A review by brittanykayhinton
The Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport

5.0

This book is truly incredible. Badass, ruthless, intelligent, and tough FMC. Trials with actual purpose and incredibly high stakes. Murder mystery subplot. Enemies to lovers subplot. Beautiful worldbuilding and prose. Unique magic system. Extremely interesting political intrigue. Overall, my favorite book of the year, and I can't wait to read the second book in the duology. This is the type of fantasy book that makes me love the genre so much. (As a side note, don't let the cover fool you like it did me; this is definitely an adult fantasy with tons of violence and bloodshed.)