Reviews

King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair

purplebunni's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

bgkent6's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense

3.5

charlotte365's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

kodarain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

callicabrini's review against another edition

adventurous dark

4.75

magmun's review against another edition

1.5

This book features probably the horniest main characters imaginable. I didn’t realize going into it how much of the book would be dedicated to smut or the characters thinking about sex. Unfortunately I was interested enough in the world and plot to keep reading but every time it was getting interesting the author would stop the plot to have a sex scene. I think I’m just not the target audience as I don’t really care about romance books and I thought this would be more traditional fantasy. I do have to hand it to the author for making the female love interest 26 instead of the typical 17-21 age range that a lot of books follow and for not making the guy a complete nightmare. It felt similar to many of Sarah j mass’s characters were you have a woman who is so badass and “not like other girls” cause she can use a knife, and a man who *Respects Woman* (and by that I mean he says he does but a lot of his actions are the exact opposite). There was a big disconnect between what we were told about characters vs their actual actions. At least he’s not a Colleen Hoover man. 

Also the plot was insanely predictable so by the time you get to the big reveal it isn’t even interesting or surprising.

tleite81's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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? No

4.5

bells_reads's review against another edition

medium-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

4.0

 I was so entertained throughout this entire book, it gets 4 stars.

I’ll admit, it could be better written: a bit more organised in terms of plot and the world building could’ve been better developed.

Buuut, that being said, I don’t think it’s the main focus of this book. The romance is. And if there’s one thing this author is quite good at, is hooking you with the romance (and smut). I loved the couple and kept craving more from them, more conversations to figure them out, and see more of their banter. Plus, there was a very interesting storyline (never a dull moment) and the plot was good as well.

I’ll be devouring the next book as well because I’m a romance addict, and i decided it will be my next fix 🤷‍♀️ 

the_caro_show's review against another edition

5.0

Went into this completely blind, I don’t even think I read the back cover

livslibrarylabyrinth's review against another edition

2.0

If "I'm not like other girls" was a book.