A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal
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- Author：Holly Renee
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Reviews
Kellie
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OMG Holly！！！！！ You did it again！！！ Now I will be dying till February！！！！ Evren and Adara are endgame！！ 10 out of ten stars 🌟
FS Meurinne
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This is one of my top favorite stories you need to read this year， it's absolutely brilliant。 The world-building is amazing， the characters are phenomenal， the plot is intriguing and entertaining， it will keep you reading non-stop。 I need this in audiobook to experience it all over again， it's that good。 This book picks up where A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows left， you need to read this one first。 Adara was taken and now we need to find what happens next。 The chemistry and interaction with the c This is one of my top favorite stories you need to read this year， it's absolutely brilliant。 The world-building is amazing， the characters are phenomenal， the plot is intriguing and entertaining， it will keep you reading non-stop。 I need this in audiobook to experience it all over again， it's that good。 This book picks up where A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows left， you need to read this one first。 Adara was taken and now we need to find what happens next。 The chemistry and interaction with the characters is so good， the secondary characters might need their own story in the future， the whole plotline was a roller-coaster that didn't let me stop at all， I devoured this book in no time。 I am not spoiling anything for anyone， so please just click and dive in。 Brilliant 5-stars！ Blog |BookBub | Amazon |Audible |Instagram |Twitter |Facebook |TikTok |YouTube |Pinterest |Tumblr |Bookstore 。。。more
The Romantic Rush Blog
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This spellbinding second act of this DELICIOUSLY sexy and action-packed fantasy series does not disappoint！ A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal is even sexier and more intriguing than the first。 And Evren continues to capture my entire heart with his swoony dark possession and his epically dirty mouth。 Holly Renee has brought the spice to fantasy！I’ll admit， this story went in a direction that I didn't quite anticipate。 After we have a volatile beginning as Adara is dealing with Evren misleading her This spellbinding second act of this DELICIOUSLY sexy and action-packed fantasy series does not disappoint！ A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal is even sexier and more intriguing than the first。 And Evren continues to capture my entire heart with his swoony dark possession and his epically dirty mouth。 Holly Renee has brought the spice to fantasy！I’ll admit， this story went in a direction that I didn't quite anticipate。 After we have a volatile beginning as Adara is dealing with Evren misleading her and being trapped now in another new kingdom full of palace drama， intrigue， and secrets， Holly almost scales it entirely back。 It’s quieter， slower， almost peaceful in places， as Adara starts to find security in the last place she expected it， trying to reconcile the longing in her heart with the distrust and betrayal she feels。 The Blood Court isn’t at all what she anticipated， and Holly really doubles down on that theme- Adara is uncovering that a lot of what she assumed about herself， her magic， her mate， and his world is not quite true。 It’s really a tale of self-discovery and actualization- Adara is coming into her powers in more ways than one。 Not only is she exploring her magic but she’s also exploring her destiny and heart- ALL incredibly complicated and confusing。 Adara waffles - a lot- because she quickly learns that she has more agency in her own journey than she ever thought， and that requires recalibrating。 Her plan and beliefs are unsettled- so now what？ What she does discover， though， is that being mated to Evren is not quite like the shackles of being mated to Gavril。 But can Evren earn her trust when he’s clearly been keeping secrets？ This story does feel markedly different in a lot of ways- there’s a bit more fun in it， a lot more spice， and the drama is scaled back quite a bit。 That makes for some really good character development as we see Adara evolve- let go of her biases， rethink her agenda， struggle to open her heart。 She’s somehow both more fierce and more vulnerable， even if she’s still so very stubborn LOL。 But who REALLy shines in this book is Evren- ironic since we spend a good chunk of the story with him elsewhere， but I loved seeing him so openly push for Adara， getting to see him pivot from the petulant bastard prince to the stoic and responsible leader of his people。 We realize just how much he has on his shoulders- and how up for the task he is。 Not to mention， man is still hot AF and his naughty times with Adara are hella sexy。 Possessive caveman with superpowers。 Yum。 Their connection is the real focus of this story- the tension， the angst， the second guessing and push-pull。 Their dynamic is clearly more than mate bond， there is real love here- but they have so much to overcome between them AND around them。 And both are in new contexts that mean they almost have to relearn each other。We also get some great secondary characters that add a little bit to this word- with some scene stealing angst of their own in the mix。 And while we dont’ get a lot of answers and we spend much of our story waiting for the shoe to drop， the shoe in fact DOES drop。 And it drops hard。 The last 25% of this book has a breakneck pace and is everything I wanted。 It’s chaos and magical and heartbreaking and heartstopping and devastating and such a poetic parallel。 It sets us up for what I’m sure will be a really epic finale- and I can’t wait！ 。。。more
Jodie Thornton
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So so good！ Love the battles they gave and the friends they meet。 Avren is a complete masterpiece and I love the way he loves。 I can’t wait for book three and the battles they will have to face
Katelynn
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After this book I can safely say I'm still blown away by this new series Holly Renee has created。 Still reeling from Evren's betrayal， Adara is forced to face her feelings。 Her growth in this book is the character development I was hoping for but doesn't always get delivered in other books。 This woman stepped into her own with a fierceness。 Evren was easy to fall in love with in the first book， but this one somehow he is impossibly even better。 The love he has for Adara is unmatched and so heart After this book I can safely say I'm still blown away by this new series Holly Renee has created。 Still reeling from Evren's betrayal， Adara is forced to face her feelings。 Her growth in this book is the character development I was hoping for but doesn't always get delivered in other books。 This woman stepped into her own with a fierceness。 Evren was easy to fall in love with in the first book， but this one somehow he is impossibly even better。 The love he has for Adara is unmatched and so heartwarming。 There's still some great steamy scenes but still has more than romance。 There's some fantastic secondary characters I defintelu wouldn't mind reading about。。。looking at you Thalia！ But of course just like the first book There's a cliffhanger ending that will leave you hooked for more。 I'm looking forward to the end of this trilogy！ 。。。more
Cate
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Love， lust， and betrayal portrayed beautifully in a story I couldn't put down。 I love these characters， though their decision making is questionable （in the most entertaining way）。 Love， lust， and betrayal portrayed beautifully in a story I couldn't put down。 I love these characters， though their decision making is questionable （in the most entertaining way）。 。。。more
Kaitlyn
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The ENDING 😭 This book picks up right where a Kingdom of Stars and Shadows ended so definitely read it first。 Adara spends the majority of it wrestling with her feelings and getting hold of her new powers。 Her growth in this book is really making her into a strong heroine。 Evren is 🥵 The things he says are just sooooo good 👍🏼 The evolution of their relationship in this book is probably the best I’ve ever read ♥️ I’m gonna need Holly Renee to give us book 3 ASAP 😊*ARC provided by the author and s The ENDING 😭 This book picks up right where a Kingdom of Stars and Shadows ended so definitely read it first。 Adara spends the majority of it wrestling with her feelings and getting hold of her new powers。 Her growth in this book is really making her into a strong heroine。 Evren is 🥵 The things he says are just sooooo good 👍🏼 The evolution of their relationship in this book is probably the best I’ve ever read ♥️ I’m gonna need Holly Renee to give us book 3 ASAP 😊*ARC provided by the author and smuthood in exchange for an honest review* 。。。more
Felicia's Review
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Omg！ This series is amazing。 Adara is coming to terms about what Evren after that last cliffhanger。 In the blood kingdom she is finding answers but is also left with so many more questions。 This book does leave off on a major cliffhanger that I need answers for。 I need book three。 This is a must read！
Brittany
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We pick up where we left off in AKOSAS， the truth being revealed about Evren leaving us wondering if any of it was even real。 Adara is heartbroken and angry upon finding out who Evren really is while feeling like a pawn yet again to another man looking to gain full power from the Starblessed， But Evren insists that the feelings are definitely real and makes his intentions very clear and refuses to give up without a fight。 Adara is trying so hard to stay strong and fight the bond she shares with We pick up where we left off in AKOSAS， the truth being revealed about Evren leaving us wondering if any of it was even real。 Adara is heartbroken and angry upon finding out who Evren really is while feeling like a pawn yet again to another man looking to gain full power from the Starblessed， But Evren insists that the feelings are definitely real and makes his intentions very clear and refuses to give up without a fight。 Adara is trying so hard to stay strong and fight the bond she shares with her Evren， her mate。。 which is easier said than done。 Upon arriving at the Blood Kingdom things are very different from the terrifying tales Adara was told growing up。。 she even starts to feel like she actually belongs somewhere but as she starts to get comfortable a new threat arises and Holly yet again smashes our heart to pieces。 The chemistry between the two of them is explosive and Evren had me swooning the entire time。 。。。more
Courtney
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This second book of this series is one I was dying to read because the first book left us hanging in what felt like a monumental moment and I needed to know my Evren wasn’t evil。 We pick up where our Star blessed is furious with Evren and she is fighting this war inside herself determined to hate him yet craving his touch。 Not going to lie most of this book Adara irritated me because she constantly was back and forth with Evren and it was distracting， 'I need him， I can’t stand him' 'I crave him This second book of this series is one I was dying to read because the first book left us hanging in what felt like a monumental moment and I needed to know my Evren wasn’t evil。 We pick up where our Star blessed is furious with Evren and she is fighting this war inside herself determined to hate him yet craving his touch。 Not going to lie most of this book Adara irritated me because she constantly was back and forth with Evren and it was distracting， 'I need him， I can’t stand him' 'I crave him， I know I should resist him because all he does is shower me with attention and s3x' 'I want him he’s my mate， but he betrayed me to keep me safe and alive。' I loved she wanted to grow stronger， be independent， and make her own decisions （which everyone should be able to do） but what really got me was Evren constantly showed her he put her first or was protecting a kingdom of people she constantly judged off lies she was raised to believe。 Even his friends and people of his kingdom kept showing her how amazing he is， yet Adara all the way through and even towards the end kept pushing him away and tortured him with her fickleness。 She showed strength， yet her determination to push Evren， her mate （which is rare and an innate thing that happens） away showed immaturity to me especially when she has proof how great he is and not like his brother at all。 Other than that， I loved the storyline and yes， the cliffhanger left me speechless， but I am excited to see where the story of their magic and the mates will go。 Also， the introduction of the new characters really sealed the deal for me （other than Evern's mouth because holy h3ll talk about hottttt） because they became a family and had a bond that was unbreakable。 This story and emotions will frustrate you， but it will also let you take this journey and fall in love with the characters。 。。。more
Jaime Mott
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This series is so addicting。 This is the second book in the series and it ends on a cliffhanger。 Holly once again took me to another world and I have never wanted to be in that world more。 Evren is proving to be the MMC that I adore。 He is protective without being overbearing。 His devotion to Adara and his people is never-ending。 Adara has so many conflicting emotions it is hard to determine what direction she is going to go。 This story has all the angst from the first and bumped the steam and s This series is so addicting。 This is the second book in the series and it ends on a cliffhanger。 Holly once again took me to another world and I have never wanted to be in that world more。 Evren is proving to be the MMC that I adore。 He is protective without being overbearing。 His devotion to Adara and his people is never-ending。 Adara has so many conflicting emotions it is hard to determine what direction she is going to go。 This story has all the angst from the first and bumped the steam and spice up to a 9。 The twist at the end was diabolical and I never saw it coming。 I can’t wait to see what happens next！ 。。。more
Kassidy Gunn
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“You make me want to forget any duties that I have and just get lost in you for eternity。” Rating: 5/5⭐️Spice: 4/5🌶🎉Happiest Release Day！！🎉✨ Thank You， Thank You Holly Renee for letting me read this ARC🫶🏻 This was one of my favorite October reads。 I read it in one sitting & I’m already desperate for A Kingdom of Venom & Vows。 The cliffhanger in this book is a freakin doozy！！✨ My heart broke for Adara 💔 She was stuck between betrayal & fate。 Rightfully angry， she struggled with how she felt for E “You make me want to forget any duties that I have and just get lost in you for eternity。” Rating: 5/5⭐️Spice: 4/5🌶🎉Happiest Release Day！！🎉✨ Thank You， Thank You Holly Renee for letting me read this ARC🫶🏻 This was one of my favorite October reads。 I read it in one sitting & I’m already desperate for A Kingdom of Venom & Vows。 The cliffhanger in this book is a freakin doozy！！✨ My heart broke for Adara 💔 She was stuck between betrayal & fate。 Rightfully angry， she struggled with how she felt for Evren。 His betrayal hurt her deeply， but her body craved him just as much。 She learns how to sort through her feelings， understand why Evren acted the way he did， and truly understand & give into what she wants。 I loved seeing her grow into her own and learning how to use and control her magic and become the strong and capable woman that she is。 ✨ Evren…I have a love/hate relationship with。 When I first started this book I hated him for how he betrayed Adara， but then he opened his mouth & I was drawn back in。 I now understand the reasoning behind his deceit， I still don’t like the way he did it but I understand it。 But this man’s mouth has a way of removing all doubt 🥵 I highlighted almost everything he said。 He is every woman’s wet dream 🫠 he had me sweating。 ✨ These fated mates are ❤️🔥❤️🔥 together。 I can’t even describe the sparks， the passion， the intensity of these too together and I’m not just talking about the bedroom。 The ending y’all… I was screaming & threw my kindle。 I don’t know if I can wait til next year for the next book！！ 🌙 “And there is nothing in the world I want more， princess， than to disappear in you。” 🌙 。。。more
Erin Hancock
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Negatives: The entirety of this book was just my biggest pet peeves on repeat。 Inconsequential fighting between main characters， a predictable cliff hanger， and no real communication between characters to build a more believable bond besides a physical one。Positives: Evren is hot。 The spice is nice。
Cierra Dela Cruz
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Once again， I'm left with a complete Evren hangover and I am counting the days until March。 What I love most about Holly is her ability to completely pull you in from the first page alone。 This book is shorter in terms of most books I've read， but it holds so much in it。 I rarely re-read books， but I found myself reading Stars and Shadows in preparation for this book。 Adara must come to terms with Evren's betrayal， escape and see if she can survive on her own， or go back to Gavril and accept her Once again， I'm left with a complete Evren hangover and I am counting the days until March。 What I love most about Holly is her ability to completely pull you in from the first page alone。 This book is shorter in terms of most books I've read， but it holds so much in it。 I rarely re-read books， but I found myself reading Stars and Shadows in preparation for this book。 Adara must come to terms with Evren's betrayal， escape and see if she can survive on her own， or go back to Gavril and accept her fate。 It was so satisfying to see Adara and Evren's relationship play out as no relationship is ever black and white。 I also love how the author filled in some of the gaps with Gavril and how he was able to sustain himself with blood while waiting for Adara to come of age。 Everything felt so effortless， no awkward inclusions just to fill in the plot。 This book left me on the edge of my seat and I demolished it within hours of release。 Highly recommend this series and I cannot wait until the next book in this series releases！ 。。。more
Chelé-----4 The Love of Books
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4。5YESSSS！！ Holly killed me in the best way with this one， we immediately pick up where we left off and honestly my emotions were all over the place！ The angst and the tension， the passion！！ I completely devoured every word！！Adara and Evren's story is unputdownable the feelings of betrayal， the fated mates， the fantasy and the spice and the freaking ending like。。。。WTH！！！Holly can plop me into her paranormal realm anytime， I need more！！ 4。5YESSSS！！ Holly killed me in the best way with this one， we immediately pick up where we left off and honestly my emotions were all over the place！ The angst and the tension， the passion！！ I completely devoured every word！！Adara and Evren's story is unputdownable the feelings of betrayal， the fated mates， the fantasy and the spice and the freaking ending like。。。。WTH！！！Holly can plop me into her paranormal realm anytime， I need more！！ 。。。more
Sue Harbers
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Omgggg this was such an amazing follow up to book 1！！ We pick right up where we left off with Adara and boy oh boy Evren has some serious explaining to do。 That boy has some issues coming clean with his lies and withholding info that’s for sure。 But somehow he’s still just as swoon worthy as he was before， maybe even more so！ The tension between him and Adara is undeniable。 But Gavril is not looking to give up his meal ticket so easily。 There’s a lot that happens in this book but mainly Adara ha Omgggg this was such an amazing follow up to book 1！！ We pick right up where we left off with Adara and boy oh boy Evren has some serious explaining to do。 That boy has some issues coming clean with his lies and withholding info that’s for sure。 But somehow he’s still just as swoon worthy as he was before， maybe even more so！ The tension between him and Adara is undeniable。 But Gavril is not looking to give up his meal ticket so easily。 There’s a lot that happens in this book but mainly Adara has to learn about herself and come to grips with her feelings。 I can’t wait for what’s next！ 。。。more
Aimee
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I loved the next installment of Evren and Adara’s story。Evren takes Adara to his home and there， she learns that many of her preconceptions about Vampyres are horribly wrong。She discovers that she is wrong about many things， and has difficulty knowing who and what to trust。 Can she move past Evren’s betrayals and her own deep seated mistrust， or will she become another Starblessed who has been discarded？Overall， I loved this book。I thought it moved the story along， it was well paced， and I read I loved the next installment of Evren and Adara’s story。Evren takes Adara to his home and there， she learns that many of her preconceptions about Vampyres are horribly wrong。She discovers that she is wrong about many things， and has difficulty knowing who and what to trust。 Can she move past Evren’s betrayals and her own deep seated mistrust， or will she become another Starblessed who has been discarded？Overall， I loved this book。I thought it moved the story along， it was well paced， and I read it super quickly。I did feel that the book was short？？ Not sure if it’s just me and that I’m reading quickly of late， but I read the whole thing in less than a day。I loved Evren and Adara’s romance。 It’s smutty enough but with just the right amount of romance to feel like it wasn’t gratuitous and that it was meaningful to the story。 I loved loved LOVED Thalia’s character。 I hope we get to see more of her in book 3 - she’s awesome。 Looking forward to the third book！ 。。。more
Amanda J
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Omg！ Words。。。I need words to form but I'm like whaaa？！ Speechless！ This series keeps getting more and more epic the more I read on， and this book was fantastic！ Like seriously， it was epic！ I loved everything about this story， the world building， the characters， the tension， angst， romance， mystery， plot twist， and the spice was great。 Everything was perfection！ Renee held nothing back and I relished every word。 Evren was my favorite in book one， well， now he's my book husband， there was so much Omg！ Words。。。I need words to form but I'm like whaaa？！ Speechless！ This series keeps getting more and more epic the more I read on， and this book was fantastic！ Like seriously， it was epic！ I loved everything about this story， the world building， the characters， the tension， angst， romance， mystery， plot twist， and the spice was great。 Everything was perfection！ Renee held nothing back and I relished every word。 Evren was my favorite in book one， well， now he's my book husband， there was so much more growth that we got to see that it just made me swoon。 And， Adara， she was such a great character too。 She was strong， stubborn and when push came to pull to stood her ground。 The entire flow of the book was exciting and entertaining which meant you could not put it down， believe me I read it in one sitting。 This is definitely one of my favorite series now and highly recommendable so go grab it now！ 。。。more
Kaija
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Man this book is EVERYTHING I was hoping for after the ending of book 1！ I loved it so much， and seeing even more of this world that she has given us was just phenomenal。There is so much tension between the two of them and OMG it’s so delicious！That ending， has me begging for book 3！ I am obsessed and in love with this book！Holly Renee is a fantastic writer I have loved her contemporary works and this series is easily becoming my favorite！
Katherine Cardona
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Obsessed I am seriously obsessed with this series。 This has to be one of my favorite fantasy romance book and definitely on my top read of the year， possibly ever。 Holly just keeps killing it。 I was already in love with book 1 and here comes book 2 and just takes us on the ride of our life。 I love all the new characters and can't wait for more from them。 If you thought Evren had a wicked mouth during the first book， wait til you read this one 🥵 。 That man puts all other books spicy talk to shame Obsessed I am seriously obsessed with this series。 This has to be one of my favorite fantasy romance book and definitely on my top read of the year， possibly ever。 Holly just keeps killing it。 I was already in love with book 1 and here comes book 2 and just takes us on the ride of our life。 I love all the new characters and can't wait for more from them。 If you thought Evren had a wicked mouth during the first book， wait til you read this one 🥵 。 That man puts all other books spicy talk to shame 🔥。 Be ready he will have you panting and sweating in no time。 I cannot get over how awesome this story is。 That ending though just tore me apart and I will be counting down the days til book 3。 This deserves more then 5 stars。 Holly outdid herself。 。。。more
Kerri’s Reading Corner
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Now LIVE and FREE in KUAmazon US: https://amzn。to/3WsoKm1Universal: https://geni。us/AKOBABHOLLY！！！！！ You have some explaining to do。 I am NOT ok。Let me say， if you read and loved the first book， this book will blow your mind。 It starts right where the first book left off， with Adara being kidnapped by the blood kingdom。 I was completely immersed in this world from the moment I started reading。Evren。 ***sighs*** He is everything。 I thought I couldn't love him more but he is such so perfect and th Now LIVE and FREE in KUAmazon US: https://amzn。to/3WsoKm1Universal: https://geni。us/AKOBABHOLLY！！！！！ You have some explaining to do。 I am NOT ok。Let me say， if you read and loved the first book， this book will blow your mind。 It starts right where the first book left off， with Adara being kidnapped by the blood kingdom。 I was completely immersed in this world from the moment I started reading。Evren。 ***sighs*** He is everything。 I thought I couldn't love him more but he is such so perfect and that mouth of his 🥵🥵🥵。 Adara struggled with her feelings for Evren and his betrayal for a majority of the book， but her character growth really showed in this book。 I love how she's growing into a strong heroine。The ending didn't really come as a surprise to me， I was able to guess what would happen about half way through。 That's not to say it didn't make me want to throw my kindle （or a tantrum）。 I saw it coming and yet it was still gut wrenching。 March cant get here fast enough！！！ 。。。more
Jessica ❥Chatterbooks Book Blog❥
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4。5Aaah！ I can't wait for the next book！ Rtc 4。5Aaah！ I can't wait for the next book！ Rtc 。。。more
Amy
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2。5⭐If I had to read the word "mate" one more time I was going to poke my eyes out with a fork。 I liked the first book in this series but this fell flat。 The fmc was so back and forth the first half of this story she drove me crazy to the point I was going to stop reading。 Not really sure how many books are going to be in this series but alot of this felt like filler and it is only book two。 Who knows if I'll continue。 2。5⭐If I had to read the word "mate" one more time I was going to poke my eyes out with a fork。 I liked the first book in this series but this fell flat。 The fmc was so back and forth the first half of this story she drove me crazy to the point I was going to stop reading。 Not really sure how many books are going to be in this series but alot of this felt like filler and it is only book two。 Who knows if I'll continue。 。。。more
Thiscrazybookishlife
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I NEED BOOK 3。。。。。。。I'm in awe and in mourning。 While I loved every single moment of this book I'm distraught that I have to wait for book 3。 The characters， world building， spiciness， all of it are top tier and you can't tell me otherwise。 A beautiful fantasy that I will never stop recommending！！ I NEED BOOK 3。。。。。。。I'm in awe and in mourning。 While I loved every single moment of this book I'm distraught that I have to wait for book 3。 The characters， world building， spiciness， all of it are top tier and you can't tell me otherwise。 A beautiful fantasy that I will never stop recommending！！ 。。。more
Monster
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The Kindle eBook was available on Amazon Japan at local time 5am。 So I just bought and dived into it。 Finished within 6 hours。 Wow。 I need next book。
Courtney Shapiro
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Thank you to Holly Renee for sending me an e-arc of this book to read and review！ I am so fully invested in this series， oh my goodness。 I was screaming， almost crying and screaming some more throughout all 20 chapters。 Evren， my lord， that man could run me down with a truck and I'd say thank you and ask him to do it again。 He is a top tier， impeccably written male character and I adore him with my entire being。 I also really loved Adara's journey in this book。 She battled with herself and I def Thank you to Holly Renee for sending me an e-arc of this book to read and review！ I am so fully invested in this series， oh my goodness。 I was screaming， almost crying and screaming some more throughout all 20 chapters。 Evren， my lord， that man could run me down with a truck and I'd say thank you and ask him to do it again。 He is a top tier， impeccably written male character and I adore him with my entire being。 I also really loved Adara's journey in this book。 She battled with herself and I definitely wanted to bring her to her senses， but I was really proud of her full circle moments by the end。 The spice was immaculate， the tension was delectable， and I devoured it。 I loved the introduction of the new characters in the Blood Kingdom and thought they really added something great to the overall vibe。 I can't believe the cliffhanger we got left on and I cannot wait to dive into what's waiting for me in the next book。 Unmatched sequel right here。 。。。more
Harlie Bostelman
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I thought the cliffhanger from book 1 was brutal， boy was I wrong。A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal picks up right where book 1 ended， Adara is bonded to both princes， neither of whom she wants nor trusts。 She has no choice in her future and wants nothing more than to escape the life fate has set before her。 But she is not going to go down without a fight。In this story we get to meet some great new characters， both Thalia and Sorin are the perfect friends to Adara as she tries to figure out her n I thought the cliffhanger from book 1 was brutal， boy was I wrong。A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal picks up right where book 1 ended， Adara is bonded to both princes， neither of whom she wants nor trusts。 She has no choice in her future and wants nothing more than to escape the life fate has set before her。 But she is not going to go down without a fight。In this story we get to meet some great new characters， both Thalia and Sorin are the perfect friends to Adara as she tries to figure out her new life。 And the character development in Adara herself， is wonderful。 She has grown so much from book 1 and I have no doubt she will come out swinging in book 3。 And don’t even get me started on Evren， I didn’t think I could love him more but here we are。 He is the perfect morally-grey， dirty-talking， witty and charming prince that you can’t help but swoon over。 Just like book 1， I have numerous highlighted passages from this one， most of which are things Evren says to Adara。This book was so good！ The plot， the character development， the journey， the smut， the twists， the suspense， and that cliffhanger！！I loved this book。 Even more than book 1 and that is saying a lot。 This series reminds me of the ACOTAR series （one of my all time favorites） and Evren very much gives Rhys vibes。Fans of fantasy romance will love this follow up to A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows， and if you haven’t yet started this series then get ready for an emotional rollercoaster that will leave you on the edge of your seat。I did receive a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
MarissaIsBooked
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I loved book 1 in this series， but I loved this one even more。 I expressed my love for Evren after A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows and boy did my love for him grow in A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal。 He’s a deep， complex character that has given so much for his kingdom and thinks of those around him in every decision he makes。 Side characters Thalia and Sorin were a welcome addition to the story。 I enjoyed their dynamic with each other as well as Adara and Evren。 I am an absolute sucker for “foun I loved book 1 in this series， but I loved this one even more。 I expressed my love for Evren after A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows and boy did my love for him grow in A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal。 He’s a deep， complex character that has given so much for his kingdom and thinks of those around him in every decision he makes。 Side characters Thalia and Sorin were a welcome addition to the story。 I enjoyed their dynamic with each other as well as Adara and Evren。 I am an absolute sucker for “found family” and the relationships here fed my love for the trope。 I’m glad we got to experience Adara learn more about herself and what she’s capable of。 I hope we get to learn more about the Starblessed of past and present as well as Adara in the future。 My biggest complaint about this book is how quickly Adara went from being confused about her relationship to basically being all in。 I would have loved to get more insight into why/how she so quickly decided to give in to it after denying it for so much of the book。 Either way， I adore this relationship and am anxious to see how the ending of A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal plays out in book 3。 I cannot wait for A Kingdom of Venom and Vows after that cliffhanger 😅- Found family- Fated mates- Possessive MMC- Touch her and die⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️。5/5🌶️🌶️🌶️/5“I want all of you。 Every moment， every breath。 I want to know your heartbreaks and make sure they never happen again。 I want to give you every part of me and to take every part of you in return。”I received this as an ARC and this is my honest opinion。 。。。more
Kayla
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⭐️ 5/5🌶️ 2/5First of all， thank you to the author， Holly Renee， for kindly giving me a copy of the ARC！ I tore through A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows and was absolutely desperate for book 2。 A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal did not disappoint and I absolutely devoured it。 Holly has truly outdone herself again with this one！ I was sucked into the storyline from the first page and it never faltered。 There were no points where I felt the plot was too slow or unnecessary。 Ever since the end of A King ⭐️ 5/5🌶️ 2/5First of all， thank you to the author， Holly Renee， for kindly giving me a copy of the ARC！ I tore through A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows and was absolutely desperate for book 2。 A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal did not disappoint and I absolutely devoured it。 Holly has truly outdone herself again with this one！ I was sucked into the storyline from the first page and it never faltered。 There were no points where I felt the plot was too slow or unnecessary。 Ever since the end of A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows， I've been wanting to grab Adara by the shoulders and scream at her！ While I understand her caution and reason for being so hesitant with those around her， I still was dying for some resolution between her and Evren！ I said in the first book， and I'll say it again here - Holly is some sort of wizard with the way she's mastered the slowburn in this series。 Somehow she was able to balance a slowburn romance between Adara and Evren in book 1 while they were still getting hot and heavy with each other every time they got the chance。 And somehow， she's managed to get them into an enemies-to-lovers-to-enemies situation where the slowburn starts all over again。 And let me tell you - it was just as delicious as book 1。 While Adara has a classic case of the miscommunication trope going on， I loved seeing her slowly sway back and forth until we finally got some sweet satisfaction。Evren is just as charming and clever as in book 1， and the mouth on that man？ Stunning。 Amazing。 10/10， would recommend to a friend。 Not only was this book a slowburn for Adara and her sexual tension with Evren， but it was a slowburn for me to finally get some Evren scenes！！！！ I will take as many as I can get at this point - he has me in an actual chokehold。 Overall， this was a solid 5 star read for me all the way through the book， from start to finish。 Now I'm absolutely DYING for book 3， which doesn't come out until March。 Can someone just wake me up when the date finally rolls around？ Or at least wake me up when Holly picks her ARC team？ That would be great， thanks！ 。。。more
Unique
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