“Even if I had to become the wicked girl of my nightmares, a maelstrom of marrow and blood, I would do whatever it took to stay alive.”
I really enjoyed this book, which is about sibling rivalry and on their namesday, they have to challenge
one another for the throne. The winner and soon to be queen is the sister who defeats the other and kills her. This was a very dark book, but had such a unique fantasy that it kept me on the edge of my seat. I loved the magic and the history of how it came to be, but also the political system was very intriguing and I wanted to know more.
The only real trouble I had with this book, is the main focus was on siblings/sisters who have to fight to the death, but I didn’t really get to know their relationship. That was kind of like in the background of the plot the whole time, like you knew the killing had to happen, but there were more important things to worry about. I didn’t get to really know Isadore, one of the sisters, that well so I really didn’t care if she was the one who died or not. Also, I really wish I could have had more to read, this was action packed, but almost too much. It went from one crazy thing to another, and I wish there could have been a bit more information to explain what was going on. Don’t get me wrong though, the action had me on the edge of my seat and flipping pages so fast to see what would happen.
I highly enjoyed this book, and it was definitely a different take from most books, which interested me from the start. I was shocked by the ending and still can’t believe what happened. That cliffhanger??? That cliffhanger was the best, but also the worst because now I have to wait until book two!! A River of Royal Blood is a really good fast paced read.
I really enjoyed this book, which is about sibling rivalry and on their namesday, they have to challenge
one another for the throne. The winner and soon to be queen is the sister who defeats the other and kills her. This was a very dark book, but had such a unique fantasy that it kept me on the edge of my seat. I loved the magic and the history of how it came to be, but also the political system was very intriguing and I wanted to know more.
The only real trouble I had with this book, is the main focus was on siblings/sisters who have to fight to the death, but I didn’t really get to know their relationship. That was kind of like in the background of the plot the whole time, like you knew the killing had to happen, but there were more important things to worry about. I didn’t get to really know Isadore, one of the sisters, that well so I really didn’t care if she was the one who died or not. Also, I really wish I could have had more to read, this was action packed, but almost too much. It went from one crazy thing to another, and I wish there could have been a bit more information to explain what was going on. Don’t get me wrong though, the action had me on the edge of my seat and flipping pages so fast to see what would happen.
I highly enjoyed this book, and it was definitely a different take from most books, which interested me from the start. I was shocked by the ending and still can’t believe what happened. That cliffhanger??? That cliffhanger was the best, but also the worst because now I have to wait until book two!! A River of Royal Blood is a really good fast paced read.