A review by cyisreading
Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert

2.0

Now... I knew it was a smut read going into this. I was looking for vampire smut and this was perfect for what I was looking for. So I won't hold that against it as much. With that being said... I felt like I was reading a wattpad story rather than something from a published author. I have read these tropes before so it is hard to impress me. Considering this book is 500 freaking pages, it all went to fast and there wasn't enough build up. I hate slow burn romance but I hate a ludicrously quick one even more. A woman forced to live with a man because of xyz reason. Seen it. Right? She was planning to fight, to resent this vampire she's forced to be a blood bank and womb to. And they're fucking and catching feelings the next day? Where's the drive and dignity Mina had in the first chapter? Not even living there for a couple of days and we're having a threesome, few days later a foursome. Really? Come on. And then, just to have a reason to continue the smut - because that is the purpose of this book, not an actual story - she needs to get pregnant to kill her scary father. And that another thing!! Why are we building up for this showdown the ENTIRE FUCKING BOOK just for it too end so easily. What the fuck were we building up to??? Wasn't he suppose to be all powerful and they couldn't think of a plan to kill him? And then suddenly, just remembering Rayln's words, not even really being scared in the first place, Mina can SUDDENLY use her powers on her own without any training and kill her father with just a few swipes at the neck. Be so fucking for real. That honestly may be why I'm quite pissed and rated this book so lowly. Because we all know it's a smut book, there's no qualm in that, but if you're going to try and force a poorly written storyline in there, at least fucking TRY. 500 pages. And this is how the book ends? PLEASE.

With all of that being said, the polyam romance/smut plot was good. If more was built on that, I'd appreciate the book more. Perhaps making the bond and her powers more of the focus. Then like the next book can focus on her training and defeating her father. The three vampires are lovely. I just with there was more. More background on her new loves, more turmoil when it comes to her powers and their relationship. Despite it being 500 freaking pages it all went in like a blink of an eye.

I may become generous when I think about it more and bump it up to a three star rating.