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A review by rachelscourtofbooks
The Blood Kingdom by Kate Cunningham
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Vampires, Corsets and pretty daggers
Ok wow. This book had it all! From Vampires to courtly intrigue all the way to questionable religious systems. Oh and let's not forget the ignorant sexist human world (because how else would it be) to a realm filled with creatures from the stories long forgotten and magic and most importantly equality, the dark haired shadow daddy Ven might be a perk too.
There is so much I have loved about this book. The writing was at a perfect pace, alternating from quick to slow at the right moments. The descriptions were so vivid that I now have Ravenstone mapped out in my head (would definitely live there).
What also happened is so many questions that have formed in my head that I now can't wait for book two!!!! Like what's going to happen to Aurelia? Where will she go? What do her powers mean? Also how old is Cog (coolest raven ever by the way, very self centred and loves compliments more than head-scratches)? Also what happened to her parents????
Lets get to the tropes I found in this book:
- she hates him at first
- one bed (you'll know when you get there)
- Bound (its like fated mates, very cute and swoon)
- complex magic system
- "save the world vibes"
- no coddling, blunt is how I like it
- discovery of one's true identity
- badass fmc (I hope my review isn't hidden because I used a bad word, but that's the best way to describe Aurelia)
- shadow daddy
- stories of old meet reality
- vampires (not twilight vibes though, thankfully)
Oh I bet there's many more but these seemed the most important to me in the moment. Why don't you just read the book and maybe we can all add to the list? It's worth the read for so many more reasons and this debut novel is definitely one of the best ARCs I have received so far and I can't wait for book 2 in this series! Also I wouldn't eb too surprised if this book would be hounded down by a publisher and they'd give Kate an amazing book deal, maybe even a movie adaptation, who knows?
This book is great for fans of ACOTAR, the Serpent and the Wings of Night, Realm Breaker and Sorcery of Thorns! Happy Reading!!
Ok wow. This book had it all! From Vampires to courtly intrigue all the way to questionable religious systems. Oh and let's not forget the ignorant sexist human world (because how else would it be) to a realm filled with creatures from the stories long forgotten and magic and most importantly equality, the dark haired shadow daddy Ven might be a perk too.
There is so much I have loved about this book. The writing was at a perfect pace, alternating from quick to slow at the right moments. The descriptions were so vivid that I now have Ravenstone mapped out in my head (would definitely live there).
What also happened is so many questions that have formed in my head that I now can't wait for book two!!!! Like what's going to happen to Aurelia? Where will she go? What do her powers mean? Also how old is Cog (coolest raven ever by the way, very self centred and loves compliments more than head-scratches)? Also what happened to her parents????
Lets get to the tropes I found in this book:
- she hates him at first
- one bed (you'll know when you get there)
- Bound (its like fated mates, very cute and swoon)
- complex magic system
- "save the world vibes"
- no coddling, blunt is how I like it
- discovery of one's true identity
- badass fmc (I hope my review isn't hidden because I used a bad word, but that's the best way to describe Aurelia)
- shadow daddy
- stories of old meet reality
- vampires (not twilight vibes though, thankfully)
Oh I bet there's many more but these seemed the most important to me in the moment. Why don't you just read the book and maybe we can all add to the list? It's worth the read for so many more reasons and this debut novel is definitely one of the best ARCs I have received so far and I can't wait for book 2 in this series! Also I wouldn't eb too surprised if this book would be hounded down by a publisher and they'd give Kate an amazing book deal, maybe even a movie adaptation, who knows?
This book is great for fans of ACOTAR, the Serpent and the Wings of Night, Realm Breaker and Sorcery of Thorns! Happy Reading!!