A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows

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No.” I shook my head. “He was right. I have spent my entire life preparing for my betrothal to the crowned prince, and I am a fool to allow the queen to think I am loyal to anything but that.” He's a psycopath who cares about nothing but power and would do anything to get it. I hated him from the beginning and I doubt this will change.

Gavril is presented to us as if he is kind and wants to really help Adara adjust to the life she will live with him but in reality, you can see the red flags from the get-go. He is horrible deep down and only craves power, he could care less about Adara and it is evident in the way he forces her to be held by his guards as he feeds from her after he promised it would only happen AFTER they got married. It was assault and the fact his mother (the Queen) was present in the room and has absolutely no remorse for doing any of this speaks volume.Adara and Evren could not help but to surrender to the blazing passion between them. I was entertained by the chemistry and the banter between them. Where is the world building? We are thrown into this narrative with no idea at ALL of what’s happening. Oh wowza! I did not expect to love this book as much as I did. Constant action, sexy moments, and violent adventure make A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows an exciting read that you simply cannot put down. Adara is a Starblessed human who's promised to the Fae prince and it's said that their union will determine the fate of their kingdom. A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows is a fantasy romance featuring Fae and Vampyres and it's perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash.

A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows follows Adara, a Starblessed human fated to marry the fae prince. It starts off the night before she’s sent to the fae realm.I could overlook this, if at least it gave me some emotion. But nope, in tune with the romance, this gave me nothing except for a weird urge to re-read Sea of Ruin. In short, this was a YA novel with fanfictionesque smut and characters so forgettable I actually forgotten their names as I wrote this review. We were given a few details about the world & the magic, but I wish they will more developed in the future because I'm interested in finding more about this world. There's so little world-building and lore I was the John Travolta in Pulp Fiction gif the entire time I was reading this.

So insta the characters fell in love and lust before the book was even written, the romance is so scripted and shallow you could tell me my 13-yo non-reader niece and her hormone-fueled bffs wrote it, and I'd absolutely believe you.

USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance, Holly Renee brings readers a pinch of angst, an indulgence of heat, and the perfect amount of heart in every book. Betrothed to the crowned prince of Citlali, Gavril Achlys, the Starblessed, Adara, is taken to Achlys Palace to fulfill her destiny. The romance is so hot. I love the love interest (which one is it hmm??) so much. He’s protective, powerful, and possessive af. The talking during the sex scene made me wanna cry. It was just THAT bad and basically a copy-paste of all the over the top, cussing-filled, cheesy lines you'll find on Wattpad. On the other side we have Evren which holy DANG I will take a few of him. Even though he technically isn’t our main character, I feel like he played just a big of a role in this story as Adara did. I honestly LOVED every scene he was in. He is so mysterious, dark, and honestly a straight sexy brute. Plus, his best friend Jorah is also a favorite!