When the author said that people would be able to grab this book on NetGalley- my fingers moved so fast and I was lucky enough to be one of the first 200 people to snag it.

This is a compilation of the Bloodline Trilogy that was originally published in 2020. It contains Sacrifice, Heir, and Queen. When you are reading Court of the Vampire Queen it is clear that is is written as three books.

TW: pregnancy, blood play, murder, physical abuse, breeding kink, monster

This is a book where there are multiple partners that are all involved with one another.

This book started out with a bang.. literally... when the female MC was sent to Malachi as a sacrifice from her father. Malachi is a bloodline vampire that controls fire. There are 7 bloodlines and her father in one of them. Bloodline vampires bites have an extra effect- they are very pleasurable- so when she is dropped on the door step of a half-starved vampire, he bites her, and I am sure you can put together the rest of what happened.

When he bites her he is curious as to why her blood tastes so good, she is only half- vampire so what is the other half? Is it human like she has been told her entire life or is it something more?

-My Thoughts-

This book was honestly a ton of fun to read. There is a foursome like 40% through the book, and a threesome before that. There is a ton of spice in this book, which is what I love about Katee Robert, she doesn't shy away from it. The relationship between the FMC and the three male MCs is sweet at times and there is character development as the FMC comes to terms that she is capable of more than her father thought.

I like that this book ties into another series that the author has written, and that I have read books from. There is a lot of blood in this book because it is about vampires so if that isn't your thing, or polyamorous relationships aren't what you like then this book probably won't be want you want to read.

I enjoyed Wolf and his very aggressive personality, I enjoying how caring Malachi was, and I enjoyed how Rylan had some layers that needed to be peeled back. Overall a fun read and another solid book by Katee Robert.

Was this more spice than plot? Yes. Did I love every minute of it? Hell, yes. I loved each of the guys and their different personalities and how well they worked with the FMC. It was such a great dynamic. It was spicy, sweet, loving and the way they took care of her. Oh man. Would definitely re-read and recommend to friends! Loved it.

I’m a huge Katee Robert fan from her Dark Olympus Series to The Dragon’s Bridge - I’m here for it all.

Court of the Vampire Queen is a non-step sexcapade. It’s one sexual encounter after the other after the other - it could be overwhelming to an individual who tries to follow a plot, storyline or world building. If you are a smut-lover who enjoys reading vampire orgies, this one is for you!!

The focus is on three male vampires and the daughter of a vampire lord. I think this story shows RAW poly relationships in a way that other authors may be afraid to approach so explicitly. I really can’t remark too much on the story itself, but that’s not going to be what’s memorable to you if you choose to pick up a copy.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley for the ARC!

Oh my angel, this book is amazing. Sexy twists and turns around every page flip. It's one of my new favorite reads of 2022.

This was good for a Katee Robert novel. It kept my attention and I was invested in what was happening. I had never read a reverse harem before so that was new for me. Somehow she wrote almost 500 pages of nothing but sex and still kept me interested. I guess you could call that a gift.

Katee Robert does it again! The perfect combo of spice and feels.

Mina is a commodity. All her life she's known she's a tool for her cruel vampire father to wield. Half vampire, half human, she's never been deemed important. When she's given to another bloodline vampire to breed in a political move, she knows her role - but that doesn't mean she has to settle for it. Her thoughts of escape and freedom may be realized, but not in the ways she thought. Maybe life with Malachi, Wolf and Ryland could be what she's been looking for. Maybe she's more than any of them suspect.

I will never know how Katee combines so much spice (ok, it's smut), story and emotion into her books but she's a master at it. The storyline is well plotted and flows so well. There's great growth of the characters and the way they weave their stories and development together is go well done. I am always left with massive warm fuzzies and this book is no exception.

Look, her books aren't going to be for everyone. They are very sexual, sometimes dark, and definitely graphic. I'm always blown away by the consent aspect and the aftercare of the characters, something I often think is missing from mainstream books and media. I don't care if they're vampires, they take care of each other and ensure the safety and comfort of each other.

Thank you to Sourcebooks and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert is a spicy paranormal romance that will definitely appeal to fans of the author's previous books. The story revolves around Mina, who is a half-human, half-vampire who has been given by her father to Malachi, an incredibly powerful vampire. Soon, they're having sex. Then, she gets introduced to two other supernatural friends of Malachi's, and they engage in three-somes. About midway through, Mina and the vampire men decide to take down her father so that she can become a vampire queen.

Here is an enchanting excerpt from Chapter 1:

"Vampires move faster than the human eye can see. And while I’m only 50 percent human, I’m tainted by that lineage enough to not be able to see more than a blur of movement. Another way I’m seen as damaged goods. At least if I had full vampire reflexes and strength, it might make up for my lack of magic. As it is, I’m barely better than a human. Barely better than prey.
The knowledge sticks in my throat, preventing a shriek of surprise when I turn around and find a man looming close. No, not a man. A vampire...
He’s gorgeous in the way all vampires are, flawless beauty and hidden strength. This one has dark brown hair that falls in a sleek wave to his shoulders, fathomless dark eyes, and a muscular body slightly too thin for his frame."

Overall, Court of the Vampire Queen is an incredibly spicy paranormal romance, and I realized while reading it that I am not the target audience. One highlight of this book was the plot, once it started coming together about midway through. Yes, really, I was interested in the plot. I had to take off 2 stars, because there was a sex scene in almost every chapter until midway through when the frequency lessened somewhat. I'm sure there are many readers who will enjoy that aspect, but I didn't. If you're intrigued by the excerpt above, or if you're a fan of paranormal romance, you can check out this book when it comes out in September!

Oh my, this is one very VERY spicy book and I loved every erotic page of it. Robert delivers not only screaming HOT poly sex scenes that are very much NSFW but gives us an interesting plot line and complex characters you will fall in love with and root for. I will say this is a DARK romance, so be sure to read the content warnings, a couple are dub con & blood play but there are a lot so check if you need too. I haven’t seen if this going to be a series but there are some characters introduced that I definitely want to see get their own book so fingers crossed that there’s more books coming (figuratively and literally… *snicker*) in this universe. A must read!

This was by far the smuttiest book I’ve ever read. If you’re looking for something with a strong plot, you should probably look elsewhere. That being said, Katee is amazing at what she does and I can’t help but like everything she writes.

The book follows Mina, a half vampire whose father, a powerful Bloodline vampire, sends her to another Bloodline vampire, Malachi, as a sort of sacrifice because she has no magical abilities. Her father has had Malachi trapped in a house with a blood ward for a very long time and hopes to gain more power over him by having Mina carry his child.

It becomes a polyamorous reverse harem between Mina, Malachi, and two other Bloodline vampires, and together they decide to take a stand against her father. It gets very bloody and VERY steamy, like almost nonstop. If that’s your thing, you’ll probably enjoy this. If not, maybe start with her Dark Olympus series and ease into it.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley for the

Tantalising as always, this story burns right where you want it to from the get go! Vampires, demons and all the other fun supernatural beings mixed in between. A sexy reverse harem with a dash of crazy, the all time favourite dark haired moody villian and the touch her and die protector, who we all love to love. Plenty of spice with a interesting plot, a must read.

I was looking forward to reading Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert, but unfortunately I just couldn't get in to it at all, I found it very slow

I loved this so much I'm already a huge fan of the author and this did not disappoint at all I loved it I love anything and everything about vampires and this was everything I needed and more.

Thank you Netgalley for sending me an ARC

Wow okay first things first CHECK THE TRIGGER WARNINGS

When I read the synopsis I was so sure that I was going to love this book. A steamy vampire book? yes please! Sad to say I did not get what I was expecting . This book was 99% smut and 1% plot. Which if you are looking for something like that here you go, but as much as I like a romance book there still needs to be a good plot.

All the characters were just flat and seemed to only have a singular personality trait .Overall this book was boring , seemed rushed, and had a really bad/ little plot.

Katee Robert's fans will probably be aware that Court of the Vampire Queen consists of three previously published novellas, which explains why there are brief re-caps at the beginning of Act II and III. Katie's writing is engaging and, as usual, there are a lot of steamy scenes (the protagonists are in a polyamorous relationship), so, if you pick this book looking for spice, you'll probably like it. Just read the content warnings (esp.blood play, explicit sex, pregnancy) and don't expect an intricate plot or serious character development.

Mina, the female protagonist, is a half-human, half-vampire daughter of a powerful 'bloodline' vampire overlord Cornelius. Given that she has no magical powers, her father has little use for her and sends her away as a gift (more like a snack) to his powerful prisoner Malachi. If Mina survives Malachi's bloodlust and even better gets pregnant by Malachi, Cornelius will be able to gain control over Malachi's bloodline. In this world/realm there 'turned' vampires and 7 bloodlines that are slowly dying out. Malachi and Mina's connection is immediate, but things get more complicated when he is joined by his friends/allies/(ex)lovers who would like to help him break free from Cornelius's imprisonment. In the meantime, they do discover that our magicless Mina was quite special, after all. As I mentioned above, the plot is pretty straightforward and heavily padded by sex scenes.

The protagonists (Mina and her 'reverse harem' Malachi, Wolf, and Rylan) are well-differentiated, but we don't know much about their past or their views on just about anything apart from Mina). Mina herself is a far cry from strong, sassy urban fantasy heroines- her males keep talking about her as if she isn't present, she feels everyone is making huge sacrifices by being with her, whenever there is a serious decision to make or a cost to pay, someone else does it.
Overall, come prepared and expect lots of smut.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the review copy provided in exchange for an honest opinion.

I love vampires and I also love Katee Robert’s Dark Olympus series, so I was really excited for Court of the Vampire Queen. Historically, Robert has done an amazing job of writing sexy stories with compelling worldbuilding and character arcs that really bring the stories to life.

However, Court of the Vampire Queen completely eschews worldbuilding and character development (or even characterization!) in favor of more and more steamy scenes. Literally every problem is solved by sex and hand-waving. I love a good steamy scene, but these quickly became repetitive and boring. I kept waiting for the plot to develop, but it seemed as if the plot were just an excuse for more smut.

While I understand that there are readers who will love this proportion of sex-to-plot, I feel that this is not a well-done version of that book. It was often generic and repetitive. It’s hard to make vampires boring — especially when there’s sex involved — but somehow Court of the Vampire Queen achieves this feat.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for an advance review copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

** Thanks to NetGalley, Katee Robert, and Sourcebooks Casablanca for this ARC. Court of the Vampire Queen will be out September 6th, 2022. **

As other reviewers have said, this book had almost no plot. There was an orgasm in the opening scene and sex was the thread that tied the whole book together. I would say this was 70% smut and 30% plot. Luckily, Katee Robert is DAMN GOOD at writing smut.

Mina is the powerless daughter of a powerful vampire lord. The book opens with her sent as a blood sacrifice to a vampire named Malachi, who she is to serve in whatever way he wants. Predictably, they fall in love, and she also meets two of his close friends. The four of them form a relationship and go about trying to overthrow her father.

This book seems to have originally been three novellas that the author smushed together - in each section of the book she reintroduces the characters and key details. There was also a lot of plot continuity issues in this book. Information was shared to one character and then the character would not know the information several chapters later. Aspects of the character's powers also sometimes changed suddenly without explanation.

If I was rating this book just on the plot, it would probably be a 2 star read, as the plot was predictable, inconsistent, and bare bones. If I was rating this book just on the smut, it would deserve a solid 4 stars. I'm compromising and giving Court of the Vampire Queen a 3 star review. Without the continuity issues and repetition of re-stating key facts needlessly in the same book, it might have been higher. This book had some potential and was an enjoyable read but didn't quite hit the mark.

A RH/poly paranormal romance with possessive men and their queen - it gave what it was meant to give, but the story suffered for it.
TW: patricide, abuse/neglect (in past, not on page), hella blood, pregnancy

The story starts with Mina, a dhampir, being deposited at the mansion of a powerful vampire, Malachi, by her abusive/neglectful father with the intention of being used as a bloodbag and breeder. We quickly find out that Malachi is as much a victim of Mina's father as she has been and the fear she initially had is replaced almost instantly with lust and, eventually, deeper emotions. It doesn't take long for men from Malachi's past come into the picture and, after a few not-so-idle threats to her life, the relationship grows to include them. Together, they come up with a plan to have Mina take her place as head of her colony and rid themselves of the constant threat her father poses.

This had so much potential but it just didn't live up to my expectations. The story suffered for the smut - some of the plot points/solutions centered around it with little to no real explanation as to why and it took me out of the story. It also got to the point where the actual relationships/connections started to suffer towards the end, as well. Which is unfortunate because that's somewhere Katee excels - I always love the relationships she builds between her characters.
Her writing, as usual, had good pacing and flowed well. The relationships between the characters - specifically at the beginning - were growing super beautifully and they felt organic in a way I've come to identify with her writing, so I was sad when I felt like they started taking a backseat to the sex.
Something else Katee excels at is her character building, and this was no different. I loved all the men - I thought they were well developed and nuaced. Simply put, I loved them. I also LOVED the dynamic between Azazel and Grace and I am so excited to know more about them in the future! A book about them in the demon realm is definitely something I would be on board with.
Overall, I would mainly recommend this book to people looking for a fun, sexy read with more emphasis on relationships than story.

Thanks to NetGalley and Katee Robert for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Court of the Vampire Queen republishes the three previously published novellas in the Bloodline Vampires series by Katee Robert into one book.

Blurb for Sacrifice (the first novella):
All my life, I’ve wanted nothing more than to escape my father’s compound. Half human, half vampire, I have none of the perks and all of the weaknesses. Well, my father’s finally found a use for me. He’s sent me to Malachi Zion, the last vampire in his family. My role is to play resident blood bank and, should Malachi knock me up, my father gets access to a whole new bloodline to control.

No one asks me what I want. But the longer I spend with Malachi, the more I realize that he’s not the monster I first thought, which makes it harder to resist the heat that flares between us. And then his two friends show up and complicate things exponentially. As long as we’re stuck in this house together, I’m a trap just waiting to be sprung.

But if we break free, there’s nothing holding these vampires to me… In gaining the one thing I want more than anything—my freedom—I might just lose everything.

This book is almost entirely smut.

Check Katee Robert's website for content warnings before reading.

The cover is beautiful and unfortunately, that's really the only good thing I have to say. Like other reviews have said if you want a book with a story this isn't it, the book is 100% smut. I don't like to write negative reviews that give hit after hit to a book and I won't do that now. Just know this book comes with a long list of trigger warnings, is 99% smut, and the main character will have you wanting to pull your hair out.

This book will appeal to some people and I hope they enjoy it.

I am so excited that Katee decided to publish this series all together in a single bound book. These were the first books I read from her and I have been a big fan of everything I have read of hers since. She will always be an immediate pre-order author for me! In true Katee fashion, this book starts off hot and heavy from the first chapter and it just keeps on coming. I'm a sucker (see what I did there) for a good vampire romance, and with magic and a RH on top of that? Phew. I was genuinely hooked from the first page.

This book focuses on Mina, a powerless dhampir who will do anything to escape her father's control and abuse. She has been promised by her father as a sacrifice to Malachi, a centuries old bloodline vampire. Her father's plan is to gain more power by using their heir as a bargaining chip to control another powerful bloodline. The forced proximity and lust inducing bite of Malachi quickly turns sacrifice into something more. Malachi invests in Mina through training and he sees something more in her than just a sacrifice, more than just a dhampir...something sleeping beneath the surface. When Wolf and Rylan enter the picture, things rapidly heat up. How will these four navigate newly found magic and outsmarting a powerful and magical vampire bloodline while protecting their own?