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This was a fun, quick book, and I enjoyed the Hunger Games-esque competition - the addition of them living in the house together was a fun touch, though I did expect the tension of that to last longer.
The last half I read very quickly, and I‘m glad the second book is out, so I don‘t have to wait too long to see what happens next!

I love fantasy. But I have a very strong distaste for smarmy, poorly written romance. Yet here I am, all sucked into a romantsy series. Because vampire hunger games! I mean I was 70% in before I had to encounter “the rigid length of his desire”. So I have hardly rolled my eyes at all. Great character development makes all the difference.

Had a week off of work last week and was able to get a lot of reading in! (Finished in July).

It took me a bit to get into this one, but eventually I did and read it in 2 days. A legendary tournament against different type of vampires and 1 human. This is the first book in the series. I‘ll continue it and see what happens after the 1st book!

I liked this book a lot. In some ways it reminded me of the Court of Thorn and Roses series. I loved the characters and the layout of the book was great. I can't wait to read the next book. I rated the book a 3 out of 5 stars.

Book club may 2025 Difficult start for me. Got better as I read it. There are other books to follow wish it had a different ending! Never know what the content of the other books are.5/10 just not a vampire book lover👹

I can‘t remember the last time I read a fantasy book, it‘s been so long. This one did NOT disappoint! It‘s action-packed, has vampires and humans, and an aching romance in a world where you have to be ruthless to survive.

This book has been in my TBR for awhile now and I‘m soooo happy I finally got to it 🥰What an amazing story with so much character development. I am soooo excited to continue the series since it‘s all on KU 📚🤓 Vampires, humans, fantasy SJM feels, I‘m obsessed!

Apparently, all the books on my TBR lately are the first books of a series. This is the next one I‘m diving into!

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My first foray into the genre and loved it. Maybe it‘s a ‘right time, right place‘ situation but given that it‘s January, it‘s dark, it‘s snowy, it‘s cold, what more could you want than to crawl into a great little fantasy novel. I‘m looking forward to getting lost in the next in the series soon.

My Shakespearean insults mug also helps to keep my spirits up time of year 😍

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A human girl raised by a Vampire, a tournament where the prize is a wish granted, alliances made with those she isn‘t sure she can trust, challenges that test every part of her,and of course an attraction that she would very much like to deny, is it any wonder that I devoured this book like candy? Perfect for the mood I was in and I am trying to not immediately jump into the sequel.

This book grew on me towards the end, made me cry, made me cringe and left me emotionally uncertain.
If the series would end after the first book I wouldn‘t be mad but now I‘m curious what else will happen the story of Oraya and Raihn.

4.5/5 ?????

"I've lived through some injustices in the last couple of centuries. Seen some fucking travesties. But one of the biggest, Oraya, is that anyone taught you that you should become anything other than exactly what you are."

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Usually I‘m not a big reader of romances, but throw in vampires, a tournament held by the goddess of death that grants to it‘s winner their heart‘s desire, a human protagonist competing at the behest of her adoptive vampiric father, and a vampire partner from the opposing clan and you can sign me up. The human is a bit too clueless, albeit fierce. Her partner, whose physique is endlessly described, is a good guy, until he‘s not. 1st in series.

“A dead lover can never break your heart.”
#November2024

Okay so I‘m not sure I liked the ending here … I mean come on really … okay okay I know I have to read the next book in the series to come to a final determination on this one… hopefully the second book will clear up most or all of my questions

I can‘t resist an enemies to lovers trope, even in a fantasy novel. It‘s my favorite. I LOVED this book. I‘ve read some great books this year, but I can‘t remember the last one that I could not put down. I read over half of it after work tonight. It is well-written, a little spicy, action-packed, and compulsively readable. I just hate that book 2 is in KU. I will not give Bezos my book $, so I have to wait for my local indie to open tomorrow. 😭

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Damn! This was great! Maybe just the right time for me, bc I was in the mood for action and drama and tension and this book delivered on every level. Vampires done differently enough to where it feels new. Really likable characters, flaws and all! Slow burn romance and just enough trope. This was def it!!!! Highly recommend to any fantasy/romantasy reader!

My husband poked me last night and whispered “Litsy” and pointed to our sleepy kitten Booker, who‘s really living up to his name 😸 #BookerCat

Just finished this and it was exactly what I was looking for - page turning, steamy with lots of twists and gory violence! Some of the world-building is a little flimsy but I‘ll forgive it. I love romantasy but am wary about what I pick up since it‘s such a trend, but this one was good.

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2-5 Jul 24 (audiobook)
Silly but very entertaining nonsense about a human child who is raised by a vampire king and enters into a vampire tournament (kejari) with the prize being a wish granted by the vampire goddess. Lots of the usual vampire tropes and it basically followed the rules.
For some reasons I find vampires far sexier than fairies and this story actually held my interest and sucked me into listening to the next in the series.

Yes! This is one of my top books of the year. All the feels of Fourth Wing, with a definite likeness to The Hunger Games. You just need to sprinkle in vampires and some crazy magic skills and you get this book.
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I'm not even taking a break, I'm starting second in the series as soon as I can! I'm crossing my fingers that the series doesn't lead me towards a downward spiral of disinterest as some tend to do. I'm optimistic though. 🤞

Oraya was taken in as an adopted daughter by the Nightborn Vampire King. A once in every one hundred year trial gives her the opportunity to step into power without being changed into a vampire. She has to survive four months in the Moon Palace with all other contestants out for her blood, literally. This was a pleasant surprise and I really liked the story. Closest thing I‘ve found to ACOTAR vibes!

“For all the underdogs who don‘t let fear stop them from fighting”.

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I enjoyed this book so much more than I thought I would. I just recently got into fantasy so I was worried this book was overhyped. I read it in two days because I couldn‘t put it down. I definitely plan to read the other books in the series because I have to find out what happens next.

4.8 ⭐️ well damn… I like that a lot better than I thought would. But seriously, what is up with all these cliffhangers. Mind you, this one‘s not as bad as some of the others have been as of late. Anyways, this is a great book. Definitely got some action, some minor romance, and like one spicy scene. But the betrayal… wow, little intense.

THIS WAS SO FUN! What an amazing, thrilling, magical, terrifying, heartbreaking adventure. I definitely felt SJM vibes throughout the book. The main character reminds me to much of Aelin in TOG! Loved this and can‘t wait to read the next one ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

41/2 stars 🌟 from me the last missing half a star to make it a whopper of a 5 is A. I‘m being far more selective this year with my 5s, yes it‘s the first romatasy Iv really enjoyed since the ACOTAR series, however the last 150 pages just too too long it took forever to get there and no where near enough spice 🌶️so here‘s hoping book 2 picks up the pace or I won‘t be continuing ; our time is precious we can only read so much !

What‘s nicer than reading in bed with your fur baby and knowing you‘ve got 9 days off from work over the Easter hols 😁

I really liked this book. 5 ⭐️. This book has me sobbing, the plot twist 😭😭 I couldn‘t. It wasn‘t a high fantasy with amazing world building but I really enjoyed it. I loved how the slow-burn was written 🔥🔥

I liked this book. It was a very quick and easy read.
Vampires meets Hunger Games.
I liked the characters Raihn and Oraya. This isn't a book I would boast about, but I would recommend it to someone looking for an easy romantsy to read.

It came to in the end, tho the earlier 2/3 was all rough. Between the trials blurring by (couldn‘t tell you what they were now), action too quick, and just the weird feeling I got. Praga was well written in her rage. Raihn is so complex. New to vampires, so that may have done it. Could‘ve easily forgot there were even vampires. Felt glossed over for it being. Spice chapter caught me off guard. I‘m pretty invested politically. That END.

I kept seeing this series hyped for romantasy readers and thought I‘d give it a chance. It was free on Kindle Unlimited, so I signed up for a free trial to try it out. It wasn‘t any worse than the average romantasy (it felt very ACOTAR meets Hunger Games), but I found its utter mediocrity and tropey-ness to be a turn off. I skimmed A LOT to finish this one, and won‘t be continuing with the sequel, despite a vague interest in knowing the ending.

One of my #readyourkindle picks this month and boy was it a good one! Vampire Hunger Games. Need I say more? And as far as book boyfriends go - I found myself a new one in Raihn. I immediately downloaded book 2 and cannot wait to see how this heart wrenching story plays out. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was amazing!!! I get why it's been everywhere. Oraya is a human who is the adopted daughter of the vampire king. She joins a competition where the winner gets a wish granted to them by the goddess of death. Raihn is one of her competitors, but they decide to work together to get further in the competition and of course, they fall in love.