King of Battle and Blood
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- Author：Scarlett St. Clair
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Summary
Their Union Is His Revenge。
Isolde de Lara considers her wedding day her death day。 To end a years-long war， she is to marry vampire king， Adrian Aleksandr Vasiliev， and kill him。 ⠀
But her assassination attempt is thwarted and Adrian threatens that if Isolde tries kill him again， he will raise her as the undead。 Faced with the possibility of becoming the thing she hates most， Isolde seeks other ways to defy him and survive the brutal vampire court。 ⠀
Except it isn’t the court she fears most—it’s Adrain。 Despite their undeniable chemistry， she wonders why the king——fierce， savage， merciless—chose her as consort。 ⠀
The answer will shatter her world。
Isolde de Lara considers her wedding day her death day。 To end a years-long war， she is to marry vampire king， Adrian Aleksandr Vasiliev， and kill him。 ⠀
But her assassination attempt is thwarted and Adrian threatens that if Isolde tries kill him again， he will raise her as the undead。 Faced with the possibility of becoming the thing she hates most， Isolde seeks other ways to defy him and survive the brutal vampire court。 ⠀
Except it isn’t the court she fears most—it’s Adrain。 Despite their undeniable chemistry， she wonders why the king——fierce， savage， merciless—chose her as consort。 ⠀
The answer will shatter her world。
Reviews
Elissa
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Entertaining and sexy-Yeah！！
Lyssa
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4。5 stars。 This book is SO much fun -- dark and sexy with lots of interesting word-building。 It reminds me of FROM BLOOD AND ASH with a little bit of ACOTAR mixed in。 I cannot wait until book 2 comes out to see what happens next！
Mathilde Alfang
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This book was trash。 Did I enjoy it？ Yeah
Rachel T
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More giving From Blood and Ash rather than A Touch of Darkness， but still great。 The author set up for a very interesting plot in the next book and I definitely look forward to reading it。
shadow girl （HIATUS）
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this book was。。。。。okay， I guess。it was nice and all but not GROUNDREAKING or anything
Em Lost In Books
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this was a welcome relief after all the melancholy and deaths I have been encountering in more than half a dozen books that I read prior to this。 Entertaining but nothing new if you have read PNR for a long time。
Fictional Katelyn
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I read this book in literally a day and it was fucking awesome。 this exceeded my expectations so much and i am rabid for the next book
Karen Brangwin
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It is a really good book。 As usual vampires are a bit misunderstood。。。。From the moment Adrian the Blood King and Princess Isolde meet to the end of the book you are enthralled in their world。 Now I want more， and their steamy moments。
tinu I
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It was not bad。 I was expecting worse given the author’s past books which I found absolutely horrible。 This wasn’t the best， but it’s definitely a huge leap from “A Touch of Darkness”
RachelElizabeth
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2。75。It was…not that good。 Scarlett St。 Clair’s writing is entertaining but not great。 I had some issues with the world building here， I think this is her fantasy debut so I’ll cut her some slack since fantasy is horribly difficult to write。 I don’t think this world was well described or explained。 Like， there were instances where moments were simply glossed over， especially moments when a character is moving locations， that could have been a great opportunity for great imagery and learning more 2。75。It was…not that good。 Scarlett St。 Clair’s writing is entertaining but not great。 I had some issues with the world building here， I think this is her fantasy debut so I’ll cut her some slack since fantasy is horribly difficult to write。 I don’t think this world was well described or explained。 Like， there were instances where moments were simply glossed over， especially moments when a character is moving locations， that could have been a great opportunity for great imagery and learning more about this world。 But， she misses those moments when forgoing these slower scenes。 All the magic， monsters， and history still don’t make a lot of sense to me。 I think this needs to be explored more。 Isolde， oh Isolde。 She was so annoying at times。 Like， girl， take a breath before you start antagonizing everyone。 She was always trying to pick fights with Adrian， it’s hard to believe they fell in love。 Oh wait！ They didn’t because they were already in love and Isolde just needed to remember！ I can’t believe she never even asked Adrian how he knew that she was Yesenia。 How was she even resurrected （reincarnated？？）？ Was this the first time or were there other times she came back in another body？ Honestly， the redeeming factor of this book was the flashbacks that Isolde had of Yesenia。 That was more interesting than anything going on in the present。 I wish this was Yesenia and Adrian’s story from the flashbacks。 That had so much Greek tragedy potential！！ Yesenia knows the whole time how this ends！！？？ Adrian having to this with the aftermath and the only person to tell her story and avenge her！！？？ That would make a more interesting story 。。。more
Anna
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The reincarnation trope needs to die
Heidi
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Meh。 The chosen one is very special。 She has a lot of steamy sex and says fuck a lot。 If you like vampire erotica and want a bit of plot with your porn this might be for you。 It wasn’t really for me。 Not awful。 Just a bit dull。
Christina
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This book was great from beginning to end。 It moved along at fast pace， and the world building was still inviting。 I loved the relationship between Adrian and Isolde。 There is a great twist in the plot。 I can't wait to read the next book。 This book was great from beginning to end。 It moved along at fast pace， and the world building was still inviting。 I loved the relationship between Adrian and Isolde。 There is a great twist in the plot。 I can't wait to read the next book。 。。。more
Briana Bailon
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Vampire king， princess turned queen， arranged marriage， enemies to lovers， action， romance， and more！ Needless to say… GIMMIE！This story revolved around Isolde， princess of Lara， and Adrian， the Blood King。 Essentially Adrian and Isolde end up getting married so there’s the arranged marriage trope and because of the tension between humans and vampires… Isolde wasn’t a fan of Adrian to begin with。 Following that， another beloved trope was enemies to lovers！ Isolde and Adrian were the epitome of e Vampire king， princess turned queen， arranged marriage， enemies to lovers， action， romance， and more！ Needless to say… GIMMIE！This story revolved around Isolde， princess of Lara， and Adrian， the Blood King。 Essentially Adrian and Isolde end up getting married so there’s the arranged marriage trope and because of the tension between humans and vampires… Isolde wasn’t a fan of Adrian to begin with。 Following that， another beloved trope was enemies to lovers！ Isolde and Adrian were the epitome of enemies to lovers， but I felt like they shared a lot of tender， sweet moments that lessened the “enemy” aspect between them。 I would say that Isolde was more apprehensive to accept her feelings for Adrian， especially in the beginning because one， she felt like she was betraying her people， and second， she felt like her feeling attracted to Adrian was going against everything she was taught， plus he was the “enemy”。 Whereas Isolde was conflicted with her feelings for Adrian， Adrian seemed like her genuinely liked Isolde from the very beginning。 I felt like Adrian’s attraction to Isolde was clear right away， but as Isolde and Adrian spent more time together， I started to pick up on some clues that revealed a lot more about Adrian’s feelings for Isolde， there was more beneath the surface that added an extra layer to Adrian and Isolde’s romance。 Out of all of Scarlet’s books， I would say this book was by far her spiciest to date。 At the core of Adrian and Isolde’s relationship was a lot of intimacy。 If you asked Isolde （especially in the beginning） she would say that *adult playtime* doesn’t mean anything， but as Adrian and Isolde share more physical intimacy they became more vulnerable with each other， and expressed their feelings in a more primal way。 Fair warning prepare for plenty of *intimate* scenes， so if that’s not your thing then you may not enjoy this。 Overall， I enjoyed the spice in this book， and while some may say that it was overdone， I think it played a significant role in Isolde and Adrian’s relationship。Through out the story， there were some clues that left me questioning what exactly was going on with Isolde specifically。 As the story continued， towards the end of the book everything started to come together that made for an “Aha！” moment。 I liked how everything came together in the plot and it created an interesting twist to Isolde and Adrian’s story。 。。。more
Gia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was a quick read， but not really what I was expecting。 I was fast to finish it because I had my suspicions of the major plot point all along， but we don’t fight out for sure until the end。 Also， it was very fast paced and did not have a lot of sexual tension or build up because of that。 I think slowing it down a little in the spice department and more information in the background/into an actual plot aside from sex would have made it five stars。 There was a few spots I wish that an editor p This was a quick read， but not really what I was expecting。 I was fast to finish it because I had my suspicions of the major plot point all along， but we don’t fight out for sure until the end。 Also， it was very fast paced and did not have a lot of sexual tension or build up because of that。 I think slowing it down a little in the spice department and more information in the background/into an actual plot aside from sex would have made it five stars。 There was a few spots I wish that an editor picked up on in regards to repetitiveness/spelling which always takes me out of a story。 All in all， I enjoyed this but it had way more potential。 。。。more
Hannah Gordon
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Would middle school Hannah be surprised that 27-year-old Hannah is *still* reading vampire books？ No。 No she would not。This one was fine。 Isolde’s kingdom is being conquered by the ruthless Blood King aka Adrian （obviously a vampire）。 She comes across him in the woods one day， and there’s a spark。 Adrian offers her father a deal: Isolde’s hand in marriage for peace in the kingdom。 Why her？ She has no idea！ Even though the hints he offers her are pretty obvious！ Isolde accepts。 She hates him。 She Would middle school Hannah be surprised that 27-year-old Hannah is *still* reading vampire books？ No。 No she would not。This one was fine。 Isolde’s kingdom is being conquered by the ruthless Blood King aka Adrian （obviously a vampire）。 She comes across him in the woods one day， and there’s a spark。 Adrian offers her father a deal: Isolde’s hand in marriage for peace in the kingdom。 Why her？ She has no idea！ Even though the hints he offers her are pretty obvious！ Isolde accepts。 She hates him。 She plans to kill him。 But… she wants him， too。Classic！Honestly the world was low-key confusing and not because it was complex but because it just felt underdeveloped。 The beginning felt disjointed from the rest。 The start was boring。 Isolde is a “I’m not like other girls” kinda girl。 She almost dies a lot and is constantly passing out。 She also stabs people at will。 Adrian is creepy。 🌶 It’s INCREDIBLY SPICY。 Too much， if you ask me， but I’m not really a spice gal。 So that’s on me！ The spicy scenes do get a bit repetitive and if I read the phrase “my heat” one more time， I may scream。 The ending made up for the beginning， though。 You might be surprised to hear this based on my review， but I’m interested to see where book 2 goes。 Will probably read。 What else am I gonna do？ Reread Twilight？TL;DR:Pros:-high fantasy-vampires-GAY vampires Cons:-worldbuilding could use work -cheesy tropes -cringy characters 。。。more
Jenane Pierre
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* King of Battle and Blood is a marriage of convenience and it follows the story of princess Isolde De Lara and the vampire King Adrian Aleksandr Vasiliev。* Isolde must marry Adrian in order to save her people。 She hates him and thinks he’s a monster。 Her people despises him and they believe with her marrying him and her being in such close proximity to him that she will be able to kill him。 But Isolde will come to find that killing a Vampire king is much harder than it seems。 * Right from the s * King of Battle and Blood is a marriage of convenience and it follows the story of princess Isolde De Lara and the vampire King Adrian Aleksandr Vasiliev。* Isolde must marry Adrian in order to save her people。 She hates him and thinks he’s a monster。 Her people despises him and they believe with her marrying him and her being in such close proximity to him that she will be able to kill him。 But Isolde will come to find that killing a Vampire king is much harder than it seems。 * Right from the start there’s this instant attraction to the vampire king which leads Isolde confused and as she gets to learn more about him she becomes more conflicted about what she should do。 Should she listen to her heart or should she what her people expects of her to do。 * This was such a fun ride。 I devoured this book in one night。 Adrian is Daddy and I stand by it。 He is so charming and charismatic with the right amount of “vulgar”。 Isolde is also a really fun protagonist and takes no one’s BS。 Overall it’s a fun read。 Pacing is super easy to follow。 Should definitely check it out。 。。。more
Pilar
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You guys…。this book…。😳😳😳🤯🤯‼️ This book was my most anticipated release of the year。 I stumbled on Scarlett St。 Clair when #bookstagram told me I had to read the A Touch of Darkness series and I fell in love！ I love St。 Clair’s voice and the way she is portraying enemies to lovers in her complex stories。 She writes so beautifully without over complicating the story。 King of Battle and Blood brought this to another level。 I am completely in love and invested in Isolde and Adrian’s story。 St。 Clair You guys…。this book…。😳😳😳🤯🤯‼️ This book was my most anticipated release of the year。 I stumbled on Scarlett St。 Clair when #bookstagram told me I had to read the A Touch of Darkness series and I fell in love！ I love St。 Clair’s voice and the way she is portraying enemies to lovers in her complex stories。 She writes so beautifully without over complicating the story。 King of Battle and Blood brought this to another level。 I am completely in love and invested in Isolde and Adrian’s story。 St。 Claire keeps you wanting more with every page you turn。 I devoured this story！✨🧛🪄✨✨✨✨✨🧛🪄✨✨✨✨This book was for sure ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5If you haven’t read it yet do yourself a favor and pick it up now！ 。。。more
Madeline Skepple
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。5I was so sceptical because I wasn’t a huge fan of TOD。 But this was spectacular。 Enjoyed everything， isolde， incredible MC， and Adrian 😅😅🥲🥲🌶🌶🌶 perfection。
BookElf95
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Fantastic book！！ It had me hooked in the first few pages！ I can honestly say this is in my top ten favorites！ I hope there will be more books！！
Linda GE
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Really enjoyed it。 FMC Isolde is strong， passionate， smart， and fierce。 A force to be reckoned with。 MMC Adrian seems to have a lot of depth， but we are only shown him from the outside， outer layers， from Isolde’s perspective。 The plot was fun， but left me a little confused。 The character interactions were at times too vaguely described to imagine well enough。 I nonetheless plan to reread and am looking forward to next book in series。
Emmy; ♛ the Sleepless Collector of Fairytales， Mother of Old Stories and Connoisseur of Lazy Days
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This winter has brought many gems shining in dark times。 King of Battle and Blood was surely one of them。 I remember St。 Clare’s Persephone X Hades series。 Persephone’s POV was lacking in my mind， but I adored Hades’ side。 For that reason， I gave this book a shot based on the blurb’s premise。 Lord， I’m glad I did。 If you’re a fan of Blood and Ash， this is your next fix of these modern vampire re-writes that have moved on from those that I will not name （we all remember the sparkly suckers。）The c This winter has brought many gems shining in dark times。 King of Battle and Blood was surely one of them。 I remember St。 Clare’s Persephone X Hades series。 Persephone’s POV was lacking in my mind， but I adored Hades’ side。 For that reason， I gave this book a shot based on the blurb’s premise。 Lord， I’m glad I did。 If you’re a fan of Blood and Ash， this is your next fix of these modern vampire re-writes that have moved on from those that I will not name （we all remember the sparkly suckers。）The characters and their arcs are terrific， and their relationship progression is beautiful。 We don’t get much detail on the supporting characters， which is a -1 from me， but the enumeration on our main character and love interest is yummy。 The development and plot twists are *chef’s kiss*， and I’m a sucker for an enemies-to-lovers plot line。 It’s also a badass girl book， and I’m a fan of any feminist framing that illustrates a woman who’s not afraid of her sexuality or her power fighting back against sexist。4/5* from me。 Some points lacked detail and I would have loved a little more said about our supporting characters and their developing relationships。 Beautiful world building 。。。more
Lunarbookwyrm
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I am giving this book 5 stars hands down okay IDGAF。 So， a lot of my friends have mixed reviews about the book because some didn't like Issi （the FML）。 You see， I love her because she is badass she doesn't give a fu， even if she was sheltered throughout her life people kind of misunderstand her and I get that。 I do agree that doesn't make the best decision， but damn when she claps back at people who insult her。。。 she can definitely SHUT YOU DOWN。 :） I wanna say more about Issi， but I wanna focus I am giving this book 5 stars hands down okay IDGAF。 So， a lot of my friends have mixed reviews about the book because some didn't like Issi （the FML）。 You see， I love her because she is badass she doesn't give a fu， even if she was sheltered throughout her life people kind of misunderstand her and I get that。 I do agree that doesn't make the best decision， but damn when she claps back at people who insult her。。。 she can definitely SHUT YOU DOWN。 :） I wanna say more about Issi， but I wanna focus on talking about the book as a whole。 We can talk more about Issi if you want， let me know。 I do like her and kind of take her side because I take it a bit personally。 She's cool。 Badass。 I know she doesn't handle things well， but I am all for character development。 Now I really hate the people around her of course， then comes our MAN。。。 Adrian <3 We love him。 He is such a cinnamon roll who will protect you no matter what。 YOU WILL LOVE HIM！ I promise you。 He's the possessive， dark， delicious， and forbidden fruit you'd love to have。 And you know you'll keep coming back！ Trust me I know。 :）The whole vibe was wonderful I love the gothic and dark world。 I admit the story was a bit predictable， but I gave the book 5 stars anyway because I didn't mind it because I got sucked into the world and the writing。 Not going to lie， I like this more than A Touch of Darkness and I love A Touch of Darkness。 I am super excited for Book 2！ Spice Level 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 I love it <3 I just am in love with this book。 I don't care。 I just love it。 。。。more
Crystal
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Enemies to lovers ✅ arranged marriage ✅ vampires and witches ✅ love love loved this book so much。 It had all my favorites tropes。 At times it was a little frustrating because Isolde was sooo stubborn。 But in the end， she came around。
Laura
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Why must all books with promising concepts have horrible development and writing？
Elizabeth Kari
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I kept waiting for Adrian to be someone else。 I expected him to be the soulmate of Isolde but I kept waiting for him to do something to protect Isolde， defend her honor， something other than make out with her in front of people and let her continue to kill nobles-which is a whole other thing。 He never was the enemy in this enemy to lovers even though Isolde kept saying he was。 I love enemies to lover romances and this was not it。 The character development was choppy/nonexistent。 There were a lot I kept waiting for Adrian to be someone else。 I expected him to be the soulmate of Isolde but I kept waiting for him to do something to protect Isolde， defend her honor， something other than make out with her in front of people and let her continue to kill nobles-which is a whole other thing。 He never was the enemy in this enemy to lovers even though Isolde kept saying he was。 I love enemies to lover romances and this was not it。 The character development was choppy/nonexistent。 There were a lot of half finished story lines where you expected to get answers to and never did。 I wanted to be taken on a journey and understand how characters came to certain conclusions and their emotions around that。 Instead it was “here is what happened” and jumped ten steps to “this is what the character is going to do。” I guessed the twist really early on which is totally fine but I would have loved for the character realization of being reincarnated to have a bit more emotional development instead of instant acceptance。 If I found out I was the past lover of my current husband， I would be ticked he lied to me and never mentioned it let alone forced me into a marriage just because we had been former lovers in my previous life。 But instead Isolde just accepts it and had no emotions towards it one way or another？ I’m hoping the second book it better。 。。。more
Lily
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This got be out of my 4 month book slump。 One of the better books I have read and a long time。 I am so inlove with these characters and this story。 Idk how I feel about her having a past life but it makes things interesting。 Adrian is now in the top 5 book boyfriends。 Bad bitch marry’s and another bad bitch and we just love it。 9/10
Kaitlin
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This is full of mythology and fantastical romance， with a vampire and magical twist。
Vixen
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Ta książka ma identyczna fabułę jak "From blood and ash"。 Dosłownie przepisana scena po scenie， a wszystko różni się tylko szczegółami。 Generalnie podobało mi się bardzo， uwielbiam takie klimaty。 Czy uważam że fbaa jest lepsze ？ Zdecydowanie。 Stąd daje 3。5 ❤️ Ta książka ma identyczna fabułę jak "From blood and ash"。 Dosłownie przepisana scena po scenie， a wszystko różni się tylko szczegółami。 Generalnie podobało mi się bardzo， uwielbiam takie klimaty。 Czy uważam że fbaa jest lepsze ？ Zdecydowanie。 Stąd daje 3。5 ❤️ 。。。more
Jennifer Meysing
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This was nice and spicy 🌶， which was cool， but ultimately it was predictable and not dissimilar to St。 Clair’s A Touch of Darkness。 I’m also really over the woman v。 woman drama trope。 Isolde seemed to view every other woman as either a threat to be jealous of or just beneath her。 I’m particularly talking about Adrian’s vassal。 Isolde was pissed Adrian went to her for sustenance， yet refused to take her place but still threw a fit over it。 And then despite Adrian making it clear he wasn’t intere This was nice and spicy 🌶， which was cool， but ultimately it was predictable and not dissimilar to St。 Clair’s A Touch of Darkness。 I’m also really over the woman v。 woman drama trope。 Isolde seemed to view every other woman as either a threat to be jealous of or just beneath her。 I’m particularly talking about Adrian’s vassal。 Isolde was pissed Adrian went to her for sustenance， yet refused to take her place but still threw a fit over it。 And then despite Adrian making it clear he wasn’t interested， Isolde still chose to belittle and humiliate the vassal， despite the clear power imbalance between them。 Does that make sense？ Idk， I just get tired of seeing female characters needlessly pitted against each other。 。。。more
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