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poisonheart91's review
4.0
Blood Kings is a great start to a brand-new series. It starts off with a blast and never lets up. It will keep you in suspense from the first page right up until the last with never a dull moment in between. It will keep you guessing from page to page. I couldn’t turn those pages fast enough as I raced to the end and watched the story unfold. Blood Kings is mesmerizing and pulled me into its depths farther and farther the more I read.
Blood Kings takes place on an island, Krimos Islands. Criminals are taken to this island to serve out their time with other hardened criminals. Only the meanest and the evilest of men are sent to this island. There are no guards or law keepers on the island only criminals.
Eighteen-year-old Leo Hart is wrongly convicted of a murder crime and is sent to Krimos Islands. Leo is a soft-hearted kind of person. How is Leo ever going to survive on an island with men like the ones on Krimos Island? He will have to tread very lightly.
I had no problem following Leo during his time on the island. The description was well done making it very easy to see it all in my head as if I was watching a movie. Blood Kings has left me wanting more. I can’t wait to read more about this world. I am anxiously waiting for the next book in the series.
I would recommend Blood Kings to anyone looking for a great thriller filled with edge-of-your-seat action. Grab your copy of Blood Kings today!
Blood Kings takes place on an island, Krimos Islands. Criminals are taken to this island to serve out their time with other hardened criminals. Only the meanest and the evilest of men are sent to this island. There are no guards or law keepers on the island only criminals.
Eighteen-year-old Leo Hart is wrongly convicted of a murder crime and is sent to Krimos Islands. Leo is a soft-hearted kind of person. How is Leo ever going to survive on an island with men like the ones on Krimos Island? He will have to tread very lightly.
I had no problem following Leo during his time on the island. The description was well done making it very easy to see it all in my head as if I was watching a movie. Blood Kings has left me wanting more. I can’t wait to read more about this world. I am anxiously waiting for the next book in the series.
I would recommend Blood Kings to anyone looking for a great thriller filled with edge-of-your-seat action. Grab your copy of Blood Kings today!
katejoanna's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
I was given this as an ARC for an honest review, I’m honestly not sure what I think of it still even having finished it.
l probably would have DNFd otherwise purely because it’s not my usual cup of tea, I’m not a fan of young main characters, male povs or this writing style, so this book had its work cut out for it! A shame as I really liked the synopsis and the idea but just not the execution of it.
Not sure who the intended audience was for this, as it has a very YA/teen feel to it in general yet then has a fair bit of violence and swearing. Also some darker themes.
-Lovely to have trigger warnings at the beginning for all of the above however.
Slightly simplistic and immature writing style despite being fairly decently written overall, it is all very obvious, (there was, he said, he did, he felt)
I also found that the timeline and flashbacks were quite messy and unclear, despite not really feeling very relevant or like they added anything to the story. I would have preferred it stayed linear, was told with a prologue or through dialogue.
Lacked world building and wasn’t very well introduced /explained, with no real setting of the scene. Which was a shame as it was an interesting idea that could have been good had it been explored a little more.
As it is I don’t really understand the timeline, geography, culture etc.
I don’t feel that there was much in the way of plot, despite a lot happening there wasn’t any real tension or fear.
The it didn’t really make me know or care for any of the characters or even know what they look like, there’s not much description or emotion.
It does have engaging, quirky dialogue and narration however and flowed fairly well despite not being my kind of thing.
There’s also a moment where the mc is thinking ‘men don’t cry- be a warrior’ and Niles comes over and says, it’s okay to cry, ‘you don’t have to be ashamed- my mama always said it takes a real man to show vulnerability’
I love that, we need more of this in books.
I’m not sure how much of this one was me just not gelling with the book or how much is actually genuine, I liked the idea but just didn’t enjoy reading it
l probably would have DNFd otherwise purely because it’s not my usual cup of tea, I’m not a fan of young main characters, male povs or this writing style, so this book had its work cut out for it! A shame as I really liked the synopsis and the idea but just not the execution of it.
Not sure who the intended audience was for this, as it has a very YA/teen feel to it in general yet then has a fair bit of violence and swearing. Also some darker themes.
-Lovely to have trigger warnings at the beginning for all of the above however.
Slightly simplistic and immature writing style despite being fairly decently written overall, it is all very obvious, (there was, he said, he did, he felt)
I also found that the timeline and flashbacks were quite messy and unclear, despite not really feeling very relevant or like they added anything to the story. I would have preferred it stayed linear, was told with a prologue or through dialogue.
Lacked world building and wasn’t very well introduced /explained, with no real setting of the scene. Which was a shame as it was an interesting idea that could have been good had it been explored a little more.
As it is I don’t really understand the timeline, geography, culture etc.
I don’t feel that there was much in the way of plot, despite a lot happening there wasn’t any real tension or fear.
The it didn’t really make me know or care for any of the characters or even know what they look like, there’s not much description or emotion.
It does have engaging, quirky dialogue and narration however and flowed fairly well despite not being my kind of thing.
There’s also a moment where the mc is thinking ‘men don’t cry- be a warrior’ and Niles comes over and says, it’s okay to cry, ‘you don’t have to be ashamed- my mama always said it takes a real man to show vulnerability’
I love that, we need more of this in books.
I’m not sure how much of this one was me just not gelling with the book or how much is actually genuine, I liked the idea but just didn’t enjoy reading it
receptively_reviewed's review
4.0
[a:Shade Owens|19379801|Shade Owens|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1632240787p2/19379801.jpg], Bravo! The book mesmorized me!
Fantastic. I could not put this book down.
Shade is a great writer. It's detail-oriented, a page-turner, and makes me eager to know more about this indie authors artistry.
At times, it felt like I was on the Island myself. I do not want to go, but I want to know what happens all the time. The story was creative and spun in a dystopian-like style with it's own edge.
Bravo.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Fantastic. I could not put this book down.
Shade is a great writer. It's detail-oriented, a page-turner, and makes me eager to know more about this indie authors artistry.
At times, it felt like I was on the Island myself. I do not want to go, but I want to know what happens all the time. The story was creative and spun in a dystopian-like style with it's own edge.
Bravo.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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