Thank you NetGalley, SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca and Katee Robert for letting me read “Court of the Vampire Queen” in exchange for an honest review.

I was surprised that this was available as “read now”. I took the opportunity to finally read my first Katee Robert novel.

I haven’t read fantasy in a while so it’s a nice change to dip into something so familiar again.

The cover is stunning. Dark reds and black, light flowers. It’s beautiful.

The book comes with a huge list of trigger warnings, I name only some of them here:
Blood, gore, murder, patricide, pregnancy, discussion about abortion and my favourite: vomiting (I am NOT making fun of this! Just never seen it as a trigger warning. As a practical nurse I am too familiar with bodily fluids, but this one… ugh).

Smut. There is no other word for it. Utter smut. Smuttiest smut.

I assume this is supposed to be a standalone?! I would have liked to have started with a story line. I feel like there has been a story that I missed. I got thrown into the middle of a complex story with no idea what it’s about. A bit like Mina herself. Being part of a different world without belonging to it completely. Having no clue what happened before. I would have liked to know a bit more first about why she has brought into the house, like a backstory.

At 32 % I was so close to giving up. I need a story people! Give me something. I knew there would be smut, which is fine, but I need a story as well, a real story. Mina annoys me, she barely knows the guys and they can literally do anything to her? For reals?

It needs three guys to f*** her and suddenly they break wards and find out that oh she is something else? The power of sex and we know it? I do t buy it, I really don’t buy it.

I guess I can only blame myself for assuming this to be something it’s not. The story had potential, but I can’t take the constant smut. I am not prude, I enjoy it, but it has to be more than that. So sorry, can’t rate it higher than I did.

Ok, I loved this one. Sometimes a spicy read is all you need to pull you out of a slump, and this did its job so well. I'd read so many mediocre books in a row, but this fixed everything.

And really, I can't pin down why I liked this one so much. I just loved the dynamic. All of the characters were so fun, and the vampirism added some fun twists. This one holds the title of being the only vampire book I've ever enjoyed, which speaks volumes.

Also, that last chapter!! Absolutely adorable!! That was all I wanted - a domestic scene with some adorable new bits!

And the cliffhanger this left a singular character on... She was barely existent, but I want more of her. I'm dying to know what her journey looks like in the next book.

So far, Katee Robert has yet to disappoint. She's been an insta-read author, and I can't wait to read everything else she's going to publish

I am a fan of Katee Robert’s Dark Olympus series, and was excited by the opportunity to read one of her other works. Court of the Vampire Queen did not disappoint! It’s every guilty pleasure you want in a romance times three deliciously hot vampires.

One of the things I love most about Katee Robert’s heroines is the agency she gives them. They’re free to be hot headed, make their own choices, and explore their sexuality without fear or judgement.

Robert, like Scarlett St. Clair, Jennifer Armentrout, and Sarah J. Maas, also strikes the perfect balance between steamy romance and plot driven stories. If you love those stories, this one is definitely for you!

Note: This book has a lot of content warnings, so be sure to check them out before reading.

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

It*s a no from me.

My friends have been raving about Katee Robert, but knowing that most erotic romance isn't for me, I kept well away from her works so far. And... I did well. Not even the poly element could save this read for me, and I gave up at around 10%. If you are looking for dirty talk and a one-handed read, you'll find it here? But I personally couldn't even take the name Malachi serious.

Bye, Katee Robert.