Black Mirror: A Cait Reagan Novel (Boston Preternatural Investigations Unit Book 2)
Boston Preternatural Investigations Unit • Book 2
by Aoibh Wood
Why You'll Love This
Cait Reagan survived a vampire curse — now the messier, slower damage of ordinary life might actually finish her off.
- Great if you want: urban fantasy with real emotional weight and complicated women
- The experience: dense and layered — rewards readers who invest in character fallout
- The writing: Wood balances supernatural plot mechanics with unglamorous emotional aftermath convincingly
- Skip if: you haven't read book one — backstory runs deep here
About This Book
Boston's supernatural underworld doesn't rest, and neither does Cait Reagan. In this second installment of the Boston Preternatural Investigations Unit series, Cait is navigating a life that should feel like a second chance — but rarely does. She's managing a fragile family, a complicated romantic past resurfacing at the worst possible time, and the unexpected responsibility of raising a teenage vampire she created. When something ancient and dangerous begins moving through the city, Cait must confront threats that test not just her survival instincts but the relationships she's only beginning to understand how to keep.
Where the series earns its devoted following is in how Aoibh Wood balances genuine emotional weight against propulsive urban fantasy plotting. Cait is messy, loyal, and frequently wrong in ways that feel entirely human — and that specificity of character gives the supernatural stakes somewhere to land. At 500-plus pages, the novel has room to breathe, developing its ensemble cast and the mythology of its world without losing momentum. Readers who stay for the magic will find themselves staying for the people.
