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A review by rach_reads1
Blackheart Knights by Laure Eve
4.0
Thanks to Netgalley and Jo Fletcher Publishers for an advanced copy of this book.
I really enjoyed Blackheart Knights. Its my first Laure Eve novel and I really enjoyed her prose. The world building was great,
I do expect a Londoner to have a cool take on London, but nethertheless Eve delivers.
In this alternate London, the city is divided into seven sectors and each district's ruling family has the right to have a champion fight for the throne whenever the old monarch passes. Enter our Arthur, known as Art, who has grown up isolated away from Palace life, but now finds himself his family's heir. We also follow a second timeline, set years later, seeing Red take on knight's training.
This world has some technology, including motorbikes and guns, but access to technology is restricted and expensive. It feels almost modern but gritty and run down. However, there is also magic but it's a crime to use it. Only a few are born with it and those without it are scared of the potential of that power.
Both Red and Art are interesting and complex characters. I enjoyed following their plots and seeing how the interweaving tinelines linked together. The casual bisexuality of basically all main and side characters was very refreshing too. However the big twists were a bit too heavily breadcrumbed in so didn't take me by surprise, and the ending was good until the very end which left me looking for the next page expecting something a bit more dramatic and final. Maybe this is the start of a series and I just didn't realise.
Overall, an enjoyable and fun read!
I really enjoyed Blackheart Knights. Its my first Laure Eve novel and I really enjoyed her prose. The world building was great,
I do expect a Londoner to have a cool take on London, but nethertheless Eve delivers.
In this alternate London, the city is divided into seven sectors and each district's ruling family has the right to have a champion fight for the throne whenever the old monarch passes. Enter our Arthur, known as Art, who has grown up isolated away from Palace life, but now finds himself his family's heir. We also follow a second timeline, set years later, seeing Red take on knight's training.
This world has some technology, including motorbikes and guns, but access to technology is restricted and expensive. It feels almost modern but gritty and run down. However, there is also magic but it's a crime to use it. Only a few are born with it and those without it are scared of the potential of that power.
Both Red and Art are interesting and complex characters. I enjoyed following their plots and seeing how the interweaving tinelines linked together. The casual bisexuality of basically all main and side characters was very refreshing too. However the big twists were a bit too heavily breadcrumbed in so didn't take me by surprise, and the ending was good until the very end which left me looking for the next page expecting something a bit more dramatic and final. Maybe this is the start of a series and I just didn't realise.
Overall, an enjoyable and fun read!