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Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

39 reviews

gretchenplz's review

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? It's complicated

2.5

Kinky smut, but the pregnancy aspect turned me off. I also think that the lines of consent are VERY blurred here, with vampire bites pretty much acting as drugs...

The plot was… quite thin (which is fine; it’s erotica), but at the same time, I don’t want to have to deal with random world-building in my smut.

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ameliagb's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was like a big, embarrassing, fanfiction of every piece of vampire media that's ever been popular in mainstream culture. It was a spicy novel Frankenstein-ed to death with plot devices from other vampire books and movies. I can't say that I did not enjoy it in, it was certainly spicy and that is definitely one thing that I can say that this author writes well. The rest of it... the characters and plot specifically? Lazy. Everything that happened aside form the spice was conveniently wedged in to justify every fantastical thought the author dreamed up. I understand that it's a fantasy and there is a measure of suspended disbelief required but if an author is going to set a book like this in the real world, they should attempt to make it at least a little bit realistic. The main character was nothing special, typical erotica protagonist archetype. Questionable parentage, daughters of a prominent figure, unidentified powers, ends up being more important than everyone thought, etc. Also everything that went wrong she blamed on herself and that felt gross to me. Overall, it was.... fun and the writing was baseline fine. Nothing special and not life changing.

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one_more_chapter96's review

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medium-paced

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

2.0

Super spicy but no depth to characters and they all seemed immature.

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sammo324's review

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dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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br33zy268's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

So very spicy, so very good. There were a scant few things that stopped it from being 5 stars for me…mostly there were times it felt a little repetitive (aside from the fact that it’s a compilation of stories that necessitated some repetition). It seemed like Mina was going over the same things in her head again and again and again and repeating the same tired lines that I found distracting and slightly annoying…which is a shame because I loved her as a character.

The ending was also a bit…anti-climatic. Like, obviously as a romance it has a HEA/HFN but like literally within 2 pages it was over, with very little build up. I also wish the mystery of the seraphs was revealed a little more (unless this is being revealed in later books but also why tease us like this! At least throw us a little bone, a little reveal?)

Other than that, all these characters were so great and lovable in their own sense. And the spicy scenes were soooo deliciously spicy. It was the perfect palate cleanser that I wanted after quite a few more emotionally dense reads.

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zeravos's review

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dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.75

Slow plot development, mostly smut, fast but happy ending

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mollieweitzman's review

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lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

This book was definitely enjoyable and a very fast read. I LOVED the first Act: Sacrifice. It was sooo sexy and fun to read, the rest (act 3 especially the last 50-100 pages) kind of dragged. There’s a good amount of plot mixed in with A LOTTTT OF SPICE. This was my first reverse harem and so I didn’t know what to expect but I was actually pleasantly surprised, despite a lot of the writing feeling kind of wattpad-y. It’s definitely good for vampire fans wanting to relive our middle school wattpad era or just a fun fast read (despite being 476 pages you just zoom through!!). I really wish we had gotten more of a build between just Mina and Malachi, once the other men were introduced it just kind of stopped developing. AND KATEE LOVES TO TALK ABOUT HOW BIG THIS MAN IS PLZ. And the plot was very easily resolved lol every single time, it could have been built up so much more!!

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jinnyshollow's review

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adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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xapoptosisx's review

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adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

So I didn't realize this was pure smut going into it but it was still good. I liked the characters especially wolf he's my favourite and think there was some really funny moments in it. I did hate the whole pregnancy part of it also didn't know that was in there.

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kyrstin_p1989's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Spicy. Spicy. Spicy. 🌶️ A tale of broody, sexy vampires, silly seraphim, and their undying bond with one another. Romantic and sexy at the same time. Thoroughly enjoyed this one!

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