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A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal (Stars and Shadows Book 2) Kindle Edition
My fate is bonded to two princes– one born of blood, the other of power— but my trust lies in neither.
My skin is cursed by the stars, my fate damned by desire.
But when the dark prince offers me a bargain that will save his people and my life, the cruel and intoxicating male gives me no choice.
Our union is his revenge, and I am his sacrifice.
His lies are unforgivable. His wicked touch still bathes me in sin.
He is my mate, and he is tortured by a curse to protect his people from his own family.
I could now see him for exactly who he was. So why can’t I get his alluring touch out of my head?
I am the key to saving his kingdom, but he alone has the power to ruin me.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateNovember 3, 2022
- File size1575 KB
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Product details
- ASIN : B0B4BKC46C
- Publisher : (November 3, 2022)
- Publication date : November 3, 2022
- Language : English
- File size : 1575 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 274 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1957514183
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,075 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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Born and raised in East Tennessee, she is a married mom of two wild children. When she's not writing, you can find her reading, pretending to be a dragon for the hundredth time that day, being disgustingly in love with her husband, or chilling in the middle of the lake with her sunglasses and a float.
Holly is a lover of all things romance, Mexican food and yoga pants.
Holly is represented by Savannah Greenwell at Two Daisy Media.
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It is extremely repetitive which is kind of annoying. I don’t claim to be a writer by any means, but the author has Adara saying the SAME stuff over and over and over again. For the other characters like Evren, the author uses the same actions, sentences, dialogue. Evren’s fingers trailed down Adara’s spine 3000 times. He rubbed his hand across his jaw 4,376 times, his teeth grazed across some part of her body 3,987 times and so on and on and on and on. Repetition, no change.
You could go through the books and more than likely find the exact same sentences, as if she copy and pasted.
I wish the plot was more developed at this point of the book, but it’s not. They have sex, great but what else in regard to the story. (Won’t go into any details for those who may want to read them)
So far, it’s basically 2 books of how Adara is certain with how she feels, but is she isn’t sure how she feels but pretends like she doesn’t feel exactly how she feels. 🥴
The fact that after a book and a half she hasn’t grown as a character makes the book mediocre.
The books plateaued a long time ago but at this point I feel compelled to keep going being I’ve made it this far into the series.
It’s an easy enough read that I can finish the third book in no time, donate them to Goodwill and move on.
The third book will probably still have Adara’s character acting like she doesn’t know how she feels.
If you’re looking for a series with a good strong story, I wouldn’t recommend this book. However, if you’re looking for book to read soft core sexual scenes, and sentences you’ve read 50 times over, these are for you.
5/5 ⭐️ 5/5 🌶
When I finished the first book, I was counting down the days until book 2 came out. Let me tell you, it was 𝟏𝟎𝟎 percent worth the wait. I didn’t think I could love these characters even more than I already did, but I was blown away with book 2.
Evren and Adara are 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙔𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂 to me. The banter and chemistry between these two… ᴜɢʜ. No words. The chokehold Evren has me in is beyond terrifying. This man will have your panties 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 with every word that comes from his mouth to the point where you won’t want to wear them anymore. I enjoyed watching Adara figure out who she was and what she wanted wanted. She grew immensely in this book. I was so excited Aaron’s friends played a big part in this as well. They are all amazing. The character development and the relationships that are built throughout this book… * ᶜʰᵉᶠˢ ᵏⁱˢˢ*.
@authorhollyrenee makes sure that you feel everything these characters feel. You know when it feels as if your heart is going to come out of your throat? Well, you will feel that, but it’s more like it’s stuck in your throat and you’re choking to death. I can’t decide which cliffhanger out of these two books made me want to throw up more.
The anticipation for book three… HELL. Absolute and utter hell. I’m not sure why authors are constantly purposely hurting me with their cliffhangers, but they always take a piece of my soul when they end on their cliff hangers. Holly, you are tied with two other authors that have hurt me the most. I hope you’re happy because you successfully took yet another piece of my soul. ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕙 𝕚𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙.
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2023
5/5 ⭐️ 5/5 🌶
When I finished the first book, I was counting down the days until book 2 came out. Let me tell you, it was 𝟏𝟎𝟎 percent worth the wait. I didn’t think I could love these characters even more than I already did, but I was blown away with book 2.
Evren and Adara are 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙔𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂 to me. The banter and chemistry between these two… ᴜɢʜ. No words. The chokehold Evren has me in is beyond terrifying. This man will have your panties 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 with every word that comes from his mouth to the point where you won’t want to wear them anymore. I enjoyed watching Adara figure out who she was and what she wanted wanted. She grew immensely in this book. I was so excited Aaron’s friends played a big part in this as well. They are all amazing. The character development and the relationships that are built throughout this book… * ᶜʰᵉᶠˢ ᵏⁱˢˢ*.
@authorhollyrenee makes sure that you feel everything these characters feel. You know when it feels as if your heart is going to come out of your throat? Well, you will feel that, but it’s more like it’s stuck in your throat and you’re choking to death. I can’t decide which cliffhanger out of these two books made me want to throw up more.
The anticipation for book three… HELL. Absolute and utter hell. I’m not sure why authors are constantly purposely hurting me with their cliffhangers, but they always take a piece of my soul when they end on their cliff hangers. Holly, you are tied with two other authors that have hurt me the most. I hope you’re happy because you successfully took yet another piece of my soul. ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕙 𝕚𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙.
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Although there are SO MANY repeated words, “we both know that” was probably said 100 times
I'm serious, I was starting to get real ANGRY with this woman and was begging Evren to just STOP with her! Let her go and fend for herself in the name of the mental sanity of the kingdom! JESUSSSSS at this point IDK if I'm going for the third one... just need to cure this feeling of LITERAL CRINGE
Tropes:
• enemies to lovers
• brother’s betrothed
• fated lovers
Und was hab ich da mit Adara mitgelitten. Und ja, es ist einem von Anfang an bewusst, mit wem die Reise endet, aber das wie, wann, wo, das gab's in Buch 2 herauszufinden. Und das hat die Autorin echt super gemacht und geschrieben.
Ich war wieder von Seite 1 an gefesselt und in der Geschichte drinnen. Es hat einfach Spaß gemacht, wie Evren seine Princess neckt, sie fordert.
Aber auch die neuen Charaktere wie Thalia und Sorin hab ich sofort ins Herz geschlossen, die muss man einfach mögen.
Die Queen bleibt etwas im Hintergrund, für mich ok, denn die Geschichte geht ja auch um Adara, und sie steht im Mittelpunkt.
Spice Level war auch wieder gut und schön und passend zur Geschichte. Ich bin gespannt, wie es mit Adara und Evren, besonders nach dem Ende, weitergeht.