ALL THE LOST SOULS

Following All the Hidden Monsters (2025), Sage is sent to deal with a volatile feud.

Unhappy that he lost the bet and had to allow Sage to join the paranormal police force Arcānum as the first werewolf among warlocks, Roderick, their captain, sends her to an isolated part of the Jura Mountains. There she’ll attempt to resolve tensions between the local werewolves and witches. It’s a poison pill assignment—the witches will believe her to be biased, and territorial werewolves look poorly on non-pack werewolves—and an eruption of violence that kills Sage would suit Roderick nicely. Oren insists on accompanying her, letting her take the lead in the case, which starts off simple but escalates into dangers and unveils past wrongs. The pair grapple with their feelings and the impossibility of their relationship due to their different lifespans in yearning-filled descriptions of their messy emotions that fans of the genre will devour. Oren is keeping secret from Sage some suspicions he has—if true, the lifespan obstacle might be moot but other dangers would arise. Juxtaposed with the slow-burn romance, P’s storyline includes the sweetly done beginnings of a flirtation. The relationships focus on emotional over physical connection, using strong characterization to drive readers’ investment. The steadily building mystery expands the world’s magic and factional conflicts. Aside from occasional mentions of geographical heritage, most characters present European, and Jordan uses the supernatural species for commentary on multiculturalism and other social themes.

Emotionally decadent and immersive.