Three Powerfully Alluring Vampire Men
And One Queen to Rule Them All
All Mina ever wanted was to escape her father’s control. Half human, half vampire, she lived eternally torn between two worlds, never fully experiencing the pleasures of either—until her father chose her as the pawn in his latest political move, gifting her to the darkly powerful and dangerously seductive Malachi Zion.
Malachi is not a vampire to be trifled with. He rules with an iron fist and has a reputation for the darkest of sins. But the longer Mina spends with him, the more she realizes he’s not the monster she first thought—and as fear bleeds into lust, then trust, then something more, Malachi opens Mina up to a world she never knew could be hers for the taking: including the love of Malachi’s two closest friends and companions.
Now surrounded by all three men, the center of their shockingly seductive world, Mina may finally have the power to face down her father and take back the life—and crown—that by all rights should be hers.
LONG LIVE THE QUEEN.
Title : Court of the Vampire Queen
Author : Katee Robert
Format : eARC
Page Count : 496
Genre : paranormal romance
Publisher : Sourcebooks Casablanca
Release Date : September 6, 2022
Reviewer : Hollis
Rating : ★ ★
Hollis’ 2 star review
I was willing to look past the fact that of the three instalments of this bind up, Acts I and II were basically 85% sex. Barely any plot to be seen or detected. I was willing to accept that. But then, not two chapters into Act III, something that was stated outright in the final chapter of the part before is suddenly.. not a thing. Okay. Tiny bit of double-take side eye. But then a few chapters later, two pages apart, a thing was said and then contradicted. Again. Eye twitch.
Listen, I know this is an ARC, but these stories existed before this bind up. Maybe there was no editing done beforehand but you’re telling me no editing was done before this republish? Not great. Also, before anyone yells at me, this bothered me to such an extent I held off on this review until after release and checked out the repackaged version via KU. And those errors are still there. Sigh. So much for my hope it would get caught before release..
But anyway, what’s this story about? Vampires, dhampirs, and more, oh my. It’s about an unwanted woman, destined to be a pawn or a sacrifice, finding there’s more to her than anyone thought. And falling into the laps of not one, not two, but three vampires, and the bond — mystical and otherwise — that connects them. That’s more or less the be all end all of the plot, though. The rest is just sex sex sex.
While Act III, unlike the two that came before, had more plot.. it wasn’t the kind that did much with the story that came before it. There are a lot of bits we never learn about, parts we’re apparently just supposed to go along with, and other minor irritants. All the sex aside, it did feel like the early parts had more time given to them, despite the lack of character development of backstory. Whereas the final was just kind of rushed along. Which kind of applies to the whole storyline, really. Everything happens really fast (granted, these are all novella length, so yeah, everything being fast makes sense, I guess) but I also mean timeline-wise. In the sense that no time at all passes. Also, only one of the three men has any real personality. And unfortunately that lack of character applies to our lead, too.
This could’ve been good. Maybe not great but decent. But overall, errors aside, it just misses the mark. I wish the author would’ve taken the opportunity to tidy things up while also fleshing everything out a bit before repackaging this. Alas..
But if you’re looking for a relentlessly spicy/zesty/insert euphemism for much sex-y time, with a bit of magic and blood and mayhem mixed in, this might be for you. Also if you’ve had any experience with the author before, I’m sure you know exactly what you’re in for.
** I received an ARC from the publisher (thank you!) in exchange for an honest review. **
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