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The Game of Blood and Feathers
“So, Princess,” he said with a completely innocent look on his face, “if you suddenly started bleeding right now, would your blood actually be gold?”
“I don’t know, Prince,” I replied with the same innocent tone, “but I know whose would definitely be red.” “Princess, if these servants weren’t here, I’d slit your throat and see its color myself.”
They spoke of her as if she were only a myth.
The last of Solmyrae, born from rage and fury, her golden wings said to blaze like molten suns. To some she was salvation, to others a curse, for she was an echo of an ancient bloodline long thought broken. Legends claimed her flight could stir tempests, that kingdoms had once risen and fallen at the shadow of her wings. And yet, behind all the stories, Nysera was still a princess stripped of her throne, hunted and chained by the greed of men who feared the very power that made her divine.
And then there was him.
The Wings of night. Rakostas. His name carried in whispers, a figure cloaked in fear and fascination alike. Some said his wings were carved from the ashes of fallen stars, others that he was destined to bring ruin to all who defied him. A rival prince, born of darkness, his presence was a curse upon his enemies and a warning to his allies. He was no less a myth than she, no less dangerous, no less bound to a destiny he could not escape.
When their paths crossed, fate did not ask permission. Both were cast into an ancient city caught between kingdoms, a place of secrets, deceit, and hidden wars. Sent as pawns, they became weapons. Sent as rivals, they became each other’s greatest trial. Every step through Romulus was shadowed by betrayal and sharpened by longing, for where golden fire met shadowed storm, neither crowns nor hearts could remain unharmed.
As war drums thunder and kingdoms fracture, Nysera and Rakostas find themselves bound by a destiny neither can escape. Between golden days and darkest of nights, between loathing and longing, their story becomes more than just hatred.
"The Game of Blood and Feathers" is an epic tale of enemies and lovers, of wings that define destiny, and of a love fierce enough to burn through empires.
“I don’t know, Prince,” I replied with the same innocent tone, “but I know whose would definitely be red.” “Princess, if these servants weren’t here, I’d slit your throat and see its color myself.”
They spoke of her as if she were only a myth.
The last of Solmyrae, born from rage and fury, her golden wings said to blaze like molten suns. To some she was salvation, to others a curse, for she was an echo of an ancient bloodline long thought broken. Legends claimed her flight could stir tempests, that kingdoms had once risen and fallen at the shadow of her wings. And yet, behind all the stories, Nysera was still a princess stripped of her throne, hunted and chained by the greed of men who feared the very power that made her divine.
And then there was him.
The Wings of night. Rakostas. His name carried in whispers, a figure cloaked in fear and fascination alike. Some said his wings were carved from the ashes of fallen stars, others that he was destined to bring ruin to all who defied him. A rival prince, born of darkness, his presence was a curse upon his enemies and a warning to his allies. He was no less a myth than she, no less dangerous, no less bound to a destiny he could not escape.
When their paths crossed, fate did not ask permission. Both were cast into an ancient city caught between kingdoms, a place of secrets, deceit, and hidden wars. Sent as pawns, they became weapons. Sent as rivals, they became each other’s greatest trial. Every step through Romulus was shadowed by betrayal and sharpened by longing, for where golden fire met shadowed storm, neither crowns nor hearts could remain unharmed.
As war drums thunder and kingdoms fracture, Nysera and Rakostas find themselves bound by a destiny neither can escape. Between golden days and darkest of nights, between loathing and longing, their story becomes more than just hatred.
"The Game of Blood and Feathers" is an epic tale of enemies and lovers, of wings that define destiny, and of a love fierce enough to burn through empires.
532 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 12, 2025
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December 31, 2025
When I saw a TikTok about this book, I didn’t know if it was going to live up to my expectations. Super glad I was proven wrong! Loved the book, the world building, and the enemies to lovers with a strong female lead. Chefs kiss!
Did Not Finish
March 25, 2026BOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGGG ! Yawn !
January 9, 2026
This is the type of book that, once finished, leaves you with nothing but your thoughts and astonishment. I finished it all in one sitting, and I'm kind of pissed with myself because now I have to sit and wait for who knows how long to see what happens next.
January 6, 2026
Pls release book two as soon as possible I need to find out what happened 🙏🙏🙏
February 18, 2026
"Death, and all that comes with it, had never looked so lovely."
I feel like I was lied to.
The TikToks on this book were what drew me in. I loved that dark fantasy with high stakes. Like please sign me up, take all my money. But then I read the book.
The Game of Blood and Feathers started with so much potential but then quickly fell short. The female protagonist quickly turns into what feels like a “bird messiah” figure rather than a complex character we get more of a symbolic savior that earns her status through no growth or struggle.
The male lead, on the other hand is supposed to be oh so high and mighty yet his whole character quickly becomes unnecessary and more of just a page filler. Nothing he does really moves the books plot and honestly he basically wasn't in the book for a hot minute when "bird messiah" was home with her tyrannical king father. Honestly if you removed him, the main story would barely change and that’s never a good sign.
Skip to the end and now she's getting a last minute struggle. What will she do?! Don’t worry. She gets captured. Does nothing about it for a solid stretch of time. Just vibes in captivity.
Then bam "bird messiah" is no longer pigeon and now she has lightning abilities. The end.
I feel like I was lied to.
The TikToks on this book were what drew me in. I loved that dark fantasy with high stakes. Like please sign me up, take all my money. But then I read the book.
The Game of Blood and Feathers started with so much potential but then quickly fell short. The female protagonist quickly turns into what feels like a “bird messiah” figure rather than a complex character we get more of a symbolic savior that earns her status through no growth or struggle.
The male lead, on the other hand is supposed to be oh so high and mighty yet his whole character quickly becomes unnecessary and more of just a page filler. Nothing he does really moves the books plot and honestly he basically wasn't in the book for a hot minute when "bird messiah" was home with her tyrannical king father. Honestly if you removed him, the main story would barely change and that’s never a good sign.
Skip to the end and now she's getting a last minute struggle. What will she do?! Don’t worry. She gets captured. Does nothing about it for a solid stretch of time. Just vibes in captivity.
Then bam "bird messiah" is no longer pigeon and now she has lightning abilities. The end.
February 21, 2026
This is the type of book that has you craving for more. I truly enjoyed this fantasy novel and send my warmest recommendations to everyone !
January 25, 2026
The ending of this book had me pulling a Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings playbook.
While it is well written, and therefore will be getting 3 stars, I have never ended a book feeling an overall level of rage that I spent a week reading this. It starts off so well and by the end I wondered why the male main character even existed? His character morphs into a total wet wipe.
ALSO I get halfway through the book - which was marketed on TikTok as this like slow burn enemies to lovers spice - to see something like ‘then they became one’. THATS IT!? I have to read about people getting their heads bashed in and women and children being mercilessly slaughtered yet we’re acting like a bit of smut is too far? Very odd.
While it is well written, and therefore will be getting 3 stars, I have never ended a book feeling an overall level of rage that I spent a week reading this. It starts off so well and by the end I wondered why the male main character even existed? His character morphs into a total wet wipe.
ALSO I get halfway through the book - which was marketed on TikTok as this like slow burn enemies to lovers spice - to see something like ‘then they became one’. THATS IT!? I have to read about people getting their heads bashed in and women and children being mercilessly slaughtered yet we’re acting like a bit of smut is too far? Very odd.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 11, 2026
This book does not know what it wants to be.
It starts as a romance or romantasy book. However, to fit the genre and be committed to the corresponding entertainment, the dynamic between the main characters is oddly chaste with ZERO explicit scenes. It should come as a surprise considering the tiktok advertisement for the book but alas they have wings and our main girl is treated like the angel Gabriel wherever she goes so no overt sex scenes.
About half of the book is spent on trying to be a military or political conspiracy with court schemes and a power struggle between our girl and her tyrannical king father. That could be interesting. But her problem solving skills come to flashing shiny angel wings, violence and treats. the cynical reader might consider this another tyrant ruler in the family business. but as she has golden wings and the political instinct of a pigeon everybody loves her.
At last, the book ends on an attempt of being epic fantasy. Gold-winged-girl is not treated like bird Jesus and experiences hardship. that is interesting and helped the plot gaining momentum. and then the book ends. bummer.
All this comes packaged in an unedited format. this book clearly was not read over after the author finished it: People are declared dead after a scene in which they where only wounded, punctuation is off, the flow of the text feels clunky - especially in the beginning.
I would have been fine silently reading a book that clearly holds 3 power fantasies at once in its ebook shaped trench coat. but as the author asks money for this priced fever-dream, i feel permitted to leave this honest, negative review.
It starts as a romance or romantasy book. However, to fit the genre and be committed to the corresponding entertainment, the dynamic between the main characters is oddly chaste with ZERO explicit scenes. It should come as a surprise considering the tiktok advertisement for the book but alas they have wings and our main girl is treated like the angel Gabriel wherever she goes so no overt sex scenes.
About half of the book is spent on trying to be a military or political conspiracy with court schemes and a power struggle between our girl and her tyrannical king father. That could be interesting. But her problem solving skills come to flashing shiny angel wings, violence and treats. the cynical reader might consider this another tyrant ruler in the family business. but as she has golden wings and the political instinct of a pigeon everybody loves her.
At last, the book ends on an attempt of being epic fantasy. Gold-winged-girl is not treated like bird Jesus and experiences hardship. that is interesting and helped the plot gaining momentum. and then the book ends. bummer.
All this comes packaged in an unedited format. this book clearly was not read over after the author finished it: People are declared dead after a scene in which they where only wounded, punctuation is off, the flow of the text feels clunky - especially in the beginning.
I would have been fine silently reading a book that clearly holds 3 power fantasies at once in its ebook shaped trench coat. but as the author asks money for this priced fever-dream, i feel permitted to leave this honest, negative review.
March 26, 2026
I really forced myself to finish this book, and honestly… I regret it.
The writing felt immature, and so many things just didn’t add up. We’re talking about decades of war and bloodshed between two kingdoms, and it all gets resolved in one moment of anger from the main character? That’s not powerful...it’s just unrealistic. It actually made me wonder why it didn’t happen earlier if it was that simple.
The male lead was another big disappointment. I don’t need an overpowered hero who fixes everything, but I do need someone with presence, someone who fights for himself. He felt passive, almost irrelevant, and definitely not worth all the buildup.
The story started with such an interesting premise..an enemy prince in disguise, competing to win her...but that idea never truly delivered. By the time anything close to that mattered, the emotional payoff was already gone.
And the biggest issue? There’s no real payoff. No strong climax, no satisfying resolution...just a soft, rushed ending that doesn’t match the scale of the conflict.
I kept reading, hoping it would get better. It didn’t.
Overall, it felt like wasted potential..and honestly, a waste of my time.
The writing felt immature, and so many things just didn’t add up. We’re talking about decades of war and bloodshed between two kingdoms, and it all gets resolved in one moment of anger from the main character? That’s not powerful...it’s just unrealistic. It actually made me wonder why it didn’t happen earlier if it was that simple.
The male lead was another big disappointment. I don’t need an overpowered hero who fixes everything, but I do need someone with presence, someone who fights for himself. He felt passive, almost irrelevant, and definitely not worth all the buildup.
The story started with such an interesting premise..an enemy prince in disguise, competing to win her...but that idea never truly delivered. By the time anything close to that mattered, the emotional payoff was already gone.
And the biggest issue? There’s no real payoff. No strong climax, no satisfying resolution...just a soft, rushed ending that doesn’t match the scale of the conflict.
I kept reading, hoping it would get better. It didn’t.
Overall, it felt like wasted potential..and honestly, a waste of my time.
February 21, 2026
I devoured this book in one day like I did with Prince of Azrael. I have no words, nothing I say can come close to how I feel after this. Now, I need the second one like I need air. It was marvellous. Nyseria enthralled me. I hope the second book brings her as well as her people to justice. I hope we see Rakostas in more action, to match her strength and will. I honestly don’t know if I can handle any more pain, but I badly want a HEA. Please PLEASE
Thank you so much for this gift of a read 🤍
Thank you so much for this gift of a read 🤍
March 18, 2026
I was surprised to see such high reviews. The writing was not great, I felt like things were either over explained or not explained enough. I didn’t love the pacing of the story either, it felt like a crammed “enemies to lovers” with vague rebellions happening.
Speaking of the “enemies to lovers” trope, how can we call it that when they fell in love within a couple of weeks? There was no epic fight scene between them and they were lacking in tension build up.
Speaking of the “enemies to lovers” trope, how can we call it that when they fell in love within a couple of weeks? There was no epic fight scene between them and they were lacking in tension build up.
February 7, 2026
I really wanted to like it! At first it had potential, but it was just so hard to get through! The MMC is supposed to be this badass, but he is just wimpy. The text was clunky, didn’t feel like it got anywhere and yet at the same time it was an information dump. This is the first book I’ve DNF in a long time! I tried to finish it, but couldn’t. It read like an outline, not a book.
November 25, 2025
“What kind of life is it, Nysera, if you only wait for me to tell you what happens? Act. Rule, or withdraw. Soar through the skies, or never spread your wings again. Life is not a book you read, but the pages you turn as you live them.”
That's it. That's all I'm going to say.
A must read!
That's it. That's all I'm going to say.
A must read!
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February 23, 2026
very good. The tension, the description blew me away. I actually got pretty sad when the book ended sicne i found the characters like familiememberes. I love the main character she's soooo feriousss, and feisty like me.
November 26, 2025
It was soooo good, I give it 4.5/5
January 13, 2026
Can I get a signed copy?
January 13, 2026
I give this a 4 star for the world building and tension and plot
January 13, 2026
I need book 2
January 13, 2026
This was so fun to read.
January 13, 2026
3,8 / 5. love the vibe! Amazing book. Can’t wait for the second
January 13, 2026
THE ENEMIES TO LOVERS.? OWOWOWIWWO
January 15, 2026
Read in a sitting. Book two now!!!
January 15, 2026
Read in a sitting!! So good
January 15, 2026
Engaging and very much worth reading!
January 15, 2026
Im so 😻
February 5, 2026
Def worth the read!
February 5, 2026
Very worth the read!
February 5, 2026
i truly enjoyed this book. found it on tikTok and didnt expect it to be that good! patiently waiting for book 2 !
February 6, 2026
Loved it! sending my warmest recommendations to everyone!
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