I had loved Briar's Blood of a Fae series so naturally I couldn't resist this. I was pleasantly surprised to realise that Medra is tied to that series and it was delightful to read her story.

This was a great blend character development, world building and an exquisite slow-burn that has you engrossed. Medra is young and having to deal with a new world, following her previous sacrifice and is forced into a situation that she is unhappy with but has no option but to accept. Her character is relatable,albeit frustrating at times. Blake is the quintessential morally grey hero, appearing to be the nemesis but actually doing his best to be a good person. Their chemistry is electric, flitting from enemies to a terse understanding and all the stages in between.

I love the relationships that Medra is able to develop and you feel her emotions as she does, be it joy or heartwrenching sorrow. And Neville is an absolute delight.

Pick this up if you are in the mood for a well written fantasy rich with emotions and drama

Rating 4/5 | spice 3/5

I really liked this book! The book is about a female who wakes up in a different world than her own and she needs to join this Blood Wing academy which is basically a military academy. There she learns about this mysterious world she ended up in and about her kind.

It was somewhat different from the books I normally read as I don’t usually read books about vampires. It is a fantasy book with a lot of world-building in the beginning but once you get the hang of the world, the story is great!

Since it is the first book in a series, it felt kind of slow in some places mostly due to world-building (which is understandable) as well as the book taking mostly place at the school. Still, it was very entertaining and I will definitely continue this series!

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Medra & Blake….I really like them.

Blake has a lot of growth to do. I think his full character arc is going to be really good. Its interesting because his inner monologue he knows that he has to communicate with Medra( like when he feeds from her at the end, he originally was going to speak with her before he did it but then something got lost in translation) but he just can’t seem to get it out when he is with her. It is like she completely throws him off balance that he just forgets what he originally was going to do.

Medra is interesting. I don’t love her yet. I also think she has a lot of growth to do. I think she is just very lost and can’t figure out what she is supposed to do. She’ll get there though. They always do.

Overall I really, really liked this and I am excited for the next ones

Thank you Starwater Press and NetGalley for the ARC!

While I did enjoy this take on dark academia, including vampires and fae, the writing really wasn't for me so this was hard to get through.

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 / 🌶️🌶️

🪄 5 Favourite Tropes:
- Villain gets the girl
- Slow burn
- Bully romance
- Enemies to lovers
- Found family

💁🏻‍♀️ I liked this book! It’s an easy read. Confusing and infuriating at times, but still enjoyable. I’d recommend it, especially if you need a break from heavier, more complex reads.

📖 The story is told from the first-person POVs of Medra and Blake. Personally, I didn’t love the frequent use of “She’s/You’re mine” and felt that some plot holes could have been better addressed.

🌶️ If you enjoy slow-burn spice, you’ll likely appreciate this book! 🔥

🐩 One surprise element I loved was Neville, the “pet.” It adds such a fun vibe to both the story and the characters.

🎁 Thank you, NetGalley, Briar Boleyn, and Starwater Press, for the eARC and the opportunity to review this book!

Sorry i did dnf this one at 25%- Maybe its just the headspace i was in. I will attempt it again at a later date,but this wasnt right for me and i couldnt get intrested enough to carry on. Thank you for the arc.

🩸 Magic School
🖤 Vampires
🩸 Forced Engagement
🖤 Vampire & Dragons
🩸 Found Family
🖤 Bully Romance
🩸 Trials

“You are mine Pendragon. Let another man touch you like I just did and you’ll find out just how much of an asshole I can be.”

I absolutely loved this book and devoured it in 3 days and couldn’t put it down.

Th world building was well done while still leaving some questions to hopefully be answered in book 2.

The friendship between the FMC, Medra and Florence is beautiful and I hope to see more of them together.

Our MMC Blake sure has a lot going, we saw some growth on his part but there’s still a lot more to be done. The pull he has for Medra is fascinating and shows his softer side under that hard shell of his.

I cannot wait for more of Medra and Blake and see where all this goes and for so many questions to be answered.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and cannot wait to see where this will be headed next after the revelation at the ending.


Thank you to NetGalley and Briar Boleyn , the author, for this copy.

This one was not for me. Wasn't a big fan. I tried to push through but I think the writing style just wasn't what i like. Thank you anyway for the earc!

4.5 Stars, rounded up! 🩸

I adored this book! It gave me spicy Harry Potter and Fourth Wing vibes but with vampires, and I ate it up. I originally got this as an ARC on NetGalley, but by the time I hit 30%, I was so hooked that I had to stop and order a physical copy just so I could properly read and annotate it!

I loved how the story started with Medra waking up with no memory of where she was or how she got there. It made learning about her, her past, and this mysterious new world feel even more immersive. The school setting was such a fun element, and I really enjoyed the different classes, the four houses, and all their customs. It gave the world so much depth. Medra herself is a really strong character, though she definitely had her moments of frustration. But considering how much we knew from the dual POV that she didn’t, I had to keep reminding myself to see things from her perspective.

And I LOVED Blake. Right from the beginning, he was such a well-developed and engaging character, and I couldn’t get enough of him. Medra’s little found family group was another highlight, Florence and Naveen were chef’s kiss perfect, and even some of the other characters grew on me as the story went on.

The only reason I didn’t give this a full 5 stars is because of something in the last chapter that felt like it came out of nowhere. I’m really hoping it gets expanded on in the next book because it left me a little thrown. But honestly, that didn’t take away from how much I loved this book, the world, and the characters. I cannot wait to dive into book two!

✨Thank you to NetGalley and Briar Boleyn for graciously providing me with an ARC. All opinions are my own! ✨

A dual-POV romantasy with dark academia vibes that has fae, vampires, and dragons??? Absolutely yes!! I've been obsessed with Briar's books since I read Queen of Roses last year and I'm so glad that this new series is just as good and continues the story (in a way)!

The enemies to lovers slow burn had allllll the tension and delicious banter necessary for a delicious dark romantic fantasy. This one did NOT disappoint!

Thank you to NetGalley and Starwater Press (Indie) for the opportunity to read an E-ARC of On Wings of Blood by Briar Boleyn. These are my honest thoughts and opinions.

This series is linked to “Blood of a Fae” whisky there really isn’t any huge spoilers, I highly suggest reading that first! It’s a fab series!

This book… I read it in a day, it was fast paced action, I love dark academia settings alongside trials with a touch of yearning! Sooo delicious!

Medra literally wakes up in a new land, she supposed to be dead! She is FAE royalty and is now in a world full of Vampires with no power & no clue how she got here… in this world she is special, and the claims over her life are just the beggining!

OMG... On Wings of Blood was an amazing read with it's enemies to lovers, hate to love, slow burn to steam themes it had me loving and hating the MMC and wanting to scream at the MMC so many times for how he treated the FMC. She didn't deserve how he treated her in so many ways.
What do you do when you find yourself naked in a strange new world and being found in a situation that you don't know how you got there. Well you do just what Medra Pendragon did. you stand up for yourself the best way that you can. Medra is a strong willed character and I loved how she handled everything that was dealt to her. Her ambition to survive was stronger then giving up... Medra is a fighter for not wanting to be controlled or owned by anyone even when forced into a bond that she didn't want.
Blake the MMC made me want to yell and scream at him many times. His morally dark and gray behavior and Anti-hero persona is a major thorn in Medra's side. I thought it would take a miracle for him to wake up and be the man that every girl dreamed about... Specially Medra.
So if you love Enemies to Lovers, Slow Burn, Hate to Love, Academy Survival then you will love this

Definitely a harry potter vibe to this series. Jumps into things quickly without much background, but stick with it and soon you'll find yourself immersed. Interesting spin on dark academia, with vampires, fae and romance. I had to keep pushing myself through, but I'm glad I did. Definitely a different plot heading into with vampires. The MMC Definitely grew on me and I'm excited to continue on the series.

Reading On wings of blood, is like going back to uni, except most of your classmates are of noble class and vampire, or dwarf or even half fae. And you train for war, politics, healing instead of math and literature.

I love how strong headed Medra is, and her unique perception of what is happening at the academy and this world in general as an outsider, she questioned the system in a clever way. Pointing out injustices while trying to learn and fit, never forgetting what is fair and right.

As the story progress it becomes sexier and rawer, in the emotions of the characters but also how they are portrayed.
I really enjoyed this book and can't wait for the rest of the story.

On Wings of Blood is an action-packed, spice-filled fantasy that delivers everything you’d want in a romantasy read—dragons, court intrigue, and a heroine who refuses to back down. Briar Boleyn crafts a gripping sequel that builds on the tension, magic, and betrayals of the first book, raising the stakes in all the best ways.

Following the events of On Wings of Ash and Dust, our protagonist is thrust into an even deadlier game of power. The slow-burn romance heats up (seriously, the tension is so well done!), and the dragon lore continues to be a highlight, adding depth to the worldbuilding. Boleyn’s writing is immersive, balancing fast-paced action with emotional depth, making it easy to devour in a single sitting.

While some twists were predictable, the execution kept me hooked, and the character dynamics—especially the push and pull of the romance—made every moment worth it. If you love stories with fierce heroines, morally gray love interests, and high-stakes fantasy, this is a must-read.

4.5⭐
1.5🌶


This book was a ride from beginning to end, I could not put it down! I loved Medra, she is the strong willed, no non-sense FMC this book needed. Blake while tough on the outside, was honestly such a softie. I loved how he always looked out for Medra even though they were at odds. I don’t know about you, but I definitely love a slow burn with a possessive MMC and of course enemies to lovers. I found their relationship a bit lacking because they didn't interact much but when they did, the tension was there. I also really liked the side characters Florence & Naveen. Of course there is lovable Neville whom I adore!!! I am also intrigued by Kage Tanaka….possible love triangle?!🤔

I found the blurb about this book to be a bit misleading with the Harry Potter/Fourth Wing vibes but I didn't really get that. I also found the “bullying” aspect to be lacking and was hoping for more of it from the MMC but it was more so from the side characters, so I docked .5 stars for the misleading info. I enjoyed it regardless, especially with the dragons, vampires, spice, tension all within an academic setting. This book has so much to offer and I definitely recommend it. Plus the cliffhanger OMFG!!!!!

Fave Quotes:

“It's not protection, little dragon. It’s a claim. You're mine. No one touches what belongs to me.”

"My chest tightened. She’d attacked me with murder in her heart. And yet, idiot that I was, it was her I couldn’t take my eyes off."

“This is the power you have over me. This is what you do to me every day, Pendragon. You drive me wild. I can’t look at you without longing to f you.”

5 stars | world building, characters, plottwist

Damn, what a book! I love me a good vampire book but the twist with the isekai idea… Color me intrigued! And I wasn’t disappointed. The world is pretty unique, dark, and evil. The characters and even the side characters have a lot of depth they seem so real and tangible.

I’m not a native English speaker I didn’t have any problems understanding it, so the language isn’t too complicated. I enjoyed the writing style.

I don’t want to spoil anything so I’m not going into depth here but for all vampire and romantasy lovers, who love a good enemies to lovers story with plottwist, this is the book! I’m so looking forward to the next book!

4.25 stars rounded up.

🗡️This one is about Medra Pendragon, a half-fae princess from Camelot who gets kablammoed into another world. She wakes up in a field of corpses and is discovered by Prince Drake Drakharrow, a cold, intimidating warrior-type and one of the “highbloods” of this world, which is a fancy word for vampire. After being dragged in front of the ruling vampire class, Medra is bonded as a consort to Drake and forced to attend Bloodwing Academy, a cutthroat school where vampires and mortals coexist. Uneasily. Medra wants nothing to do with Drake, a smug monster… but as she gets to know him and the school, her opinions begin to shift. 🩸

🗡️This book gave me Zodiac Academy and Dramione vibes (and just as addictive!). Expect an academy setting, political intrigue, magical creatures, and interesting classes, but make it dark and twisty. There is a lot of cool world building in this book, and I get the feeling that we’ve only just scratched the surface. 🩸

🗡️I really liked this one, probably mostly because I like a strong FMC. She is red-haired, with a strong will and a fiery temper. She runs her mouth a lot and it’s very entertaining. She’s also a decent fighter which I enjoy and it’s a relief when the setting is as dangerous as this one (essentially, as a non-vampire, she’s not as strong or fast as the powerful highbloods, and they can use compulsion). I also appreciated the occasional chapters from Blake’s POV. We really get to see inside his internal conflict and hopefully we will get some growth from him in the next book. This one was so easy to binge. It was entertaining and kept the action going. Here I am at the end, reaching for the next one! Looks like book 3 is available in May! 🩸

Thank you Netgalley and Victory Editing for the review copy!

On Wings of Blood surprised me in the best way. I expected an entertaining dark fantasy romance, but what I got was a gripping, fast-paced story with solid world-building, complex characters, and just the right amount of angst.

Medra Pendragon, a half-fae among highblood vampires, is thrown into the cutthroat world of Bloodwing Academy, where power rules and weakness is preyed upon. She’s determined to survive, but Blake Drakharrow—the arrogant, dangerously powerful vampire prince—makes that nearly impossible. Their dynamic is everything: tense, electric, full of sharp edges and undeniable pull.

The atmosphere is dark and immersive, with gothic halls, deadly court politics, and a magic system that feels fresh. The story moves quickly, with plenty of action and intrigue, though some moments could have used a bit more depth. Still, the tension, the slow-burn romance, and Medra’s fierce determination kept me hooked.

If you love supernatural academies, enemies-to-lovers romance, and a heroine who refuses to be broken, this one is worth picking up. I’ll definitely be reading the next book.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC!

This was such a fun read! It quickly became impossible for me to put down. Even though I found her a tad insufferable at times, I became so invested in Medra’s story. I can’t wait to pick up the next book!!!