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The Broken Blade #2
The Blood Witch
“It’s finally time for you to suffer for a change, Princess.
Time for someone else to take
charge of this miserable city.”
Vee is a survivor.
For generations, the poorer citizens of the Eternal City have made do with living off scraps. Under Queen Edelin’s reign they suffered. They starved.
And all too often, they died.
Now—two years after the night of the Blood Moon and with a dangerous new power growing inside of her—Vee won’t stand back and let city’s strays suffer any longer.
She’s ready to take a stand. She’s ready to take revenge.
And she knows exactly where to start…
… with the heir to the throne, Princess Amalia.
Time for someone else to take
charge of this miserable city.”
Vee is a survivor.
For generations, the poorer citizens of the Eternal City have made do with living off scraps. Under Queen Edelin’s reign they suffered. They starved.
And all too often, they died.
Now—two years after the night of the Blood Moon and with a dangerous new power growing inside of her—Vee won’t stand back and let city’s strays suffer any longer.
She’s ready to take a stand. She’s ready to take revenge.
And she knows exactly where to start…
… with the heir to the throne, Princess Amalia.
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September 20, 2024
I'm not sure I can ever get enough Fey and Alastair.... I had 15 pages left, and I put this down immediately because I'm just not ready to not have them in my life.
The character growth and relationship maturity is top tier. Everyone is loveable... even Vee... yep, I said it. One that I am unsure of, tho..... I'm almost sure little hints are left us, but we are so engrossed in the novel, feeling like we are actually there, that we don't pick up on them.
This book is written so well that I can feel the shadows!! I smile when the characters smile. I arch my back when they arch their backs.
Run to grab The Queens Blade... AFTER you pre-order The Blood Witch... because you need to be ready for; oh, you'll have to read both to find out *giggle*
M&K, you've done it again!! Thank you so many times over.
The character growth and relationship maturity is top tier. Everyone is loveable... even Vee... yep, I said it. One that I am unsure of, tho..... I'm almost sure little hints are left us, but we are so engrossed in the novel, feeling like we are actually there, that we don't pick up on them.
This book is written so well that I can feel the shadows!! I smile when the characters smile. I arch my back when they arch their backs.
Run to grab The Queens Blade... AFTER you pre-order The Blood Witch... because you need to be ready for; oh, you'll have to read both to find out *giggle*
M&K, you've done it again!! Thank you so many times over.
October 4, 2024
In this second installment of the series, a number of characters, both new and ongoing, are featured with many different POV chapters. Fey is still central as she's come into her power and continues and deepens her relationship with Alastair while also acknowledging an attraction to Jasper. We meet Jasper's niece, Vivian, a teenager who leads a gang of young throwaway kids and has her own special powers. Princess Amalia is also here with a gratifying character arc.
My biggest complaint about this book, and a departure from book 1, is how long it took to actually give us a plot. I was about 1/3 of the way through and I still wasn't sure what the book was about, other than depictions of various characters. Book 1 did a better job of plotting while it gave us great world building.
In this book, the various sex scenes, which might be appreciated by some readers, felt like a distraction to me, given how little plot had developed so far. It wasn't until I got to the final 20% that the action took over.
I was provided an ARC via BookSirens.
My biggest complaint about this book, and a departure from book 1, is how long it took to actually give us a plot. I was about 1/3 of the way through and I still wasn't sure what the book was about, other than depictions of various characters. Book 1 did a better job of plotting while it gave us great world building.
In this book, the various sex scenes, which might be appreciated by some readers, felt like a distraction to me, given how little plot had developed so far. It wasn't until I got to the final 20% that the action took over.
I was provided an ARC via BookSirens.
August 27, 2025
The Blood Witch isn’t a bad book, but I did find it problematic at times. The two biggest issues - the throuple and the use of multiple POVs throughout the book.
The sex scenes didn’t add real value to the storyline and made me cringe at the lack of agency Fey seemed to have during those scenes. Alastair’s power lust is problematic and infantilizing – his use of persuasion on Fey, and the use of the pet names, Witchling and puppy, really made me want to punch him in the face. Jasper should have remained a side character that Fey cared about as more of a brother than a lover.
I would have rather read a story that was told through a narrator that is not one of the characters, or through two MCs POV perhaps going back and forth between Fey’s POV and Vee’s POV. At one point, I felt as though the authors were playing Oprah by offering chapters to any character that popped up in their heads – you get a chapter; you get a chapter; you get a chapter. The multiple perspectives slowed down the story and weren’t necessary.
Overall, the book isn’t bad, but it could have used someone to really edit it and help the author’s revise the book into a more compelling tale of power and the abuse of power rather than a disjointed story told in way too many POVs with threesome sex scenes thrown in there to do nothing more than clutter up the world that’s created here.
The sex scenes didn’t add real value to the storyline and made me cringe at the lack of agency Fey seemed to have during those scenes. Alastair’s power lust is problematic and infantilizing – his use of persuasion on Fey, and the use of the pet names, Witchling and puppy, really made me want to punch him in the face. Jasper should have remained a side character that Fey cared about as more of a brother than a lover.
I would have rather read a story that was told through a narrator that is not one of the characters, or through two MCs POV perhaps going back and forth between Fey’s POV and Vee’s POV. At one point, I felt as though the authors were playing Oprah by offering chapters to any character that popped up in their heads – you get a chapter; you get a chapter; you get a chapter. The multiple perspectives slowed down the story and weren’t necessary.
Overall, the book isn’t bad, but it could have used someone to really edit it and help the author’s revise the book into a more compelling tale of power and the abuse of power rather than a disjointed story told in way too many POVs with threesome sex scenes thrown in there to do nothing more than clutter up the world that’s created here.
September 6, 2024
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. We met Fey and her sisters in the previous book when they defeated thr queen. Fey is struggling to keep her power at bay. She is still involved with Alistair and now trains witches. Her sister Alice is on the council along with a demon, a shifter and vampire. Things are getting heated in the city with Feys picture on thr posters saying she is the true queen. She wants nothing to do with being queen. She just wants tp be left alone. Amalia is basically depressed since the death of her mother, she doesn't eat and doesn't leave her room but on an adventure out of thr palace she meets a girl Vee who helps her see herself in a new light. Council members are being targeted with violence and it's just the beginning. Whispers here and there make everyone on edge. Feys constant is Alistair and they bring Jasper along for the ride. Things are never what they seem and who ever is behind the attacks must be stopped before it's too late....but how? Next book please!!
September 15, 2024
Book 1&2 of The Broken Blade have been so fun! I love the plot here (even though it made me a bit sad in book 2. IYKYK.) I loved the addition of Jasper. Obviously love a poly situation. We get way more POVs in book 2, which was fun; AND I wanted more J&A&F. Recommend this for a fun, smutty, a little bit gay time. 🖤
June 24, 2025
🤍 The Plot Thickens
⚔️ Queer Rep + Why Choose
🤍 Feminine Rage
⚔️ Murder Mystery
🤍 Multi POV
4.5 ⭐️ rounded-up.
Wow! This was such a great follow-up to the first book.
Two years after unearthing secrets that essentially saved the eternal city and granted other factions more power than they had previously, Fey (our FMC) is ready to move on. But the eternal city is not ready to let her go. Tensions are high, romance is blooming in new places... and a new character is introduced who wants revenge for every soul that has suffered under the reign of witches.
I loved this sequel. There is so much character expansion and development. All of our characters are so complex and fight against not only a world that is changing and evolving with new systems in place—but also their inner trials and preconceptions. There is no stereotypical good/bad guy, just morally complex characters who are trying their best.
The plot is again, fast-paced and phenomenal. I loved the expansion through all of the POVs and following Fey as she grapples with the past, present, and future. The spice is also phenomenal, with an added why-choose romance and M+M romance in bloom.
Very queer, a perfect mix of paranormal romance and fantasy, and a riveting plot that unfolds naturally throughout the pages—I can't wait to see where the next book takes us.
~
"𝓘'𝓶 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓼𝓪𝓵𝓿𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷."
𝓢𝓱𝓮 𝓽𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓪𝓷𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓹, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓰𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 𝓼𝓱𝓪𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓫𝓮𝓷𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓱 𝓱𝓮𝓻. "𝓘'𝓶 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓯𝓾𝓬𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓻𝓮𝓬𝓴𝓸𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰."
⚔️ Queer Rep + Why Choose
🤍 Feminine Rage
⚔️ Murder Mystery
🤍 Multi POV
4.5 ⭐️ rounded-up.
Wow! This was such a great follow-up to the first book.
Two years after unearthing secrets that essentially saved the eternal city and granted other factions more power than they had previously, Fey (our FMC) is ready to move on. But the eternal city is not ready to let her go. Tensions are high, romance is blooming in new places... and a new character is introduced who wants revenge for every soul that has suffered under the reign of witches.
I loved this sequel. There is so much character expansion and development. All of our characters are so complex and fight against not only a world that is changing and evolving with new systems in place—but also their inner trials and preconceptions. There is no stereotypical good/bad guy, just morally complex characters who are trying their best.
The plot is again, fast-paced and phenomenal. I loved the expansion through all of the POVs and following Fey as she grapples with the past, present, and future. The spice is also phenomenal, with an added why-choose romance and M+M romance in bloom.
Very queer, a perfect mix of paranormal romance and fantasy, and a riveting plot that unfolds naturally throughout the pages—I can't wait to see where the next book takes us.
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"𝓘'𝓶 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓼𝓪𝓵𝓿𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷."
𝓢𝓱𝓮 𝓽𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓪𝓷𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓹, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓰𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 𝓼𝓱𝓪𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓫𝓮𝓷𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓱 𝓱𝓮𝓻. "𝓘'𝓶 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓯𝓾𝓬𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓻𝓮𝓬𝓴𝓸𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰."
September 25, 2024
Dark Urban Fantasy
Spicy
Mates
Multiple POV
Betrayal
The Broken Blade #2
Vee has had enough of the suffering she has endured throughout her life and has especially had enough of the witches who have oppressed the other factions and the so called “new council” that has done nothing to improve the quality of living for her and her people.
She decides to take matters into her own hands and befriends Princes Amalia to gain entrance to the palace and have easy access to the council members.
This series is absolutely worth reading. I could not put this book down at all. This series just gets better with each book it seems. The relationship between Alistair and Fey is so hot and now the author has added Jasper to the mix. The spice in this book is just phenomenal.
The last few chapters had me at the edge of my seat and my heart in my throat.
I recommend this book for adult fantasy readers but please note that there are trigger warnings so read them first.
I voluntarily read and reviewed a free advanced copy of this book. All thoughts are my own.
A huge thank you to BookSirens and the author for this e-arc.
Spicy
Mates
Multiple POV
Betrayal
The Broken Blade #2
Vee has had enough of the suffering she has endured throughout her life and has especially had enough of the witches who have oppressed the other factions and the so called “new council” that has done nothing to improve the quality of living for her and her people.
She decides to take matters into her own hands and befriends Princes Amalia to gain entrance to the palace and have easy access to the council members.
This series is absolutely worth reading. I could not put this book down at all. This series just gets better with each book it seems. The relationship between Alistair and Fey is so hot and now the author has added Jasper to the mix. The spice in this book is just phenomenal.
The last few chapters had me at the edge of my seat and my heart in my throat.
I recommend this book for adult fantasy readers but please note that there are trigger warnings so read them first.
I voluntarily read and reviewed a free advanced copy of this book. All thoughts are my own.
A huge thank you to BookSirens and the author for this e-arc.
September 15, 2024
Oh boy, I thought I was already in love with this series, but then Ms. Ward whipped up this literary gem, and now I’m totally under its spell! The story picks up two years after the first book, where all the different species try to juggle their new lives post-chaos. With multiple POVs, you get to peek into everyone’s reactions to the latest events. New characters pop in and let me tell you, they’re a rollercoaster—making you laugh, blush, and maybe even throw your hands up in frustration! And the spice? Holy moly, the tension is so sizzling it had me giggling as if this was my first spice scene. 🙈
This book is a solid 5 stars for me—one I’ll be reading on repeat! I’m counting down the days until its October release so I can snag a physical copy. Do yourself a favor—dive into book one, The Queen’s Blade, and get ready for this dazzling ride!
So happy I got to read this as an ARC!
This book is a solid 5 stars for me—one I’ll be reading on repeat! I’m counting down the days until its October release so I can snag a physical copy. Do yourself a favor—dive into book one, The Queen’s Blade, and get ready for this dazzling ride!
So happy I got to read this as an ARC!
January 4, 2025
Okay so this book was really fun. I loved the ideas of rebuilding the realm after book one. This is definitely not something we get to see in a lot of sequels. Typically you finish the war kill the queen and then the book is over! We actually got to see what it took to rebuild and restructure!!
I will say that I was a little confused with the Vic/Vee thing for a while but I’m guessing that was intentional. It was just weird at times because I didn’t know what was happening.
This book had a diverse group of characters both racially and their sexual orientations which was very refreshing.
I will say that I was a little confused with the Vic/Vee thing for a while but I’m guessing that was intentional. It was just weird at times because I didn’t know what was happening.
This book had a diverse group of characters both racially and their sexual orientations which was very refreshing.
October 9, 2024
Such a riveting book! The first book was spectacular and the second one didn’t disappoint at all! This book has everything, spice included and lots of it! You will not want to put it down at all, when I wasn’t reading it I was thinking about it ALL the time!!!
I am beyond thankful that I got to be an ARC reader for this so please do yourself a favour and read both books!!!!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I am beyond thankful that I got to be an ARC reader for this so please do yourself a favour and read both books!!!!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
December 23, 2024
A great sequel!
I received a copy of this book via BookSirens and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a copy of this book via BookSirens and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 1, 2025
This one was rough for me. I had a fairly good time with the first book so I had high hopes for this one but I just really couldn’t get into it. The characters just didn’t draw me in this time and I felt like nothing really happened until the end. Some of the tropes weren’t my favorite so I think a lot of people will enjoy this one but it just wasn’t for me.
September 20, 2025
The second book of this series was even better than the first one!!
The book is a multi-POV. More so than the first one, which could be confusing at first if you struggle with this, but it allows to broaden the perspective and the reader's understanding as we aren't limited to the FMC and/or MMC POV.
Sure, the first part of the book is very character-focused and the plot takes time to take place, but it was needed imo. If that didn't happen, a whole lot of the plot wouldn't have made sense afterwards. And when the plot happened, IT HAPPENED. I was hooked and couldn't put the book down because I needed to know what would happen next!
Pretty sure my heart rate spiked at some point from stress lmao.
The book takes place a few years after book 1, and Fey is struggling with the aftermaths of what happened. Almost everybody seems to have moved on and trying their best to have a normal life, but Fey really struggles with it which feels real. She is a complex character with complex emotions.
Alastair is so supportive of her.
This being a why choose, I love how the authors have approached the trio dynamic and especially the MM relationship. Alastair and Fey relationship was solid at this point and them exploring this didn't feel out of place and was very well brought up. I won't name names but the third part of this trio is PERFECT and I LOVE HIM 😭.
The sisterhood is still strong in this book, even though they all went along with their lives. I do have beef with Alice decision making, though. For someone that was so intent on righting wrongs in the first book, she is still full of prejudice and her trust in Fey is non-existent at some point which infuriated me (and Fey). But as you read, you can get where she comes from and understand her even if you don't agree with her as I didn't.
We are introduced to a lot more of characters in this book and I'm definitely intrigued by some of them and would love nothing more than to know more about them (looking at you Calista 👀).
The end of this book brought up so many possibilities for the next one and I can't wait to see what's next!!
The book is a multi-POV. More so than the first one, which could be confusing at first if you struggle with this, but it allows to broaden the perspective and the reader's understanding as we aren't limited to the FMC and/or MMC POV.
Sure, the first part of the book is very character-focused and the plot takes time to take place, but it was needed imo. If that didn't happen, a whole lot of the plot wouldn't have made sense afterwards. And when the plot happened, IT HAPPENED. I was hooked and couldn't put the book down because I needed to know what would happen next!
Pretty sure my heart rate spiked at some point from stress lmao.
The book takes place a few years after book 1, and Fey is struggling with the aftermaths of what happened. Almost everybody seems to have moved on and trying their best to have a normal life, but Fey really struggles with it which feels real. She is a complex character with complex emotions.
Alastair is so supportive of her.
This being a why choose, I love how the authors have approached the trio dynamic and especially the MM relationship. Alastair and Fey relationship was solid at this point and them exploring this didn't feel out of place and was very well brought up. I won't name names but the third part of this trio is PERFECT and I LOVE HIM 😭.
The sisterhood is still strong in this book, even though they all went along with their lives. I do have beef with Alice decision making, though. For someone that was so intent on righting wrongs in the first book, she is still full of prejudice and her trust in Fey is non-existent at some point which infuriated me (and Fey). But as you read, you can get where she comes from and understand her even if you don't agree with her as I didn't.
We are introduced to a lot more of characters in this book and I'm definitely intrigued by some of them and would love nothing more than to know more about them (looking at you Calista 👀).
The end of this book brought up so many possibilities for the next one and I can't wait to see what's next!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 11, 2025
DNF at 82%
how disappointing. porn with plot adjacent behavior and characters I no longer recognize.
how disappointing. porn with plot adjacent behavior and characters I no longer recognize.
May 7, 2025
more books where the boyfriends kiss!!! no but fr this was a great follow up to TQB. I loved getting all the POVs and how they collectively moved the story forward. I hope we get to see more Amalia and Kallista in the next installment, and much more of my favorite throuple 🫦 this is such a fun series!
October 12, 2024
The story takes place two years after the first book, introducing new characters and continuing the journeys of familiar ones. While the world faces new threats, I found the story’s slow development and the overwhelming number of plotlines—between the council, Fay, Alastair, Jasper, and others—made it hard to stay engaged. There were also more intimate scenes compared to Book 1, which, though enjoyable for some readers, felt distracting to me given the slower pace. I struggled to connect with most of the characters this time around, leaving me feeling somewhat indifferent. However, the last 100 pages picked up, and the book ends with a cliffhanger—luckily, not a major one that will keep me sleepless, but enough to make me curious about The Shadow King.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
May 13, 2025
This book is just as good as The Queen’s Blade, I loved it!
I love Fey, I can’t get enough of her.
Fey and Alistair have such a dynamic relationship.
I love Jasper too.
This book was just thoroughly enjoyable, it held me enthralled.
Such an awesome read. Highly recommend!
I love Fey, I can’t get enough of her.
Fey and Alistair have such a dynamic relationship.
I love Jasper too.
This book was just thoroughly enjoyable, it held me enthralled.
Such an awesome read. Highly recommend!
September 18, 2024
ARC REVIEW (I recieved this for free and am writing this on my own behalf)
*As I have also reviewed the first book their may be repeats of opinons and spoilers from the first book*
Ranking ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ok this time we are going to start with the characters, I will talk about negatives first to end positively.
ALICE - In the first book I didnt really believe Alice bought alot to the story but now she brings too much, to the point where I want to scratch my eyes out whenever its her POV. I believe her character could’ve had more growth then what was portrayed as the whole book she seemed very offhanded, entitled and a bitch, which may be her character, but her and the other one (she is so irrelevant to the plot I dont even remember her name) just made the book a little less enjoyable.
She really was the only “bad” character I had anything to say about in the book (mainly because I don’t remember the others), even if Jasper again made me wanna scratch my eyes out half the book he redeemed himself, and made the love triangle enjoyable throughout the story. Viv and Amalia, started strong but ended up hating both their characters. I also request that we see more Callum I believe we were absolutely ROBBED of his character, he brought more to the book then some of the characters I dont remember the names of. People like Jayce did not need their own POV.
Fey was such a strong female lead ONCE AGAIN. which I love that her character didnt alter. (and one of the only characters I actually liked) she wasn’t a pushover like many of the females in fantasy and she stood up for herself, I also like how in this book we see her vulnerability and her hardships within her relationship whilst seeing her accetance and love towards Alistair. I do love how much we got of Alistair, Jasper and Fey, and honestly I would read a whole spinoff on them because they are the only POVs I enjoy reading.
Moving to more technical aspects of the story, (plot, characters and flow)
CHARACTERS - Me personally, I am not a fan of dual POV, so having over 5 POVs was quite overwhelming when some characters didn’t need their POV. It doesn’t overall affect my ranking of the book however it did make the book confusing and hard to follow at times.
PLOT - One of the only reasons for the book losing a star would be the plot. I felt as though there were many themes trying to be portrayed at once, such as the romance, the suspense or the death, the betrayal. (I wont give spoilers but people should know what parts im talking about) and I felt like alot of these themes got lost within each other creating plot holes or too many things going on at once. Whilst they did get all get a gasp moment at the end, I felt it was too dragged out for it to be successful. For example, I was caught off guard when there was threesome on one page and a death of a random on the next. I think if the POVs related and connected with each other this book would definitely be a 5 star read, as it still is quick, easy and enjoyable.
To end more positively I do want to also mention that I am a big fan of Evelyn Ward and I do love her books, hence why this is my second review for her. These reviews are purely based off of opinon and what could be improved in the forthcoming books. This is not to hate on this book and say it was bad, because it most definitely is not, in fact I will most likely reread for Fey, Alistair and Jasper. I do love this book alot, and I look forward to reviewing for her again in the future.
*As I have also reviewed the first book their may be repeats of opinons and spoilers from the first book*
Ranking ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ok this time we are going to start with the characters, I will talk about negatives first to end positively.
ALICE - In the first book I didnt really believe Alice bought alot to the story but now she brings too much, to the point where I want to scratch my eyes out whenever its her POV. I believe her character could’ve had more growth then what was portrayed as the whole book she seemed very offhanded, entitled and a bitch, which may be her character, but her and the other one (she is so irrelevant to the plot I dont even remember her name) just made the book a little less enjoyable.
She really was the only “bad” character I had anything to say about in the book (mainly because I don’t remember the others), even if Jasper again made me wanna scratch my eyes out half the book he redeemed himself, and made the love triangle enjoyable throughout the story. Viv and Amalia, started strong but ended up hating both their characters. I also request that we see more Callum I believe we were absolutely ROBBED of his character, he brought more to the book then some of the characters I dont remember the names of. People like Jayce did not need their own POV.
Fey was such a strong female lead ONCE AGAIN. which I love that her character didnt alter. (and one of the only characters I actually liked) she wasn’t a pushover like many of the females in fantasy and she stood up for herself, I also like how in this book we see her vulnerability and her hardships within her relationship whilst seeing her accetance and love towards Alistair. I do love how much we got of Alistair, Jasper and Fey, and honestly I would read a whole spinoff on them because they are the only POVs I enjoy reading.
Moving to more technical aspects of the story, (plot, characters and flow)
CHARACTERS - Me personally, I am not a fan of dual POV, so having over 5 POVs was quite overwhelming when some characters didn’t need their POV. It doesn’t overall affect my ranking of the book however it did make the book confusing and hard to follow at times.
PLOT - One of the only reasons for the book losing a star would be the plot. I felt as though there were many themes trying to be portrayed at once, such as the romance, the suspense or the death, the betrayal. (I wont give spoilers but people should know what parts im talking about) and I felt like alot of these themes got lost within each other creating plot holes or too many things going on at once. Whilst they did get all get a gasp moment at the end, I felt it was too dragged out for it to be successful. For example, I was caught off guard when there was threesome on one page and a death of a random on the next. I think if the POVs related and connected with each other this book would definitely be a 5 star read, as it still is quick, easy and enjoyable.
To end more positively I do want to also mention that I am a big fan of Evelyn Ward and I do love her books, hence why this is my second review for her. These reviews are purely based off of opinon and what could be improved in the forthcoming books. This is not to hate on this book and say it was bad, because it most definitely is not, in fact I will most likely reread for Fey, Alistair and Jasper. I do love this book alot, and I look forward to reviewing for her again in the future.
October 25, 2024
Blood Witch continues two years after the conclusion of book 1. With the council established, power shifting and alliances forming, it’s a dangerous time for everyone in the Eternal City. But when mysterious deaths start to take place, it isn’t long before the unthinkable becomes a reality… a blood witch (someone with the forbidden 5 elemental magic, who can control others through their blood) is on the loose in the city. Fey must join the fight, reluctant as she is to enflame the calls for her to step up as Queen and to be separated from her new love interest and the existing one.
That’s right folks, we got thrown a very unexpected but very welcome Why Choose in this book. Your fearless, 4 element wielding Assassin witch FMC (Fey) is still getting to know our delicious dark and broody vampire prince MMC (Alastair), when a cheeky, lovable and hot as hell shifter decides to get involved (I’ll not say his name to avoid spoilers). I’m not normally a why choose girlie (it inevitably leads to some very detailed, what goes where, smut and loses the romance build up that I enjoy), but this was well done - mostly by utilising the mate trope to jump over the need for romance (shame thought that is).
The world building here continues to be exceptional and we get to learn more about the characters we met in the first book and a bunch more. This includes Vee, the blood witch, and villain of this story. She is a typical tale of misplaced teenage anger, combined with a broken system and a whole lot of unchecked power, which leads to her lashing out at those she deems at fault. Having grown up running the streets (due to a significant lack of adult responsibility from those around her) with friends that she saw starving to death, she believes punishment is due. Unfortunately for her, the person responsible is already dead before she fully understands her power, so she has to inflict her anger on those left behind - whether that makes sense or not. What can I say? Teenagers.
My only dislike in this book is that it does indeed fall foul of the very common book 2 smut curse, as I predicted after the first book. Such a high page count of smut means that the book almost feels like it’s two books merged together - a insatiably spicy why choose supernatural romance novel, and a fantasy thriller filled with political intrigue and murder. For most of the book the two barely touch and it is only right at the end that it all comes together. Don’t get me wrong, I was here for the spice and I cannot choose between my main man Alastair and the new cinnamon roll love interest (Fey, girl, I’m jealous!), but I would have liked a bit more involvement of Fey and Alastair (who were very much side characters in the thriller part of the book).
Overall, I continue to enjoy this series and am in love with the characters – particularly Fey, Alastair and Puppy (*swoon*). Callum has a lot of potential too. Now that the second book curse is out of the way, I fully expect the next book to be a perfect 5*. I cannot wait to see what happens next in this beautifully complex and thrilling world.
For transparency, I was delighted to receive an e-ARC copy of this book for review and look forward to supporting the rest of the series.
That’s right folks, we got thrown a very unexpected but very welcome Why Choose in this book. Your fearless, 4 element wielding Assassin witch FMC (Fey) is still getting to know our delicious dark and broody vampire prince MMC (Alastair), when a cheeky, lovable and hot as hell shifter decides to get involved (I’ll not say his name to avoid spoilers). I’m not normally a why choose girlie (it inevitably leads to some very detailed, what goes where, smut and loses the romance build up that I enjoy), but this was well done - mostly by utilising the mate trope to jump over the need for romance (shame thought that is).
The world building here continues to be exceptional and we get to learn more about the characters we met in the first book and a bunch more. This includes Vee, the blood witch, and villain of this story. She is a typical tale of misplaced teenage anger, combined with a broken system and a whole lot of unchecked power, which leads to her lashing out at those she deems at fault. Having grown up running the streets (due to a significant lack of adult responsibility from those around her) with friends that she saw starving to death, she believes punishment is due. Unfortunately for her, the person responsible is already dead before she fully understands her power, so she has to inflict her anger on those left behind - whether that makes sense or not. What can I say? Teenagers.
My only dislike in this book is that it does indeed fall foul of the very common book 2 smut curse, as I predicted after the first book. Such a high page count of smut means that the book almost feels like it’s two books merged together - a insatiably spicy why choose supernatural romance novel, and a fantasy thriller filled with political intrigue and murder. For most of the book the two barely touch and it is only right at the end that it all comes together. Don’t get me wrong, I was here for the spice and I cannot choose between my main man Alastair and the new cinnamon roll love interest (Fey, girl, I’m jealous!), but I would have liked a bit more involvement of Fey and Alastair (who were very much side characters in the thriller part of the book).
Overall, I continue to enjoy this series and am in love with the characters – particularly Fey, Alastair and Puppy (*swoon*). Callum has a lot of potential too. Now that the second book curse is out of the way, I fully expect the next book to be a perfect 5*. I cannot wait to see what happens next in this beautifully complex and thrilling world.
For transparency, I was delighted to receive an e-ARC copy of this book for review and look forward to supporting the rest of the series.
October 24, 2024
Author Evelyn Ward knocked it out of the park, down the street and onto the nearby putting green with this second book in 'The Broken Blade,' series. I rather expected a less compelling effort this time around, because that tends to be how it goes with a series. The first is usually great, the second a little slow tying all the pieces of the story together and then, if you're really lucky, you'll get an extraordinary ending. Though most of the time, the first book is great and the next two finish a story gone stale. Not this book and not this series. This was as good if not better than the first. If the third gets any more exciting, I'll burst a blood vessel. I got in trouble at work three different times for getting lost in it and overstaying my break. I absolutely cannot wait to tear into the next one.
Fey continues as a bada**, witchy boss girl and Alastair continues loving her enough to let her do what she must to protect the realm and the Council without using his possessive, alpha traits to take over and protect her despite wanting to desperately. She and Alastair get a new mate, which is a whole thing and added more drama, including Alastair nearly damaging their relationship permanently doing the jealous lover thing, which was a smoking hot scene. The whole mate thing added a bunch of scorching hot smut and danger to the main storyline too.
With witches no longer needing a High Priestess for the Awakening of their powers, witches with dangerous new skills (and very old ones) are coming into powers that threaten Fey's sisters, loved ones and the very foundations of the realm itself. I can't say much more without giving the game completely away, but trust me, by the third chapter of the book, you won't be able to put it down. Author Evelyn Ward is my new fave author and I'll be stalking her career forever more as a FaRo writer. She's got excellent command of dialogue, wordsmithing and her editor legit deserves a raise. I think I found a maximum of 5 typos in over 400 pages. That's stunning considering the series is only in the ARC stage or near it anyway.
There are several detailed love scenes and while you know your children best, I probably would suggest 17+ for an age restriction. At the very least, you should read it first and make a decision regarding your child's consumption. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Fey continues as a bada**, witchy boss girl and Alastair continues loving her enough to let her do what she must to protect the realm and the Council without using his possessive, alpha traits to take over and protect her despite wanting to desperately. She and Alastair get a new mate, which is a whole thing and added more drama, including Alastair nearly damaging their relationship permanently doing the jealous lover thing, which was a smoking hot scene. The whole mate thing added a bunch of scorching hot smut and danger to the main storyline too.
With witches no longer needing a High Priestess for the Awakening of their powers, witches with dangerous new skills (and very old ones) are coming into powers that threaten Fey's sisters, loved ones and the very foundations of the realm itself. I can't say much more without giving the game completely away, but trust me, by the third chapter of the book, you won't be able to put it down. Author Evelyn Ward is my new fave author and I'll be stalking her career forever more as a FaRo writer. She's got excellent command of dialogue, wordsmithing and her editor legit deserves a raise. I think I found a maximum of 5 typos in over 400 pages. That's stunning considering the series is only in the ARC stage or near it anyway.
There are several detailed love scenes and while you know your children best, I probably would suggest 17+ for an age restriction. At the very least, you should read it first and make a decision regarding your child's consumption. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
September 15, 2024
After the unforgettable journey in The Queen’s Blade, I was eager to dive back into the world of the Broken Blade series with The Blood Witch. And let me just say—this book was everything I needed and more! Evelyn Ward delivers a sequel that not only lives up to the first book but completely raises the stakes, pulling me even deeper into this dark and dangerous world.
The multiple POVs add such a dynamic layer to the storytelling, but Vee’s perspective is where the heart of this story truly lies. Her fierce determination to stand up for the oppressed in the Eternal City, her growing power, and her quest for revenge against Princess Amalia create a riveting plot that had me turning pages late into the night. Vee is a survivor through and through, and watching her rise to power, fueled by anger and a desire for justice, is nothing short of mesmerizing.
The romance in this book—featuring MM, MF, FF, and MMF dynamics—brings so much intensity and heat to the story. Each relationship feels raw and real, and the chemistry between the characters is undeniable. Ward doesn’t shy away from the complexities of these romances, making them as dark and consuming as the world around them. The emotional depth and passion were exactly what I needed after finishing The Queen’s Blade.
What really stood out for me was the seamless world-building and the intricate plot that kept me hooked from start to finish. The multiple POVs allowed us to see the world through different lenses, but Fey and her sisters are the anchors that hold the story together. Their bond, their pain, and their resilience shine through every chapter.
The Blood Witch was impossible to put down. Every twist and turn had me gasping, and the dark themes of power, betrayal, and survival kept me on the edge of my seat. If you loved The Queen’s Blade, this book is an absolute must-read. It’s the perfect follow-up and sets the stage for what I know will be an epic continuation of the series.
Evelyn Ward has once again proven her mastery of dark fantasy romance, and I cannot wait to see where Vee’s and Feys journey takes us next!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
The multiple POVs add such a dynamic layer to the storytelling, but Vee’s perspective is where the heart of this story truly lies. Her fierce determination to stand up for the oppressed in the Eternal City, her growing power, and her quest for revenge against Princess Amalia create a riveting plot that had me turning pages late into the night. Vee is a survivor through and through, and watching her rise to power, fueled by anger and a desire for justice, is nothing short of mesmerizing.
The romance in this book—featuring MM, MF, FF, and MMF dynamics—brings so much intensity and heat to the story. Each relationship feels raw and real, and the chemistry between the characters is undeniable. Ward doesn’t shy away from the complexities of these romances, making them as dark and consuming as the world around them. The emotional depth and passion were exactly what I needed after finishing The Queen’s Blade.
What really stood out for me was the seamless world-building and the intricate plot that kept me hooked from start to finish. The multiple POVs allowed us to see the world through different lenses, but Fey and her sisters are the anchors that hold the story together. Their bond, their pain, and their resilience shine through every chapter.
The Blood Witch was impossible to put down. Every twist and turn had me gasping, and the dark themes of power, betrayal, and survival kept me on the edge of my seat. If you loved The Queen’s Blade, this book is an absolute must-read. It’s the perfect follow-up and sets the stage for what I know will be an epic continuation of the series.
Evelyn Ward has once again proven her mastery of dark fantasy romance, and I cannot wait to see where Vee’s and Feys journey takes us next!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
October 15, 2024
The Blood Witch picks up the plotline where book 1 - The Queen's Blade - left off. Alice, the former Fourth Blade, is trying to keep her patience with the Council. Fey is getting increasingly incensed by people thinking she should be Queen. Alastair tries to avoid his family, while Jasper's niece is introduced as a new character.
There is also another character introduced, Vee. She is scary as all get out because she forgets about the need to breathe. There is another element available to Witches, that of blood. Vee runs a rag-tag group of urchins and rules with an iron fist. For a young lady who grew up with scraps, she feels that this is overdue compensation.
Another young lady is featured, the former Princess Amalia.
I really enjoyed reading about Princess Amalia's personal growth. She has been overlooked in the past, dressed up on occasion, and otherwise thought of as a weak imitation of her mother, the Queen. Overcoming such emotional bindings is difficult, but she starts in small steps. I winced at Vee's interactions with Amalia. Vee was not an easy character for me to find any redeeming qualities, and I disliked how she took advantage of Amalia's naive heart and kindness.
However, I enjoyed the backstory of Alastair and his family, and how Jasper became part of the relationship shared with Fey. They all stumble and fumble through the emotions and realities, and at the end, I love how they cede control to Fey because she is the strongest of the three. I adore Fey more now than I did in the first book because she is unwilling to lie for the sake of keeping peace. Fey is past that - she wants to train, spend time with those in her heart, and be left ALONE.
I appreciated how the plot moved into another volume seamlessly and how the existing characters developed. There is certainly a plot twist with an identity and let's just say, having a demon on your side is a good idea.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily
There is also another character introduced, Vee. She is scary as all get out because she forgets about the need to breathe. There is another element available to Witches, that of blood. Vee runs a rag-tag group of urchins and rules with an iron fist. For a young lady who grew up with scraps, she feels that this is overdue compensation.
Another young lady is featured, the former Princess Amalia.
I really enjoyed reading about Princess Amalia's personal growth. She has been overlooked in the past, dressed up on occasion, and otherwise thought of as a weak imitation of her mother, the Queen. Overcoming such emotional bindings is difficult, but she starts in small steps. I winced at Vee's interactions with Amalia. Vee was not an easy character for me to find any redeeming qualities, and I disliked how she took advantage of Amalia's naive heart and kindness.
However, I enjoyed the backstory of Alastair and his family, and how Jasper became part of the relationship shared with Fey. They all stumble and fumble through the emotions and realities, and at the end, I love how they cede control to Fey because she is the strongest of the three. I adore Fey more now than I did in the first book because she is unwilling to lie for the sake of keeping peace. Fey is past that - she wants to train, spend time with those in her heart, and be left ALONE.
I appreciated how the plot moved into another volume seamlessly and how the existing characters developed. There is certainly a plot twist with an identity and let's just say, having a demon on your side is a good idea.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily
September 23, 2024
A huge thank you goes to Book Sirens & Evelyn Ward, for letting me read an e-ARC of The Blood Witch! This dark romantic fantasy is the sequel to the brilliant book one in The Broken Blade trilogy, The Queen’s Blade. And can I just say… The stakes have never been higher. How awesome is that?!
Two years have passed since Fey & her Blade sisters brought down the reign of Queen Edelin, ending the suffering of many of the citizens of the Eternal City. But that hasn’t meant everything has been easily fixed, or that all of the residents are glad for the council who are now in charge. When Vee’s power grows to an immeasurable strength, she hatches a plan. It’s not enough that the Queen is dead, she wants to topple Princess Amalia’s right to the throne, too. Not only that, but the council? They also need to go. Can anyone make a stand against Vee? Why is Fey’s sister so scared of this power? And how can Fey persuade everyone that she’s best left alone?
This dark romantasy is a brilliant, terrifying glance at how new powers will rise to fill a void… And how they’re often just as deadly (if not even more so) as that which came before.
Within The Blood Witch, we get an example of how found family can be your salvation. We also get a spicy polyamory thread woven throughout the pages. But, most importantly? Within this tale we see what it means to embrace who you really are. It can be both a good & bad thing, but in terms of what Fey is going through? I love that she’s encouraged to be herself, to stop making herself smaller to appease everyone else. Give me our feisty Broken Blade, the one who can level kingdoms without a thought. I *want* to see her fire, her courage, her huge capacity for love & doing what’s right...
*** You can read my FULL REVIEW on my blog: https://www.immersedinbooks.com/the-b...***
Two years have passed since Fey & her Blade sisters brought down the reign of Queen Edelin, ending the suffering of many of the citizens of the Eternal City. But that hasn’t meant everything has been easily fixed, or that all of the residents are glad for the council who are now in charge. When Vee’s power grows to an immeasurable strength, she hatches a plan. It’s not enough that the Queen is dead, she wants to topple Princess Amalia’s right to the throne, too. Not only that, but the council? They also need to go. Can anyone make a stand against Vee? Why is Fey’s sister so scared of this power? And how can Fey persuade everyone that she’s best left alone?
This dark romantasy is a brilliant, terrifying glance at how new powers will rise to fill a void… And how they’re often just as deadly (if not even more so) as that which came before.
Within The Blood Witch, we get an example of how found family can be your salvation. We also get a spicy polyamory thread woven throughout the pages. But, most importantly? Within this tale we see what it means to embrace who you really are. It can be both a good & bad thing, but in terms of what Fey is going through? I love that she’s encouraged to be herself, to stop making herself smaller to appease everyone else. Give me our feisty Broken Blade, the one who can level kingdoms without a thought. I *want* to see her fire, her courage, her huge capacity for love & doing what’s right...
*** You can read my FULL REVIEW on my blog: https://www.immersedinbooks.com/the-b...***
October 17, 2024
Female rage. Vengeance. Love. Betrayal.
If you're looking for a book with 1 POV, little spice, no stabby women and no poly situations - don't read this book. Otherwise, dive the fuck right in.
“𝑰’𝒎 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.” 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒆𝒓. “𝑰’𝒎 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒌𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈,” 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒕.
My main girl Fey returns with even more power, lust, love and rage than before. I can't get over her absolute reign over her newfound powers and how she mentally battles with suppressing versus burning it all down. (Which if you read Queen's Blade, you already know which she went with 😈)
Vee is just a force to be reckoned with. I mean she is the epitome of "fuck around and find out" with a touch of false innocence. I got a kick out of her going film sweet, innocent niece to raging witch within a few pages.
“𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒇 𝑰 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚?” 𝑭𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒅. 𝑨𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒆.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒔, 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑰’𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖.”
The blossoming relationship between Alastair and Fey was everything - but adding in the Jasper aspect. I die. It was incredible, and I need more of it.
Also my girl KALLISTA - I need more of this hottie demon lady with her shadow fingers, I mean 😤😤
The absolute mindfuck of the blood witch aspect had me SCREAMING. I mean, some of the situations that occurred were insanely well thought-out (i literally can't write about it without spoiling them). So many side notes that I had from Book 1 were answered, and I'm already SO excited for Book 3!
It's filled with some of these beloved tropes:
✨️ hot witches, vampires, demons & shifters
✨️ multiple POVs
✨️ found family
✨️ spicy af
✨️ elemental + blood magic
✨️ queer rep (mm, ff, mfm)
✨️ dark fantasy/romance
Highly recommend to any adult that wants to immerse themselves in a dark world with darker forces.
If you're looking for a book with 1 POV, little spice, no stabby women and no poly situations - don't read this book. Otherwise, dive the fuck right in.
“𝑰’𝒎 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.” 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒆𝒓. “𝑰’𝒎 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒌𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈,” 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒕.
My main girl Fey returns with even more power, lust, love and rage than before. I can't get over her absolute reign over her newfound powers and how she mentally battles with suppressing versus burning it all down. (Which if you read Queen's Blade, you already know which she went with 😈)
Vee is just a force to be reckoned with. I mean she is the epitome of "fuck around and find out" with a touch of false innocence. I got a kick out of her going film sweet, innocent niece to raging witch within a few pages.
“𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒇 𝑰 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚?” 𝑭𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒅. 𝑨𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒆.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒔, 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑰’𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖.”
The blossoming relationship between Alastair and Fey was everything - but adding in the Jasper aspect. I die. It was incredible, and I need more of it.
Also my girl KALLISTA - I need more of this hottie demon lady with her shadow fingers, I mean 😤😤
The absolute mindfuck of the blood witch aspect had me SCREAMING. I mean, some of the situations that occurred were insanely well thought-out (i literally can't write about it without spoiling them). So many side notes that I had from Book 1 were answered, and I'm already SO excited for Book 3!
It's filled with some of these beloved tropes:
✨️ hot witches, vampires, demons & shifters
✨️ multiple POVs
✨️ found family
✨️ spicy af
✨️ elemental + blood magic
✨️ queer rep (mm, ff, mfm)
✨️ dark fantasy/romance
Highly recommend to any adult that wants to immerse themselves in a dark world with darker forces.
February 6, 2025
𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔹𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 | Evelyn Ward
Series: The Broken Blade trilogy book 2
Pages: 408
Genre: Dark urban romantasy, Dark paranormal romance
Rating: 4.5/5
Indie authors ✨️
𝐘𝐎𝐔’𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝚰𝐍𝐃
•multi POV
•spicy why choose romance- MMF, MF, MM
•witches|vampires|demons|shifters
•elemental magic
•mates
•short chapters
𝐁𝐑𝚰𝐄𝐅 𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐒𝚰𝐒
The second installment in the Broken Blade series is about the factions trying to create a ruling committee consisting of a representative from each faction instead of having a single ruler. However, there is a young blood witch who is mad about the injustice of the world and is eager to set it right in her own way... and that is the story of Vee, our blood witch and is the niece of Jasper. Oh, and Jasper our sexy wolf shifter finds his mates (yes, plural). 🔥
𝐌𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒
I loved 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦 (book 1) so much that without a doubt, I was reading 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩 (book 2). I love that book 2 was distinct from book 1. Book 1 was all bad@ss blade sisters/assassins, morally grey characters, sisterhood, found family, and some spice. Book 2 is spicier (and why choose with our shameless flirt wolf shifter/bartender), political intrigue, and a new blood witch villain (who happens to be our sexy wolf shifter’s niece). Perfect blend of engaging plot and blazing romance.
Engaging plot. Sizzling romance and chemistry. Dominating vampire. Shameless flirt wolf shifter/bartender. Brilliant banter. New blood witch villain (my heart hurts for the young villain). What more could you ask for? You will be thoroughly entertained by the Broken Blades series. It’s so good. You will be reading the spicey chapters on the edge of your seat. 🔥
I am eager for book 3 to see how the story wraps up.
Books 1 & 2 are on KU!
𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝚰𝐓𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐎𝐓𝐄
“𝘐’𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴, 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴.” 🖤
Series: The Broken Blade trilogy book 2
Pages: 408
Genre: Dark urban romantasy, Dark paranormal romance
Rating: 4.5/5
Indie authors ✨️
𝐘𝐎𝐔’𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝚰𝐍𝐃
•multi POV
•spicy why choose romance- MMF, MF, MM
•witches|vampires|demons|shifters
•elemental magic
•mates
•short chapters
𝐁𝐑𝚰𝐄𝐅 𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐒𝚰𝐒
The second installment in the Broken Blade series is about the factions trying to create a ruling committee consisting of a representative from each faction instead of having a single ruler. However, there is a young blood witch who is mad about the injustice of the world and is eager to set it right in her own way... and that is the story of Vee, our blood witch and is the niece of Jasper. Oh, and Jasper our sexy wolf shifter finds his mates (yes, plural). 🔥
𝐌𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒
I loved 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦 (book 1) so much that without a doubt, I was reading 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩 (book 2). I love that book 2 was distinct from book 1. Book 1 was all bad@ss blade sisters/assassins, morally grey characters, sisterhood, found family, and some spice. Book 2 is spicier (and why choose with our shameless flirt wolf shifter/bartender), political intrigue, and a new blood witch villain (who happens to be our sexy wolf shifter’s niece). Perfect blend of engaging plot and blazing romance.
Engaging plot. Sizzling romance and chemistry. Dominating vampire. Shameless flirt wolf shifter/bartender. Brilliant banter. New blood witch villain (my heart hurts for the young villain). What more could you ask for? You will be thoroughly entertained by the Broken Blades series. It’s so good. You will be reading the spicey chapters on the edge of your seat. 🔥
I am eager for book 3 to see how the story wraps up.
Books 1 & 2 are on KU!
𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝚰𝐓𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐎𝐓𝐄
“𝘐’𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴, 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴.” 🖤
October 6, 2024
Why choose, multiple romances, witches, werewolves and vampires... The second book in the series did not disappoint. The authors have a wonderful writing style that keeps you hooked. Cant wait for the third book. Would recommend even to those who dont usually like why choose, as myself, cause it its well done in this book.
What I liked:
- I love how the authors sprinkle different POVs, you get so many different perspectives and focus on different people sometimes completely unexpectedly
- in hand with this goes the many side stories, side romances we get to see. Especially Amalia was such a nice surprise and I found myself enjoying reading about her much more than I assumed
- I dont usually like why choose or have not read too many that I enjoyed, and while there was some stuff here that bothered me (see below) I actually found myself enjoying it quite a bit. I like that its a relationship between all of them and not just the men with woman and that everbody really seems to care about each other
- I love Fey, she is such a wonderful character, how she is written, just no bullshit
What I didnt like:
- part of the why choose happened too out of nowhere for me, maybe there should have been more and different kinfd of foreshadowing in the first book? The why choose is three people and each of them is into each of the others. However one of those relationships came more suddendly and didnt feel as organic (even though I really enjoyed reading about it)
- I wish we had gotten a bit more about the hurt of Vee, we had like 2 chapters where her past was shown but I wish it would have had more depth to it
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
What I liked:
- I love how the authors sprinkle different POVs, you get so many different perspectives and focus on different people sometimes completely unexpectedly
- in hand with this goes the many side stories, side romances we get to see. Especially Amalia was such a nice surprise and I found myself enjoying reading about her much more than I assumed
- I dont usually like why choose or have not read too many that I enjoyed, and while there was some stuff here that bothered me (see below) I actually found myself enjoying it quite a bit. I like that its a relationship between all of them and not just the men with woman and that everbody really seems to care about each other
- I love Fey, she is such a wonderful character, how she is written, just no bullshit
What I didnt like:
- part of the why choose happened too out of nowhere for me, maybe there should have been more and different kinfd of foreshadowing in the first book? The why choose is three people and each of them is into each of the others. However one of those relationships came more suddendly and didnt feel as organic (even though I really enjoyed reading about it)
- I wish we had gotten a bit more about the hurt of Vee, we had like 2 chapters where her past was shown but I wish it would have had more depth to it
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
September 19, 2024
‘This book is for the forgotten. We dedicate this one to your anger. To your pain. And to your future.’
Once again, Evelyn Ward has me hooked right from the dedication. Words can’t even describe how excited I was to see the release for this book, because after how the first in the series ended, I needed more.
This book focuses on Vee, an outcast, a Shifter, and more importantly a Blood Witch. After the Queen’s overthrow and Princess Amalia’s reclusiveness, the council have been trying to make strides over the last 2 years to make the realm a better place. But civil unrest was still murmuring, with some citizens calling for Fey to rule as Queen, and others outright rejecting the notion of the council, calling for their removal.
I loved the character development in this book, especially for some of the side characters that didn’t feature much in the first. The book is very well written, and I felt so much of a connection to some of the characters, and I was near crying towards the end with the suspense around my favourite characters.
The spice in this book is next level. It was intense and passionate and I adored it. It’s a step up from the first novel, so be prepared, but it was a nice break from the main storyline. I loved the exploration of some of the complex issues like grief and societal divide, and locking away key parts of your identity until your body literally forces it out. Honestly, I just really loved this book, and somehow even though the main plot points resolve, this book still ends on a bit of a cliffhanger and now I’m desperate for book 3.
I received an ARC of this book and am leaving this review voluntarily.
Once again, Evelyn Ward has me hooked right from the dedication. Words can’t even describe how excited I was to see the release for this book, because after how the first in the series ended, I needed more.
This book focuses on Vee, an outcast, a Shifter, and more importantly a Blood Witch. After the Queen’s overthrow and Princess Amalia’s reclusiveness, the council have been trying to make strides over the last 2 years to make the realm a better place. But civil unrest was still murmuring, with some citizens calling for Fey to rule as Queen, and others outright rejecting the notion of the council, calling for their removal.
I loved the character development in this book, especially for some of the side characters that didn’t feature much in the first. The book is very well written, and I felt so much of a connection to some of the characters, and I was near crying towards the end with the suspense around my favourite characters.
The spice in this book is next level. It was intense and passionate and I adored it. It’s a step up from the first novel, so be prepared, but it was a nice break from the main storyline. I loved the exploration of some of the complex issues like grief and societal divide, and locking away key parts of your identity until your body literally forces it out. Honestly, I just really loved this book, and somehow even though the main plot points resolve, this book still ends on a bit of a cliffhanger and now I’m desperate for book 3.
I received an ARC of this book and am leaving this review voluntarily.
October 7, 2024
Wow, this book is just as fantastic as the first one! There are many familiar characters, but there is also an entirely new cast of characters introduced in this book. Some play a greater role in this story but there are also many characters with lesser roles, but they are all fascinating with unique and have distinct little quirks that are clearly different from the others. Then there is Vee, a young woman and wolf shifter who has seen how very wide the chasm between the haves and have-nots was under the dead queen's rule and is determined to see a new queen on the throne that will change the plight of the people in the factions that were ignored by the late queen. Unfortunately, for some of the characters while Vee’s intentions may be "pure”, so to speak, her methods of forcing change and saving the people of the poorer factions are achieved through murder. When the queen died on the night of the blood moon, Vee and one of the strays, children with no home or with no other safe place to sleep, are caught stealing and the men three men who chased them down will most likely kill them. Something happens to Vee, she has suddenly she has magic, and with that power she is able to save both herself and her young friend.
This is an exciting book with action, magic, and murder. There is also a wide variety of characters such as witches, demons, shifters, vampires, and demons. This is a fantastic must-read book with so many twists and turns in the plot that it left me reeling. I highly recommend this book to other readers and will mention that the first book should be read before this one.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
This is an exciting book with action, magic, and murder. There is also a wide variety of characters such as witches, demons, shifters, vampires, and demons. This is a fantastic must-read book with so many twists and turns in the plot that it left me reeling. I highly recommend this book to other readers and will mention that the first book should be read before this one.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
January 28, 2025
2.5 stars?? Idk
I'm sad to see how the plot fumbled here. Where was it for half the book? Character development who? This is meant to be a trilogy, which means the next book is the last...
I know sequels usually amp up the smut content for the established couple (the vibes were not there sadly), but at the complete loss of a stable plot for the majority of the book? Absolutely not.
I was so excited to see the aftermath of the Blood Moon siege and how the characters were affected, but reading the direction it went instead – this was quite ambitious. The amount of character POVs and their relationships with each other, and the fragile political landscape between Factions were kind of redundant/pushed aside when they were overshadowed by the huge focus on the growing throuple situation. Now, I don't mind a good poly relationship, but this just felt shoehorned in for spicier ways to have the characters at each other and the drama, especially with the seemingly random mate bond introduced in place of a growing organic relationship. Justice for Jasper as a character. He deserves better! I honestly would have preferred if he stayed as a pivotal side character for the main plot aspect.
I wish there were more scenes between Jasper and Vee to create more shock factor at the end. We don't even see Jasper's reaction to Vee after what happens! So many missed opportunities with the multi POV to bring more depth to relationships. So much missed plot buildup and tension that sparked way too late into the book, only for it to stop too soon at the end.
Keeping my expectations low for the next book.
I'm sad to see how the plot fumbled here. Where was it for half the book? Character development who? This is meant to be a trilogy, which means the next book is the last...
I know sequels usually amp up the smut content for the established couple (the vibes were not there sadly), but at the complete loss of a stable plot for the majority of the book? Absolutely not.
I was so excited to see the aftermath of the Blood Moon siege and how the characters were affected, but reading the direction it went instead – this was quite ambitious. The amount of character POVs and their relationships with each other, and the fragile political landscape between Factions were kind of redundant/pushed aside when they were overshadowed by the huge focus on the growing throuple situation. Now, I don't mind a good poly relationship, but this just felt shoehorned in for spicier ways to have the characters at each other and the drama, especially with the seemingly random mate bond introduced in place of a growing organic relationship. Justice for Jasper as a character. He deserves better! I honestly would have preferred if he stayed as a pivotal side character for the main plot aspect.
I wish there were more scenes between Jasper and Vee to create more shock factor at the end. We don't even see Jasper's reaction to Vee after what happens! So many missed opportunities with the multi POV to bring more depth to relationships. So much missed plot buildup and tension that sparked way too late into the book, only for it to stop too soon at the end.
Keeping my expectations low for the next book.
October 11, 2024
The Blood Witch by Evelyn Ward is the second book in The Broken Blade series and opens approximately two years after the events of the first book. While we continue to follow Fey we also have another main character, Vee, a young woman who has come into powers she doesn't quite understand and is slowly learning to control. She plans to use them to overturn the status quo and make sure that the city's poorest citizens are taken care of, but that means going up against some very dangerous individuals, not just Fey, but also the rest of the ruling council. Luckily she has an ace up her sleeve, she befriends the Princess Amalia, former heir to the throne and the one woman who hates the new order as much as she does.
Both books in this series are just so readable, once you pick one up your are right in there and it becomes impossible to put the book down. The characters are both interesting and loveable, and once it gets going the story moves at a really fast pace, keeping the tension going. I did feel like it took just a little too long to get to the meat of the story, there was a lot of catching up on the past two years in the beginning of the book. There is quite a lot of sizzle, more in this book than in the previous one, but it's well done and adds to the story and the character development. Personally I liked getting to know the characters and their back stories a little more, and I'm already excited for the next book.
I read an ARC courtesy of BookSirens, all opinions are my own
Both books in this series are just so readable, once you pick one up your are right in there and it becomes impossible to put the book down. The characters are both interesting and loveable, and once it gets going the story moves at a really fast pace, keeping the tension going. I did feel like it took just a little too long to get to the meat of the story, there was a lot of catching up on the past two years in the beginning of the book. There is quite a lot of sizzle, more in this book than in the previous one, but it's well done and adds to the story and the character development. Personally I liked getting to know the characters and their back stories a little more, and I'm already excited for the next book.
I read an ARC courtesy of BookSirens, all opinions are my own
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