A review by senqin
Blackheart Knights by Laure Eve

Did not finish book.

It always begins with desire. It is our fuel. It is our fire.
— Quote from the Caballaria Code

dnf @ 59%

I'm honestly bummed that I didn't end up loving this one. I jumped on ordering Blackheart Knights so fast when it was released. I mean - knights on motorbikes (that cover!)? competing to the death in arenas for the viewing pleasure of the masses?? in a dystopian London reminiscent of Gotham city?? and it's queer??? I just really wanted this book to be THE ONE - that amazing creative reimagining of those Arthurian legends I love that I've been searching forever for and this just...wasn't it. Unfortunately, Blackheart Knights had an AMAZING premise but didn't deliver on the execution.

The book consists of two separate timelines told side by side and keeps us in anticipation about how these two different stories converge. One focuses on Red, a young woman who wants to become a knight for vengeful purposes and the other on Art, an unexpected heir to the throne. I definitely enjoyed the beginning chapters the most. The one where Garad fights as Art's champion in a tournament to determine the ruler of the city was a fave and captured the feels I thought I was gonna catch with the rest of the book (even though each of those fights lasted only a couple of sentences