King of Battle and Blood

This book follows Isolde, a Princess to a throne in a world where vampires are conquering everyone's lands, and Adrian, the vampire doing the conquering. When Adrian comes to discuss terms with Isolde's father, he says he wants to marry Isolde. She agrees to save her kingdom. Romance follows.

This book wasn't good. The plot was nothing unique; I've read this same premise before. I felt like the big reveal at the end ruined any of the romance that happened previously because Isolde wasn't told. The steamy scenes weren't that great to make up for the bad plot. Adrian and Isolde weren't interesting characters. Isolde does a whole 180 on her views on the conquest? I only gave it 2 stars because it was interesting enough that I finished it in one sitting. But it still wasn't good, just entertaining mindless reading.

TW: sexual content, blood, violence, murder, death, gore, death of parent, fire, war, grief, misogyny, colonization, slavery