Author A. N. Horton

✨BOOK REVIEW✨

First of all, thank you so much to @caitlindenmanbooks for giving me a free ARC copy of Blood Queen to read and review! 

Let’s get into it!

If you’re a fan of dark romantasy, Blood Queen is for you. It has all the twisted lore that the title promises with intriguing characters and dialogue that will have you swooning to boot!

What I Liked

👍 Rune. He’s such an intriguing character from the very beginning and the more he develops, the more interesting he gets. Plus, I mean… 🥵

👍 Speaking of character development, we really see that for our MC and unreliable narrator, Miss Layla/Lia/Blood Queen and whatever else she’s called. She lives double, sometimes triple lives that even she struggles to reconcile with one another in the best way. And through her intense skill with a blade and her compassion for her people, it’s sometimes easy to forget that she’s really just a young woman lost after the death of her parents and unsure of how to properly rule.

👍 The lore. This was probably my favorite part. The concept of a soul shard has always fascinated me and Keir was definitely a favorite! Also, the history of the three countries was well explained without going overboard. I can definitely see series potential as this author grows and expands this new and intriguing world.

👍 The twists! You will NEVER see the ending coming!

What I Did NOT Like:

👎Really, the only reason I’m not giving this story a full 5 stars is that there were a few consistency issues imo. Layla would sometimes flip flop emotionally in a way that was so sudden it threw me off and she was always running away from Rune just for him to meet up with her again wherever she ended up which made the running seem a bit… pointless? But that’s a minor thing that probably only bothers me.

All in all, I would say definitely give this upcoming #romantasy from @caitlindenmanbooks a shot when it comes out on November 14th!