Adara is a Starblessed human who's promised to the Fae prince and it's said that their union will determine the fate of their kingdom. There’s court politics, betrayals, secrets, spice, and everything you could want in a fantasy romance. My complaint? It’s so short! 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. Lastly, and most importantly, this is an obvious ripoff of several different series. After doing some research, I discovered the obvious “copy and paste” in the third book. Stealing intellectual property is shameful. Usually I don’t judge an author’s character, even they write a shitty book. But after learning that, I have lost all respect for this author.

Everything in my original review still stands. This book is highly entertaining, short, smutty, and predictable (but in the best way!). Evren ily.Adara and Evren could not help but to surrender to the blazing passion between them. I was entertained by the chemistry and the banter between them. So insta the characters fell in love and lust before the book was even written, the romance is so scripted and shallow you could tell me my 13-yo non-reader niece and her hormone-fueled bffs wrote it, and I'd absolutely believe you. Adara's fate has never been hers, for her future was sold to the Crown Prince as his bride, but it's very well-known she would be anything but a blushing bride—she's a prized mare being exchanged for the luxuries the Citalian royal family is providing to her mother. The queen can only see what I allow her, princess. I may be the bastard prince, but I still have power.”

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.He's a psycopath who cares about nothing but power and would do anything to get it. I hated him from the beginning and I doubt this will change.

Now what is Starblessed? Well, it means her blood is filled with power and whoever drinks from her will be able to take that power and use it to their advantage which after many Starblessed have come and gone nobody was able to be as powerful as Adara....they need her power to protect the world from the Blood Court aka Vampyres. The talking during the sex scene made me wanna cry. It was just THAT bad and basically a copy-paste of all the over the top, cussing-filled, cheesy lines you'll find on Wattpad. 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.

This book would've been a 4⭐️ read but I had to deduc 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. 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.

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. USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance, Holly Renee brings readers a pinch of angst, an indulgence of heat, and the perfect amount of heart in every book. A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows is book one in the Stars and Shadows Series and will end in a cliffhanger. What was happening? WHY was it happening? WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE IT WAS HAPPENING? WHAT IS THIS BOOK EVEN ABOUT???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! The romance is so hot. I love the love interest (which one is it hmm??) so much. He’s protective, powerful, and possessive af.