people and things have to change with them and I am SO here for it!