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.” 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.

What was happening? WHY was it happening? WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE IT WAS HAPPENING? WHAT IS THIS BOOK EVEN ABOUT??? 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. 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! Seriously, for someone who's supposed to have this important task, this life that was controlled since birth and centered around a central role she was supposed to take, this lady knew very little of what was happening around her.Holy shit! I don't even know how to begin this review. To say I enjoyed this book is an extreme understatement. Holly Renee impressed the hell out of me with this creative, engaging, perfectly paced, captivating fantasy romance. Adara is a strong character, I like her determination and the fact that she wasn't ready to go down without a fight. I wish we'll see more character development in the next books.

I would go as far as to say A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows is one of my favorite books of the year. In fact, if this series keeps moving in the direction it is now, it might just become one of my top fantasy series of all time. I know that's high praise, but with how much I enjoyed this read, it deserves it! 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. I'm still going strong on kindle unlimited and couldn't resist reading this when it was recommended to me. Adara is betrothed to a prince in another kingdom, but as she's supposed to be connecting with her future husband, she begins to fall for his brother. Evren is the prince's half-brother and represents everything his family isn't. Now what is Starblessed? Well, it means her blood is filled with power and whoever drinks from her will be able to take that power and use it to their advantage which after many Starblessed have come and gone nobody was able to be as powerful as Adara....they need her power to protect the world from the Blood Court aka Vampyres.

Customer reviews

Adara feels betrayed by his lies and I get her feelings about it but how could he had revealed these things to her in fear she would tell someone else, and his plans for years would be destroyed? He is a traitor to the Fae court; he is a spy and has access to so much information and resources that losing it all would be costly and destroy whatever it is they wanted to accomplish. The plot is slow to develop, and focuses a lot more on relationships rather than plot movement. But there is action and suspense so I never got bored. Maybe I hated this so much because that's the ugliest trope in existence to me. The chosen one who continually puts herself and others at risk needlessly because her emotions rule her life. And she doesn't learn, either. No no no. She's going to continue to make the same mistakes over and over again and then have the audacity to blame everyone but herself. This needed heavy editing and could've probably been cut in half because the pining and yearning and "we can't be together because XYZ even though we've had literally every opportunity to run away up until now" was just repeated again and again. I get tired of that, y'all. I'd hope within the 4 hours it took to read SOMEONE would get smart and start making the right decisions.

There’s court politics, betrayals, secrets, spice, and everything you could want in a fantasy romance. My complaint? It’s so short! The romance is so hot. I love the love interest (which one is it hmm??) so much. He’s protective, powerful, and possessive af. I wish I remembered to highlight the exchanges these two had before they started longing for each other in the way they were, because the notion would be scandalously embarrassing.

The queen is watching me,” I whispered, and Evren simply lifted his stained fingers and ran one over the other before my room was clouded in darkness. Every lamp and the glow of the fire had completely disappeared, and I grasped the post of my bed as I tried to see in front of me. 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. Everything in my original review still stands. This book is highly entertaining, short, smutty, and predictable (but in the best way!). Evren ily. You can’t be in here.” I pulled away from his touch and put as much space between he and I as possible. There's so little world-building and lore I was the John Travolta in Pulp Fiction gif the entire time I was reading this.

The fantasy aspect in this book fell short - I don't even know what kind of world this is/how to understand it. The romance was so prevalent that we didn't get a whole lot on the fantasy side. We've got fae and vampyres and that is about all I remember. Every Starblessed is born with the ability to awaken the dormant and lethal magic that hides within a fae. From what we’ve been told for years, you are the key to guaranteeing our safety.”And when Adara meets Evren, their attraction is instantaneous, but their relationship is forbidden.