Emoji Review by Rebeca Dixon
I just finished βKing of Battle and Bloodβ by Scarlett St. Clair and oh boy ππ»β¦ Iβll take some Adrian π₯ with a side of some more Adrian π₯, pretty pretty please! ππ»π
So this book is a GREAT π€© Romance Fantasy ππ»! Itβs actually a pretty good combo of Romance Fantasy (castles, horses, dresses, oh my!) with plenty of PRN STEAM π₯΅β¦ and I am here for it ππ»ββοΈ, folks! This is actually a really GREAT Enemies-to-Lovers trope with a MMC that just melts your heart β€οΈ ! SWOON π!
OK so first off! The story ππ»! This book takes places in a world similar to ours (but NOT really π!) and you can totally tell itβs what I refer to as a βchamber pot π½” fantasyβ¦ where horses, gowns, swords, princesses, and KINGS π€΄ rule the day! It starts off with an evil π VAMPIRE π§ KING (or is he?! π) about to conquer our girlβs (FMCβs) kingdom. But WAIT βπ». Maybe our Vamp King is interested in a little bit more than conquering just a kingdom (*cough *cough FMC *cough *cough!) πππ So then our righteous girl has a tough decisionβ¦ sacrifice herself (and her body π±π₯) to this VAMP KING who is an ENEMY to her kingdomβ¦ or die fighting π€Ί ?!
I just have to say right off the bat I LOVED π THIS FMC!! She is BRUTAL with her SHARP words ππ»! And it is super refreshing she isnβt the typical fair maiden, damsel in distress type! She is like βyou have a problem with my decision, yo?!β (takes out blade, cuts throat π !) And let me tell youβ¦ praise the book gods that she has no qualms with getting jiggy-with-it and actually likes her appearance ππ». Itβs such a nice change to the typical PRN FMC ππ»! She is also super logical π§ and well, actually THINKS π‘ things through! She has a super great balance between being understandably stubborn and begrudgingly open-minded. Which I just love in a FMC ππ»!
But the MMC π₯! Mannnnnn this guy πππ. I actually knew early on that I loved him π₯³! But I think it was like his 20th (totally guessing here yβall π,) swoon-worthy line about halfway through the bookβ¦ that I had to put the book down and write a post that I was like, IN LOVE with this guy π!!! Heβs just such a POWERFUL, BRUTAL MMC VAMPIRE KING that puts our girl first EVERY time and itβs actually super endearing ππ₯°π. Also, he’s super unusual these days with an enemies-to-lovers trope! Most enemies tend to be Grade A as$hats (which I also love π)β¦ but not this guy! Heβs like βyou got a problem with my girl?β (hacks off head π ) and then to our girlβ¦ thumbs her cheek gently, βAre you ok?β β¦ Like π β¦ I just LOVE this guy ππ»ππ»ππ». And the STEAM π₯! Definitely a PRN with this book folks! π₯ππΆ
But the plot! Ok this is actually a pretty GREAT story! Luckily, itβs not too difficult of writing (doesnβt get too bogged down in the details and descriptive flourishes that a lot of Romance Fantasies tend to have!) So itβs pretty easy to follow & just page-turn ππ»! Itβs also written in the first person (again, absolutely love π that!) And it actually has a pretty cool story that I DID see coming about 1/3 into the storyβ¦ BUT!!! I totally suspect the author was leading us that way purposefully because then it was totally cool π to experience the FMC figuring it all out along the way! There were also scenes that got me a bit angry π‘ β¦ but thankfully, they were squashed pretty quickly by our kickbutt π€Ί FMC!
So if you love a Romance Fantasy with some STEAM π₯, a FMC that has no issues being brutal & ruling as a princess πΈ , a MMC that is bada$s but always puts his girl first π₯, an enemies-to-lovers trope, and a pretty cool story that has hints to whatβs really going on and comes full circle at the endβ¦ then give this a shot! You never know, it may be the book that just conquers your β€οΈ!