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King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

If you like enemies to lovers, destined to be together, mates, and forced marriage tropes you will love this. Also, if you do not like lots of spice… this is not the book for you.

This book is about the Vampire “Blood” King, Adrian and the Human Princess, Isolde and how a peace treaty forces Isolde to marry Adrian. While she doesn’t want to be drawn to him, it seems like she can’t help but get whisked away by him and his honesty and protective nature of her. Not only does this book have vampires and monsters in it, it also adds in some mythology of witches.
I really liked that the author dove into the actual creation of magic and vampires. It gave the story a little more depth and world building.

What’s not to love about this coupling? I love that they are both the grumpy type but he is actually the grumpy to everyone but her. MY FAVORITE!!
While I did find it a little alarming that once Isolde did get power with her Queen title it seemed like she abused it almost immediately with killing anyone that spoke ill of her but she wouldn’t kill the girl that was making her jealous on purpose and trying to get in between their relationship?? However, I did really enjoy the fact that he was her ride or die. He never questioned her motives or actions and even when she did stab and kill people (who may have deserved some sort of punishment), he would take the knife from her and clean it for her.. my jaw was on the floor.
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