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A review by tieraneysreadingcorner
A Duel with the Vampire Lord by Elise Kova
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
4.0
I took my time reading this one since there was so much more world building to add onto the previous books. I didn’t reread, so it really took me a minute to remember and catch up what each book had done.
4⭐️’s because I thoroughly enjoyed it,
1 on the 🌶 scale for me.
In the beginning I was skeptical, “wow another human has to help break a curse” *insert eyeroll*. But then I realized that’s just the trope of these books and I quickly got over it.
It felt a bit deja vu from the elf king plot, ‘the human girl has visions from the ancestors before them and figured everything out just in time’, however with that being said I still enjoyed it! It was the same yet different.
I loved the plot in a whole itself. The forbidden love & sworn enemies falling for each other really has me in a chokehold. The acceptance in this book about working with a human? *chefs kiss*. The way the two MC forged (no pun intended) their relationship -minus the miscommunication- really made me feel like I was apart of their journey!
Miscommunication, one of the worst icks in a book for me. Honestly why can’t the character just say what they mean? Why go around the whole subject just for their suitor/partner/future SO to misunderstand them, it just leads to more problems, which leads to more unnecessary plot. The book was long, longer than the other two. A quarter of the book was about her forging swords “so she could think” but she barely had any breakthroughs while doing so.
All in all, 10/10 would recommend.
I can’t wait for the next book in the Married to Magic series!!!
4⭐️’s because I thoroughly enjoyed it,
1 on the 🌶 scale for me.
In the beginning I was skeptical, “wow another human has to help break a curse” *insert eyeroll*. But then I realized that’s just the trope of these books and I quickly got over it.
It felt a bit deja vu from the elf king plot, ‘the human girl has visions from the ancestors before them and figured everything out just in time’, however with that being said I still enjoyed it! It was the same yet different.
I loved the plot in a whole itself. The forbidden love & sworn enemies falling for each other really has me in a chokehold. The acceptance in this book about working with a human? *chefs kiss*. The way the two MC forged (no pun intended) their relationship -minus the miscommunication- really made me feel like I was apart of their journey!
Miscommunication, one of the worst icks in a book for me. Honestly why can’t the character just say what they mean? Why go around the whole subject just for their suitor/partner/future SO to misunderstand them, it just leads to more problems, which leads to more unnecessary plot. The book was long, longer than the other two. A quarter of the book was about her forging swords “so she could think” but she barely had any breakthroughs while doing so.
All in all, 10/10 would recommend.
I can’t wait for the next book in the Married to Magic series!!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Kidnapping and Sexual content