A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal

Stars and Shadows, Book 2

By: Holly Renee

Narrated by: Stella Hunter, J.F. Harding

My fate is bonded to two princes—one born of blood, the other of power—but my trust lies in neither.

My skin is cursed by the stars, my fate damned by desire.

When the dark prince offers me a bargain that will save his people and my life, the cruel and intoxicating male gives me no choice. Our union is his revenge, and I am his sacrifice.

His lies are unforgivable. His wicked touch still bathes me in sin. He is my mate, and he is tortured by a curse to protect his people from his own family.

I can now see him for exactly who he is. So why can’t I get his alluring touch out of my head?

I am the key to saving his kingdom, but he alone has the power to ruin me.

©2022 Holly Renee (P)2023 Podium Audio

loved it all over again

Again feel in love with this book and characters all over again. Idk why audible isn't showing that I have already listened to it but I have. It didn't record my last review either. I will wait to re-listen to book three after audible have published book 4 to purchase. I typically hate "princess " nicknames but coming from his mouth💥

Great sequel

I definitely did not see the end coming for this book (book 2). I’m hooked and will be reading book 3 shortly.

The voice actors did a great job

They made me believe I was watching a movie with how good their acting of the characters were!

Great performance!

I love both of the voice actors they do such a good job and they along with the story are a great spicy adult fantasy that had me both intrigued with the storyline and loci gong the dirty talk! I just wish it was longer or the next book was out because I want to read it but also don’t want to miss out on the performance of these two in order to continue the story!

Kind of repetitive

This book felt kind of repetitive, the FMC kept repeating her behavior during the 90% of the book no matter what happened and it got tiresome at some point. The ending was kind of expected but with a curve ball. The performance was outstanding as usual.

“You are to be my wife, Adara. You are everything to me."

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Fantasy/ Paranormal Romance 📖 🎧

✨A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal is the second book in the Stars and Shadows series by Holly Renee and it is everything you want in a deliciously steamy, fast paced, and swoon worthy fantasy romance. I listened to this story on audio as I read along and the narrators were absolutely wonderful! I fell in love with our two main characters even more as the narrators brought them to life.

The personal histories explored, the continued character development, and the new side characters introduced were all amazing. I loved the emotional intimacy, vulnerability, and intensity that develops between the love interests as they navigate life in the Blood Kingdom.

✨The romance in this story remains a consuming one, full of passion and possessiveness, all while transforming into something even more beautiful, more devoted, and more tender.

My heart broke a bit for both of our main characters throughout the story as their relationship struggles after the betrayals revealed at the end of book one. In our MMC’s attempts to salvage their relationship and their bond, we learn more about his past, his intentions, and future hopes and dreams for his Kingdom and his Princess.

✨I absolutely love this series and highly recommend A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal to those who enjoy steamy romances, and fantasy/ paranormal romances.

This series is available on Kindle Unlimited! The first two books in the series are also available on Audible

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still cringe

This one is a written a little better than the first, but still pretty cringe

FMC

The FMC is quite annoying for a while but grows throughout the story. I’m not into I love/hate him at the same time story line.

Just a bunch of smutt, story line sucks

This book bored me to tears. Barely any story line, no character development. If your wanting something where there is no real connection in the characters, no depth. Barely a story and every other scene is sex then…this is for you.
Performers were ok but the need an actual story to tell.

Lacks substance

I enjoyed the first book. It was a nice little introduction to the world and I liked the fact that it was short and to the point. However, as we dive deeper into this universe I’m finding thatt this short story actually lacks the substance that I need in a fantasy romance. The story would have benefited from dual POV’s. Also, Adara our FMC has a terrible personality. She is so back and forth with her feelings. I get this trope of “I don’t want him, he’s wronged me but I can’t help myself”, but it is not done well in the book. Instead she seems to lack any back bone and comes off as rude. I can’t get with her wanting her mate so badly when he’s gone then immediately hating him when he’s back, then wanting to marry him, then hating him, then loving him. It’s unbelievable and creates a situation that I’m hoping doesn’t work out. Lastly, how is it that we haven’t gotten into how Everen’s parents got together. Wouldn’t Adara be interested to know how the Fae King and the Vampyre princess found each other and made him?!!!…Or is it just me 🤷🏽‍♀️