Despite their undeniable chemistry, she wonders why the king – fierce, savage, merciless – chose her as consort.

Also, the fact that many important and significant conversations between Isolde and Adrian happened while they were having sex just feels weird. Adrian’s vassal (the one he was taking blood from since Isolde refused to let him drink from her) was trying to make Isolde jealous by talking about her “special” relationship with Adrian and of course, it worked and Isolde spent the rest of the book being jealous of the vassal, while the vassal spent the rest of the book lying and trying to make herself appear more important than she was (typical teenage drama). Faced with the possibility of becoming the thing she hates most, Isolde seeks other ways to defy him and survive the brutal vampire court. Although, it was a bit dismay at how the truth is not in the balance so you don't have to spark your inner Sherlock to spot the elephant in the room. I mean most worlds filled with vampires and other creatures are not usually that hard to fascinate me.And the villain seems to be this very strong, villain spanning centuries of waiting to strike at the right time, and gets taken care of in a few quick pages.

I very much bargain for a rage; coming from this author which is why it isn't as bad compared to if this was your first time with Clair's work. Second, the “boss fight” shall we say, my goodness, I didn’t think a MC could rid a villain within about two pages worth of a 368 page book. I really loved reading about the old gods, the contentious and twisted history with the witches and how vampires and other monsters came into existence. Sure, I get that vampires are incredibly sexual, but I feel like he would have been more of a recluse and bitter while he waited, instead of screwing half the kingdom. Also, as a romance/erotica, I personally would have liked to have seen a bit more will they/won't they to drag out the tension.King of Battle and Blood nos cuenta la historia de Isolde, la heredera de un reino, que se ve obligada a casarse con el rey de los vampiros, Aleksandr. The goods do not need to be in their original packaging however in a sellable condition, and at your own cost and risk. So I felt like this would be good to dip my toes into a new fantasy world while also keeping the romance reads that I’ve been picking up lately. She never falls into the whiny cliché, she never lets herself be subdued to fit a role or a command, and she certainly makes sure everyone knows she is very much aware of her own worth as a warrior and decision maker. There's just something melancholic and beautiful about being separated from your true loves and reunited lifetime after lifetime; because who doesn't love pain.

After a failed assassination attempt, Isolde is informed that if she tries to kill him again, he’ll turn her into the very undead that she despises. The characters were not likeable or interesting in my opinion and I have to say, the writing style did not work for me for most of the book. In other words, the premise was extremely interesting but the execution was lacking and left much to be desired. If you fail to comply with this obligation, we may have a right of action against you for compensation.

The sale of customised goods or perishable goods, sealed audio or video recordings, or software, which has been opened. Like "I met him beneath jasmine and kissed him under stars, and we made love in the dark, and that love ended in fire and damned the world" just made me speechless because I think this might be the best sentence in the whole book for me. you know in fantasy romance books when the main character goes through something life changing that sends her spiraling into hysterics something that has her sobbing crying and throwing up and then. I’ve been seeing it on Bookstagram non-stop lately and the premise sounded so interesting to me that I decided to pick it up. That’s not to say that this book is flawless but I enjoyed the writing and world-building more and I found the characters (way) less frustrating!

It is also important to point out that I know a lot of readers could be put off but the amount of explicit sexy times or adjacents, that are present in this, and I do have to say it feels like a bit of a shame because this is actually a really good book with a fascinating mythology as well as well-developed characters and story, so it would definitely deserve wider readership. However, I hardly feel that sense of connection between Adrian and Isolde since they were not given the delicate build-up for their romance. I thought the overall story was entertaining and I read this all in one sitting but it’s definitely not going to be a new favorite of mine. A pesar del odio que hay allí, Isolde y Aleksandr sienten una conexión innegable entre ellos y pronto le darán rienda suelta a sus pasiones, pero, claro, detrás de todo esto hay un secreto que tendrá que salir a la luz eventualmente. Besides the threats on Isolde’s life, it was your usual court politics, but not very detailed or developed.

Possibly remove a smut scene to spend more time giving a bit of a more epic battle or fight between the two. If you like enemies to lovers, the arranged marriage trope, insta-sexual attraction, a feisty dagger-wielding female MC, and vampires/witches/gods, then you’ll probably enjoy this book. I really liked her in the first few chapters; she was strong, and independent, and saying how she wanted to rule without having to marry because she was raised to be a good ruler… Then I stopped liking her when she started traveling with Adrian and his vampires because she couldn’t stop acting like a jealous teen and she was so contradictory! The first time she confronted Safira was okay, but still the things she thought and said just made me hate her more.