I really wish I could've loved this as much as book one, but there just wasn't enough romance here for me!I really wish I could've loved this as much as book one, but there just wasn't enough romance here for me!...more
I really wish I could've loved this one more! So many of my friends adore this one but it just felt too long and dragged out for me. I never really coI really wish I could've loved this one more! So many of my friends adore this one but it just felt too long and dragged out for me. I never really connected with the main characters either. I do love the world though and want to continue on with the series....more
This is one thick book so it took me foreverrr to finish, but I really did love it. This fantasy world of Battle Gods and Anchors is so unique and funThis is one thick book so it took me foreverrr to finish, but I really did love it. This fantasy world of Battle Gods and Anchors is so unique and fun – I'm already dying to read more of it!! It's also sloooww burn, which surprised me given that it's Ruby Dixon (who is all about mates and claiming them at first sight) but I loved that the romance was slow! It fit well for Faith and Aron's story. They're thrown together reluctantly but genuinely get to know and fall for each other over time. This is a well-crafted fantasy romance that's like a mix of Game of Thrones and Outlander and I highly recommend it!!...more
4.5 stars – I freaking loved this!!! And yes, it definitely gave me ACOTAR vibes, which didn't hurt. If you love fae, magical kingdoms, alpha heroes, 4.5 stars – I freaking loved this!!! And yes, it definitely gave me ACOTAR vibes, which didn't hurt. If you love fae, magical kingdoms, alpha heroes, give this a try! The romance was full of tension and chemistry, though the 'twist' was fairly predictable. This was my first Bec McMaster book but it won't be my last. I'm looking into her giant backlist (yay!) and I'm dying to get my hands on the rest of the Dark Court Rising series. I need more of Vi and Thiago!...more
I’ve had so much hype ever since A Heart of Blood and Ashes got on my radar. I’m always on the looking for an epic fantasy romance, and this 4.5 STARS
I’ve had so much hype ever since A Heart of Blood and Ashes got on my radar. I’m always on the looking for an epic fantasy romance, and this one sounded so promising. Plus, I’d read Milla Vane years ago not just under her pseudonym Meljean Brook (The Iron Duke is still one of my favorite fantasy romances!), but also when she published a novella under MV in an anthology. So I knew she could write incredible fantasy worlds – and she didn’t disappoint with this first A Gathering of Dragons book. It was a fantastic start to a new series that I already need more of!
An enemies to lovers romance, slow burn, political intrigue, spilled blood, and barbarian warriors – this fantasy romance has it all. AHoBaA kicks off with the murder of our hero Maddek’s parents, who were king and queen of their barbarian kingdom and part of an alliance council that formed out of a truce between all five kingdoms. Now Maddek is next in line for the throne, but first he wants revenge against the rival king he believed killed his parents… starting with their daughter. But Yvenne offers herself up as his bride instead, because the one thing she wants most in the world is her corrupt father’s death. Neither of them expects the insane amount of chemistry to build between them or that they would start falling for one another.
This book was SO FREAKING GOOD! It was a little slow to get into in the beginning, with all the world-building and info dumping we’re getting hit with straight off. There are a ton of characters and kingdoms to keep track of. But once I hit my reading stride I couldn’t put this book down. I’ve been wanting a new, epic fantasy (romance) to get obsessed with, and AHoBaA hit all the right buttons for me. Alpha, barbarian warrior; heroine who uses her words and brain to kick ass; a delicious, sexy slow burn in a marriage of convenience; and some epic world-building. The pacing is fairly slow but it’s never boring. I loved the amount of steam we got as well as a good dose of angst between our main characters. I was HOOKED onto the romance – I was so glad that despite everything going on, Milla Vane made the romance the main focus of the story.
I do have to say, sadly, there are no actual dragons in this book (they used to exist, but not anymore), but there are Dragons! They are basically Maddek’s bodyguard/friends. Other than that, I can’t wait to read more of this fantasy world. I’m so glad we don’t have to wait too long for the next book (only five months!). Even though this first book concludes Maddek and Yvenne’s romance and revenge subplot, there is still an over-arcing plot that deals with a dangerous, powerful being that’s about to wreak havoc. I’m so looking forward to where Milla Vane will take us next
ABSOLUTELY LOVED!!! Cassandra Gannon is my favorite author of fairytales/retellings and this series is one of the BEST in the genre that I've ever reaABSOLUTELY LOVED!!! Cassandra Gannon is my favorite author of fairytales/retellings and this series is one of the BEST in the genre that I've ever read. The Kingpin of Camelot is a play on Midas and King Arthur - I loved Gwen and Midas' story SO much. It's hilarious and sweet, with a single mother heroine who thinks she's almost-Bad and a hero who worships her and thinks he's not good enough for her but is having her anyway. I'm dying for more already!
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Rereading Dec 2019 in time for the time next book! And yep, loved it just as much as I did the first time around. CG never fails to make me laugh and swoon....more
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