A review by lecstappen
King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair

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

1.0

 Spoiler alert - This book was my first vampire reading and omg, was it boring and basically erotica (I hope my next vampire book is not anything like this book). Every 5 pages there was a sex scene, Isolde didn’t know anything beyond Adrian’s cock 😩

The story itself was poorly executed, it is offensive somehow, like seriously, was the author super horny fantasizing about having sex with a vampire when she wrote this book?

I read the author’s note and the way she described the elements she used in the book sounded terrific, but when you see those elements in the book, it makes you question your whole existence. There was nothing of that, very very poor storyline…ugh.

Adrian and Isolde, the latter being 26 if I remember correctly, were like teens wanting to do porn. I am so offended I was sold on something completely different from what actually was delivered. Both characters are super hyperplane and boring, Isolde wanting to stab everyone just because and being nasty just because, again…and Adrian, what did he do besides calling her “sparrow”, respectfully, what the heck?

How can I unread this crap? 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings