King of Battle and Blood: 1 (Adrian X Isolde)

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of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair Scarlett St. Clair. Photo: Sourcebooks Scarlett St. Clair introduces the first chapter of King of Battle and Blood Isolde de Lara considers her wedding day her death day. To end a years-long war, she is to marry vampire king, Adrian Aleksandr Vasiliev, and kill him.

You’re supposed to say no, at least to my face. Unless you wish to conduct our marriage openly. In which case, shall I start scouting for potential lovers?” A decir verdad tenía muchísimas ganas de amar este libro porque lo escribía la misma autora de A Touch of Darkness, el retelling de Hades y Perséfone, pero esta historia fue bastante mediocre… ¡Es que ni siquiera los momentos hot redimían el aburrimiento que sentía! No sé qué sucedió aquí, pero todo me pareció tremendamente apresurado, predecible, sin un fondo real… Y sí, lo que les digo, el libro está llenísimo de momentos spicy, pero como no lograba que me importaran Isolde y Aleksandr, pues me daban bastante igual. Anyhow, two things I wanted to point out though it's neither on my good nor bad side is — i) the representation in this book. We have POCs and queer characters which I extol for the diversity. But then, I can't help to feel that it's didactic. Meh, not a big deal though. Look, this book is damn entertaining, and I think it’ll hit its mark with most of its audience, but I was frustrated that so much of the plot is devoted to other woman/other man drama. I was wavering on what to rate it and had initially gone with 4 stars, but after more thought I am going with 3 stars because what I see in this book is some of the same mistakes I felt Scarlett St. Clair has made with her Hades X Persephone series. Far too much of her writing is spent on relationship drama and it hangs over the rest of the story like a dark storm cloud. I don't really know what to say . once again I find myself a minority in my opinion of this book among my friends but I would still say : don't waste your time with this folks .Isolde is the ultimate female power fantasy—strong, just, wise, and willing to get her hands dirty when need be. Adrian, meanwhile, is the perfect anti-hero—he’s not simply evil, but he’s no saint either. It makes him unpredictable and really just enticing. Their chemistry was just 🔥!

I’m not above some good vampire smut books in the right mood but dear god… this was SO BAD. Even with the vampire/forced marriage tropes, there ARE ways to write them and pull it off, but this decidedly failed in every regard. There is absolutely no chemistry between the characters. All they do is have sex. There is not one meaningful conversation between them. Because the heart of Isolde’s story is, like so many fantasy heroes before her, about figuring out who she truly is—and what sort of woman she wants to become.

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I hate how Isolde de Lara has been demonstrated. She was first introduced as a brown skin woman, who likes sex a lot, can fight ( either defending herself or abusing someone else, cough husband, cough), and get jealous easily but a the same time, demands respect. Will you take a wife for every house you conquer?” I countered. Adrian seemed amused, his brows lifted, his lips pursed.