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King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair

217 reviews

fannehsm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

A true enemies-to-lovers story—and the fantastic banter that comes along with it! Come to grapple with things you thought you knew about your world and existential crisis, stay for falling in love with a powerful overprotective vampire and coming into the confidence to rule. #feminism #justgirlythings

I had a lot of fun! Adrian’s immediate attraction to Isolde felt a little dumb at first, but the story, characters, and writing were so good I gave it a pass. But

when you find out about why it was so immediate, it makes sense why Scarlett wrote it this way and she was smart to keep it light on all the “why me?” stuff so I wasn’t too suspicious.

HOWEVER, I was a little disappointed, as the clues were laid out, that Adrian’s love is not so much for Isolde than

it is for who she was in a past life.

I felt bad for her for that… like her love was more “real” born out of getting to know him now. Slight imbalance here.

I really liked all their interactions and the build up of their relationship. It wasn’t too obvious that “this plot point will lead to this relationship development” -kind of progression. It felt natural and their interactions were fun.

This is a fun vampire lore fantasy kingdom without feeling like it’s too straightforward with how vampires are presented. I really loved this couple and the growth Isolde goes through. She is also one fierce woman!

Finally, Adrian is a hot “where is my wife” lover boy. He’s powerful, intense, and charismatic. So if you’re looking for that intense and giggly worship, he’s your guy!

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fayeelizabeth's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

would have been 4 stars but killing off one of the lesbians and leaving the other to suffer is a crime i cannot forgive

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heartsfromjaney's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional fast-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? No

4.0

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katerinovaaa's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

1 POV, ich-form, longer chapters
I loved the storyline and I really wanna read the second book but I'm not a fan of angst. Was it slightly cringy at times? Yes. But I didn't mind at all. The smut was pretty vanilla but I liked their connection and desire. So if you just wanna read comforting hard vampire smut then this is not a book for you.

Issa is so badass I freaking love her. And as Adrian said: "I like my wife and her knives."

"What if I miss the sun?"
"Then I will find it for you."

I cried my eyes out in the first 50 pages ngl. 😂 Even though it was insta-lust, the slow-burn was so slow I was scared I'll have to wait till the second book.

Tropes:
🩸orgasmic bites (not used between MCs unfortunately.)
🩸one horse
🩸enemies to lovers
🩸fated mates
🩸forced marriage
🩸witches, vampires, monsters
🩸disrespect my queen and DIE (unless she kills you first)

Trigger warnings:
JEALOUSY - it's there all the fucking time. He says he's not interested but his behavior is sure questionable. However, there is no cheating.
burning alive
sword fights, gore
alcohol (wine, mentioned)
death of a parent
death of a loved one
Killian has anger issues and grabs her once, bruising her arm. Adrian is NOT impressed.
betrayal - NOT between MCs

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chasekj's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Too much sex for my taste, and the world building could have been neater. The second half was better constructed than the first, so I’m still reading the sequel

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aehollins21's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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sioxricky's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense 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

4.75

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claudiareadabook's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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samlauren07's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

3🌶️ ; I gave this 3 chili peppers for the quantity of spice not for the quality.
This book is for the vampire girlies who prefer more spicy content then plot. But I had that expectation going in so I was fine with it. Although I do wish the plot and main male character had more background. This may come in during book 2 but was definitely lacking book 1.
The banter between the characters was hilarious.
Easy universe to understand and jump into.
This is a vampire, forced marriage book.
This book wasn’t bad but could have had better plot/ writing.

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clhtdr's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense fast-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

4.0

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