Blood Mercy: A Fantasy Romance

This book.This book is a stunning fantasy romance, filled with human plots, court intrigue, mythology, religion and the most unique depiction of vampires I’ve encountered.This book is the story of Cassia, human bastard daughter to the king, tangled in the web of court intrigue, and determined to stay alive to honour her dead sister. It’s the story of a young-ish Hesperine on his first diplomatic endeavour, with all and somehow also none of the life experience needed for the momentous event. It’s a remarkable tale of an encounter between a human and a Hesperine, and strikes notes of Romeo and Juliet in the sense of Cassia and Lio being from two opposing sides of a prejudice long existing. And it is deliciously, gloriously spicy.This book is, quite simply, the most beautifully written book I’ve ever read. From the machinations of a woman desperate to protect herself, to the Hesperines, and their comprehensive descriptions of smells. To the alluring heat and tension that builds between two people as they discover each other. To the dry and often gallows humour of Cassia. To the incredibly detailed world building Vela Roth achieved. I only needed to listen to a few chapters before I found myself purchasing this book because I wanted to see all my favourite passages in print.This audiobook is perfection, and what a task it was for Kale Williams and Caren Naess to perform it. Their performances carried me away with each chapter - their voices, their cadence, their intonation and their pacing - all in line with the tone of the book set by the amazing words of Vela Roth.This book is intimidating, to be sure. In print, it is a whopping 634 pages, and the audio is an incredible 11 hours and 22 minutes. But it is a story worth reading - worth hearing!

The Goddess made miraculous creatures everywhere, and Tenebra was no exception.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5So i started new series and i have no regrets. It was so good and captivating.We have a lady who is a bastard daughter of a king. And her only purpose is to be a pawn in king’s political game.But what will happen when said pawn decided to take her life into her hands and change course of actions? Why she is so determined to meet immortal Hesperines (local variant of the vampires)? Will peace treaty be renewed between their people? Is it possible that King has his own hidden agenda, agenda which will tear the world apart?Cassia and Lio (our Hesperines boy) were so cute. Their Lady-Champion relationship was so heartwarming. I couldn’t put the book down, and i lost count of times when i had blushing cheeks and giggled like school girl. And I finally understood this medieval/Victorian reaction on peeked ankle and thoughts about freckles in unseen places. 🤌🏻In this story we have a lovely loyal Knight - a dog with a hunting Hesperines speciality - who brought lots of funny, warm and cute moments to the story. Knight is the best protector for Cassia and their bond made me jealous.I started second book the moment i closed this book. I’m so invested in this world, magic, politics and love.

Hello Bookish People 👋I Know For Me On My Feed I Tend To See A Lot Of The Same Books On My Instagram Feed. I’m Always Looking For New Recommendations & By Chance That Is How I Came Across #bloodmercy By #velaroth 🩸This Series I Think Will Appeal To So Many Fantasy, Romance & Romantasy Fans Alike. It Has Political Intrigue, Morally Grey Characters, Vampires, A Bastard Royal Heir Just To Name A Few Of The Fantasy Elements. For The Romance We Have Forced Proximity, Forbidden Love, Slow Burn & Plenty Of Steam 🥵Vela Roth Truly Is So Creative In How She Has What Can Only Be Described As Woven A Masterpiece In This World. From The Beginning The Writing Will Engage & Excite All Of Your Senses As This World Truly Explodes Off The Page With It’s Enticing Atmosphere 💨Cassia Is A Mesmerising Female Lead In This Book. Being The Illegitimate Daughter Of The King She Can Essentially Be An Extension Of The Shadows. This Is How She Gains An Unbiased View Of The World, Well Until Lio Enters That World 🧛‍♂️Lio Is A Hesperine (Immortals Who Need Blood) & Has Arrived As Part Of A Diplomatic Mission. He Oozes Charisma, Mystery & Suave Energy From The Moment He Appears. Truly Magnetising To Readers To Unravel Him. 🧶This First Book Truly Started This Series Off With A Bang With No Chance Of Sizzle In Sight ✨⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I think the best way to describe Vela's writing is beautiful 😍 I admit it the story took a while to get into at first due to the usual fantasy world building but it is well worth it. The character development is so authentic, it made me laugh, cry and awwwwwwww all the time 😆

I really wanted to like this book more and I like the overall plot but I wish this book was a lot shorter.I think if it was shorter the story would have been able to maintain my interest.