A review by _fiendfyre_books
A Kingdom of Blood and Magic by Chiara Forestieri

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

🤍 This is a spoiler free review !! 🤍

5/5 ⭐️ 5/5 🌶️

I want to start off by saying this was such an amazing read, and it really is a true enemies to lovers that is full of spice, angst, and emotion. There are triggers in this book, and it is an adult fantasy book, so please keep that in mind before reading. 

I did receive this as an ARC read, but this review is entirely my own. Chiara is so talented, and talking to her has been such a joy. She is such a kind soul. Her world-building is phenomenal, from language to politics and more. The more I read, the more I fell in love with the characters and the world. I’m so excited for the second book. Oh and the spice ? It’s SPICY 🥵. 

Tropes:

🩸Fated Mates
🩸Forced Proximity 
🩸Touch Her & You 💀
🩸One Horse
🩸Spice
🩸Enemies to Lovers
🩸Morally Grey
🩸Romantasy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Torture, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Genocide, and Murder

Triggers 🩸Ends on a Cliffhanger (This is book 1 in a series) 🩸Being Held Captive 🩸Dubious Consent 🩸Bondage 🩸Blood Play 🩸Explicit Language 🩸Graphic Scenes Depicting Sexual Acts 🩸Torture, Gore, & Violence 🩸Mention of Trauma 🩸Mention of Suicidal Feelings (This occurs earlier in the book and is not repeatedly mentioned) 🩸Mention of R*pe 🩸A Near R*pe of the FMC (not by the MMC) 🩸Mention of infanticide (that doesn’t actually occur) 🩸Mention of genocide (historically within this fictional world)