King of Battle and Blood
Reviews
3.5
Literally SO GOOD!! I could not put it down to save my life, I legit finished this book in a day!! On my way to get the second one!
Good but this "I cant do this because you're a vampire" fucked up. But overall good stories, I'm really curious what will happen in the next book
** spoiler alert ** i was catfished by great fanart and the promise of an enemies to lovers vampire-lovestory - instead i got this MESS. sadly, i couldn't get myself to finish this and gave up halfway through the novel. this has to be one of the laziest world-building i've ever encountered, and the most one-dimensional characters, too. every instance of plot/world building was just a device to rush into smutty scene after smutty scene (and they weren't even good!). the way their sexual relationship also borders on non-consentual - and the fact that it is so normalized, too - is revolting. there was barely any/no instance of the MC ever putting up a conflict with anything that he did, despite her consciousness saying otherwise - which is just bad writing imo. my biggest pet peeve about the book was honestly how contradictory everything the main character did was. she cannot tell me she hated vampires all her live but then INSTANTLY agree to marry the man who threatens war against her people. yeah, a big no for me.
I knew 60 pages in that I was going to love this. And I did.
you know i eat hot vampire love interest up even if it’s bad
writing style is definitely different
sometimes was confused with the timeline
overall not bad, faced paced which i liked
The first chapter of this book was amazing, I knew I would love this book from the very first line
I know this wasn't the most well written book I've read but the characters were really likable, the plot was decent and the smut was really good, Adrian is a truly underrated book boyfriend. I wouldn't really call this book enemies to lovers because the main characters fucked after three chapters but it was still great
The plot twist was a little predictable but maybe it's because I read another book with the same kind of plot twist ? (Kingdom of the cursed)
I’m not usually a fantasy fan, but Scarlett St. Clair got my full attention. This book, and her Hades x Persephone and the Hades saga series’s, has me hooked from the very beginning. If anyone dares to disturb me while reading her books, they may live to regret it.
Is this everything that I’ve read before? Absolutely. Did I picture Adrian as Eric Northman from time to time? Probably just a little bit but that isn’t important. Scarlett’s writing style is simple, the plot easy to follow and makes for a really easy, fast read. I devoured this book in no time and have no regrets. I will be keeping it on my shelf.
3.75 ⭐️
this book was incredibly addicting and with the right amount of spice!
This book was everything I needed and more i don’t have a single bad thing to say about this book. not one. i can’t believe i’ve seen so many ppl say ill things about this book. i will take absolutely no criticism. it’s giving geralt and yeniffer from the witcher.. need i say more
Witches, vampires, & goddesses what more could you ask for?! My only 2 complaints are that Adrian did not have enough scenes in this book and the majority of the action takes place at the end of the book.
A relatively entertaining enemies to lovers story of a princess forced to marry a vampire. Good tension building with a good amount of spice (who am I kidding there was a lot of spice lol). A good beginning for this series with interesting creatures (outside of vampires) and magic. A good fantasy romance worth the read. If you aren't a fan of a touch of plot with your spice then you can skip this one. For me it wasn't a bad read.
The first chapter of this book was amazing, I knew I would love this book from the very first line. I know this wasn't the most well written book I've read but the characters were really likable, the plot was decent and the smut was really good, Adrian is a truly underrated book boyfriend. I wouldn't really call this book enemies to lovers because the main characters fucked after three chapters but it was still great. The plot twist was a little predictable but maybe it's because I read another book with the same kind of plot twist ? (Kingdom of the cursed) Anyway I still loved this book and I've already ordered my copy of queen of myth and monsters
3.75 ⭐️
DNF.
Haha just no. First of all, the horses names are Shadow and Midnight. That’s the names I would’ve picked had I written a book when I was nine.
Second, if you are looking for tension and slow burn romance this is not it. This is BOOM straight to the point. Which of course is some peoples cup of tea. But the way it was written was just… cringe.
I have read one of St. Clairs books before and did not like it so I’m not super surprised that I didn’t enjoy this. The characters were boring and I couldn’t care less about them. The story was ok I guess but it didn’t get me interested enough to try to make it to the end if the book.
Such a great, easy read. This book had me at every page, devouring it for more, even though it was predictable.
i don’t know what to do with myself. i-. normally i’m not a fan of blondes, but adrian… that man
This is my first St. Clair book and I do have to admit I am a fan. This book had all the spice, it had the he loves her first love, it had the vampires, it had the longing from across the room. This book had it all! I think my only complaint would be I got to the last to chapters and finally something actually happened with the action. I felt like all that was being focused on was her internal turmoil of if she loves him or not and smut(which that I’m not complaining about at all). Overall though I really enjoyed it and I’ll be definitely getting the second book when it come out! Spice: 🌶🌶.5/🌶🌶🌶
The ending is not what i expected, not really sure how to feel about it HOWEVER it is beautifully written; the tension, the feelings, the visions are perfectly explained and he is a very smooth talker, cannot wait for the second book.
Highlights
“ And what if I miss the sun?”
“ Then I will find it for you.”
"All the stars in the sky," Adrian said. The words made my heart race, and I halted as an answer that was not my own formed in my mind—𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶.
a quarter left of this book and i get so frustrated when a character knows they love someone… JUST CONFESS ALREADY
I did not want to die a hero.
I wanted to live as a conqueror.
We couldn't have this. We were enemies. We were supposed to be angry, our intimacy a fight, a battle won. or a body conquered. This...this was tenderness. This was sweet and lush and...intense.
"Moon above and earth below, Bring my love stars that glow, Far past midnight, shadows sneak; Bring my love dreams that speak."
"All the stars in the sky" Adrian said. The words made my heart race, and I halted as an answer that was not my own formed in my mind- are not as bright as my love for you.
I wanted to fall, and I could tell by the hungry look nething endles. in Adrian's eyes he was ready to catch me.
“You assume I want a wife,"' he said. "But I came for a queen.” It was my turn to stare. "So, our marriage will be one of pageantry?” "Oh, I think we are both too passionate for that."
"It made me want to f-ck you," he said. "Right here in front of my kingdom.”
"You assume I want a wife," he said. "But I came for a queen."
This would be easier if you would admit that, against your better judgment, you like me." "This would be easier if you would admit that the only reason we remotely get along is because of what our bodies do together, nothing more."
“All the stars in the sky," Adrian said.
The words made my heart race, and I halted as an answer that was not my own formed in my mind “Are not as bright as my love for you.”
"I do not pray," he said. "But I begged for you."
AHHH, screaming. he's telling her everything right there and she doesn't even know
You will come to find that blood has no bearing on who you become
“I would do anything you asked if it meant you might see me as more than a monster.”
“One day, I will make love to you, and I look forward to that day.”
There was a difference between a monster and someone who could be monstrous.
As much as I’d met my match in pleasure, it was through my enemy’s body.
He wasn't listening, and if there was one thing I hated, it was a man convinced that I didn't know my own mind.
“No, but it is within your father's." Another flush of irritation blasted up my spine, and I ground my teeth. When Killian did not feel like he could handle me, he defaulted to using the threat of my father. And he wondered why I did not want to sleep with him anymore.
“You keep challenging me. Did I do something wrong?" “Did you expect complacency because we fucked?"
2 pages into this book and I’m already hooked
“And what if I miss the sun?" How bright was the sky in Revekka- what would the sun look like beaming from behind red clouds? Would I even be able to see it? “Then I will find it for you,” he replied.
This book appears on the shelf 2021 tbr
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