A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows

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The writing is easy to get into and given the fact that it's fast-paced and short, one could easily read it in one sitting. The sparks immediately flew between Adara and Evren upon their first meeting, but what future is there for the promised bride of the Crown Prince and a Captain of the Guards. 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. A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows is book one in the Stars and Shadows Series and will end in a cliffhanger. 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.

The romance is so hot. I love the love interest (which one is it hmm??) so much. He’s protective, powerful, and possessive af.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. Adara is Starblessed and fated to be the savior of the world and marry Gavril who is the crown prince of the Fae. However, it is Evren his half older brother (also captain of the guard) who she is connected to and falls for...and we find out that Evren is half fae from his father and half vampyre from his mothers side. And when Adara meets Evren, their attraction is instantaneous, but their relationship is forbidden. In short, this was a YA novel with fanfictionesque smut and characters so forgettable I actually forgotten their names as I wrote this review. The queen can only see what I allow her, princess. I may be the bastard prince, but I still have power.”

I wouldn't say AKOSAS (an acronym too pretty for a book so mediocre, in my humble opinion) is a bad book, it's just painfully underdeveloped. I fell in love with him from their first encounter. He's the Captain of the Guard — mysterious, dark and intriguing who hides a possessive, caring and intense man and has such a dirty mouth ... 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.

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There's so little world-building and lore I was the John Travolta in Pulp Fiction gif the entire time I was reading this. 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.

That’s it, princess. Scream my name while they eagerly await you. You are their savior but my demise. You are to ruin every part of me.” 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.” I am told my union to the crowned prince will determine the fate of the kingdom, but it isn’t my betrothed who haunts my dreams. It’s the half-breed prince who stands at his side.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! 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. A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows is a fantasy romance featuring Fae and Vampyres and it's perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash. There are some elements to this book that are a bit unique and some other elements that are your typical fantasy. Girl is destined for a greater purpose and betrothed to the wrong brother. The bastard son is her mate and love while her betrothed is the villain we believed all along despite his ''kindness''. A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows follows Adara, a Starblessed human fated to marry the fae prince. It starts off the night before she’s sent to the fae realm.

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!

If you thought the Fae King would of had relations with a lowly vampyre to have Evren then you are mistaken but more on that later. Type: A Kingdom of Stars & Shadows is part of the Stars & Shadows series and ends on a cliffhanger. 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. I could overlook this, if at least it gave me some emotion. But nope, in tune with the romance, this gave me nothing except for a weird urge to re-read Sea of Ruin. I'm going to shut up now, because I could talk about this book all day. I love it so much I can't put it into words. This review doesn't even do it justice. You need to read it and experience this incredible story for yourself!