I’ve seen quite a few reviews complaining that this story has little to no plot and far too much smut. The individuals who left those reviews clearly do not understand the type of books Ms. Robert writes. For the rest of us… we expected this, wanted this, love this. Is this book a deep love story about a lowly Dhampir and her Vampire lovers? Not really. But, is the smut fantastic? Absolutely!

Mina is introduced to us as a young Dhampir, whose father is a Bloodline Vampire (meaning he is far more powerful than just your run of the mill vampire), but she has no power of her own. Used as a pawn in her father’s game, she is practically a sacrifice to Malachi, another Bloodline Vampire. She doesn’t understand the full extent of his circumstances and the true hold her father has over him. Then, enter Wolf and Rylan, two other Bloodline Vampires with a long history with Malachi.

This is when things really get interesting. We learn about the world they live in and the intricacies of their relationship as Mina does—not all is as it seems. And as these four get closer and closer and come into their power as a foursome, we finally see Mina in all her glory.

Let’s not forget about the smut though. This MMMF story is brimming with sexual tension. The sex scenes are numerous and often intricate ordeals involving everyone or just a pair—whoever is available when Mina is feeling frisky or vice versa. Is it logical? Not really. Is it based in reality? Not that either. Is it fun and interesting? Oh yes! And while most might assume that’s the smut is sex for the sake of sex, Ms. Robert does a wonderful job of giving each scene a true purpose. Rarely do these four engage in these activities without there being an ulterior motive, even if that motive is merely to calm someone, distract them, etc. Honestly, for something that could be categorized as Erotica, the smut scenes are handled beautifully and don’t feel pointless.

My biggest concern with Reverse Harem stories is making sure that each character holds their own and is different enough from each other to serve their purpose and make sense. Mina, Malachi, Wolf, and Rylan are their own individual persons, with unique personalities, lives, motives, and backstories. You never end up feeling like the story would be the same without one of them and in end, I feel in love with each of them for different reasons.

If you like great smut, vampires, other paranormal creatures, reverse harem, unique takes on paranormal hierarchies, and lots of blood and gore…. This story is for you!

TWs: dub-con, blood play, patricide, pregnancy, blood, gore, murder, explicit sex, vomiting (caused by pregnancy), discussions of abortion, abusive parent (backstory, off-page), attempted sexual assault (alluded to, non-graphic), and attempted drugging.

(ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.)

<b>Star Rating:</b>⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
<b>Spice Rating:</b>🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶/5
<b>Angst Rating:</b>🖤/5
<b>Burn:</b>🔥 FAST!

<b>“The thought of living a life that stretches for hundreds of years used to scare me, but each day now brings something new and wonderful. Even the bad stuff isn’t world-ending because I’m not facing it alone. I’ll never have to face it alone ever again. And neither will my men.”</b>

🦇 Vampires
🦇 Why Choose?
🦇 Poly Romance

<b>Tropes:</b> Why-Choose, Forced-Proximity, Curses, Hidden-Powers, Mating-Bonds, Enemies-to-Lovers, Badass-Heroine, Slow-Burn,

<b>Kinks/Spice Details:</b> Biting/Marking, Virgin-Heroine,🩸Play, Voyeurism, MM Scenes, 🍑 Play, DP, Breeding

<b>Plot Overview:</b> This story follows Mina who is the powerless daughter of a very powerful bloodline vampire. Since Mina is seen as practically useless by her father because she didn’t inherit any of his powers, she is given to another bloodline vampire to be a vessel of blood for him to consume and someone for him to breed and hopefully produce a child with that her father can use to gain more control. This vampire, Malachi, has been confined in his home with a blood ward placed by her father. Mina, Malachi, and his two friends he has long histories with, Wolf and Rylan, work together to break the blood bond that binds him and stop Mina’s fathers attempts to gain ultimate control. <u>BUT you should know, I wouldn’t recommend reading this book if you’re looking for a dense and complex plot. The main focus in this novel is the smut for sure so if that’s not what you’re looking for, this definitely ain’t the book for you!</u>

<b>Mina:</b> Mina starts out as an insecure young woman which is completely understandable with the horrible kind of father she had growing up, but she really starts to come into her own with guidance from the men she comes to love. I found her a bit immature at first and some of her actions annoyed me in the beginning (ex: like when she tried to get back at Malachi by stirring his jealousy) but I enjoy when characters have flaws that make them more relatable and imperfect like real human beings. Overall, throughout her insecurities and flaws she was never spineless and always defended herself and I loved that about her.
<b>“I will give them the strong leader they crave. Unlike my father, though, I won’t abuse my power over them. I fully intend to be a queen they’ll grow to love over time, or at least respect.”</b>

<b>Malachi:</b> Malachi is our first love interest and I really enjoyed him from the beginning. He is patient and always seems to try to do the right thing and was the first one to care about Mina’s thoughts and feelings. His devotion to those he cares about knows no bounds and was utterly devoted to the heroine from the second he met her. He would do anything and everything to protect the family they created.
<b>“I love them, too. We are a unit, Mina. All four of us. I know this hasn’t been an easy journey and it’s not likely to get easier, but we will prevail. We will cut down anyone who threatens our future. Anyone.”</b>

<b>Wolf:</b> Wolf is the staple bad boy (well technically he’s way too old to be a boy and is a bloodline vampire 😂) of the group. He is impulsive, completely unhinged, and always has a sexual remark to make. I absolutely loved him and could probably say he was my favorite one in the group. He was always down for a good time and kept me entertained.
<b>“Wolf is chaos personified, and that truth is even more apparent when he paints. He might kiss me or try to cut my throat on our next meeting. I never know. He scares me, but a small, secret part of me likes it. I feel particularly alive when I’m dancing on the blade edge with Wolf.”</b>

<b>Rylan:</b> Rylan is a very old bloodline vampire who is definitely the mature and reserved one in the group. In almost every why-choose romance there is the one that fights his feelings for the heroine and Rylan is that love interest. It took a lot for him to break his walls down and move past his history with Malachi but once he did he was completely devoted to Mina and would do anything to protect and please her.
<b>“When I first met him, I thought he was an unbelievable ass. I still think that sometimes, but beneath his cold exterior is a man who cares far more than anyone would guess.”</b>

<b>Thoughts:</b> This book will have you sweating y'all 🥵 This is one of the spiciest books I have ever read and as usual with Katee Robert, the smut was divine 🔥 She always delivers on the spice and this book was no exception. Overall this was a really enjoyable read if you’re looking for something where the storyline takes backstage and the smut is the focus. The plot was simple and predictable but that’s exactly what I was expecting for this book. I wish there was more backstory for each of Mina’s men and more details on her fathers history of how he came to so much power but I don’t believe this was intended to be a plot driven novel, so it was not a deep concern for me. If you’re looking for unbelievably hot vampire smut and a romance with devoted heroes that will do anything for their heroine, this is the book for you!


<b>**Thank you NetGalley, SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca, and Kate Robert for this ARC. This is my honest and voluntary review. All thoughts are my own.**</b>

I wanted to love this book but I just couldn’t get into it. I wanted more from the story but it was completely overshadowed. The book immediately turns into smut within the first chapter, I wish it was drawn out a little more. None the less I still love this author and will continue to read her books.

'By far the most sensual, steamy & 'action'-packed book I've read in a very long time. My jaw still hasn't left the floor! -TheBritishBibliophile'

Katee Robert has fast-become one of those authors that you're hooked on every word, regardless of it being in a book or on an Instagram post. After coming across her during the pandemic, she has become a staple read of an author and someone who's work I must absolutely consume no matter what the content of the book. This time was no exception.

Court of the Vampire Queen captured my interest first and foremost by the attractive cover and artwork which, like the content and creatures within, lured me straight in to wanting to read it. I have a penchant for the supernatural, specifically vampires, harboured from my teen years so it was a no-brainer as to if I was going to request to read it. Immediately yes! Compliments to the cover designer who created this masterpiece which is indeed, fit for a Queen.

Naturally I wasted no time at all diving into the story within the cover and ho-ly water, no time was wasted getting down to business. Literally. Many of us go through what is known as 'bangxiety' when it comes to seeing--or rather, reading--how long it takes for the characters to do what they need to do, so to speak. Katee is straight in there with this one putting that banxiety at ease and giving us the goods right from the off. This is a quintessential taste into what we would be in for with the rest of the novel, but it only gets better with each time and with every additional body added into the mix. Katee's knack for writing some of the hottest, steamiest and temperature-raising scenes has not failed her here with this write at all. I even got tired from just reading these scenes and that by far is a compliment to not only reading and enjoying those moments, but connecting and feeling the impact of said scene. By far, this was Katee's steamiest novel to date. One that I highly recommend fans of the genre and of Katee should pick up immediately upon release.

The storyline itself carried an equally entrancing quality to it, as expected of any Katee Robert novel. You're not getting a run-of-the-mill story, you're getting a unique tale that bleeds the very essence of the author who wrote it. Which in this case, is very appropriate.

Although the storyline drags out the main plot throughout the entirety of the novel, it is far from boring, dull or bland. There's more than aplenty to keep us entertained--in or our of bed or entwined with a body or two--, and our interests continuously piqued at the situations that arise, mysteries to be solved and everything in-between. Praise should be given to Katee here for not letting the story dip for a single moment! There was literally never a quiet moment or a time where you could hear the literary crickets. I felt compelled to see this story through till its end and we were carried there with nips, bites and a whole lot of devils tango.

Katee continues to show and display through her works, just why she is one of THE authors to watch and read as a must-read author. Court of the Vampire Queen floored me in the best way possible and I honestly thought nothing could top my previous favourite novel of hers, Neon Gods. I'd say that they are on equal part with one another, but this novel edges out in front by the tip of a fang. I certainly wouldn't object to reading another novel set in this world if it means we're going to get more quality content such as this, I'll gladly sign up for more.

Thank you to Katee Robert for not only a must-read novel, but another book added to my top read of 2022. This read, like the others I've had the pleasure of reading (Neon Gods, Electric Idol & Wicked Beauty) has cemented me as a reader for life and a proud reader of all things sinfully delightful in our bookish world.

Five stars!

Actual rating 3.5

If you know Katee Robert you know she writes some sexy stuff and let me tell you this was steaming! Right from the start it’s just smut and it stays that way throughout. And it was some good reverse harem smut and had me thinking about these vampires when I wasn’t reading. The only downside to all the sex was the plot for me. While there was a plot it felt secondary to the sex. This led to some details and other things becoming repetitive. I did like the characters and they were hot, but again I feel like their actions and thoughts, especially Mina as it was her perspective became repetitive. But I did enjoy seeing them all together.

Overall this was an enjoyable and entertaining book! I would recommend if you want some heavy smut!

Read if you’re looking for…
•sexy vampires
•reverse harem
•🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶

queen katee does it again. i never thought id be so interested in monsters and vampires and all things paranormal but katee could literally write about the sun loving the shadows and id read it!!!

Mina is half human, half vampire and all she ever wanted is to escape her father’s control. She has no powers, so her father has never given her much notice. Mina is then given over to Malachi Zion, a very powerful vampire, as a part of another political move of her father. However, he didn’t count on them catching feelings for each other and for her to uncover more about her lineage…

I was a bit disappointed with this book, to be honest. I love good smut, but this book pretty much had no plot. The start was really abrupt and fell flat for me because it did not make me care about the characters. I’m really sad I didn’t connect with this book because I do like her Dark Olympus series and was so happy to get an ARC for this one.

**Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for this ARC in exchange for an honest review**

First off, thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca for the opportunity to read and review this title before publishing.

I should lead off by saying that this was both my first reverse harem book as well as my first booo by Katee Robert. I kind of wish it wasn’t both of these things, because I can certainly tell that there’s something about it that wasn’t for me.

I will say with certainty that Robert knows how to write good smut scenes for sure. That’s not what was missing here by any means. If I was rating this just beaded on that, it would have a higher star rating for sure.

I think what’s stopping me from having enjoyed me is both the nonexistent plot and continuity, as well as general lack of character & relationship building. I know that the fantasy and power plot here certainly wasn’t meant to be central, but there are really continuity issues and plot convenience left and right. I think I hoped for a fun steamy read mixed with a plot that grabbed me (even if 80% of the book really wasn’t plot). This story just felt messy and forced.

I also wanted to feel the love & care between the vampires & Mina a bit more. There were a lot of out of the blue moments where a relationship would be written as all of a sudden developed to a certain point and no trace of how it got there. This took me out of the story quite a bit.

I think I will plan to give Neon Gods a try, so I can better understand if it’s this author or simply some common traits of RH books that’s not working for me. This was certainly a steamy read, but the other problems I had made it hard for even that to feel like it was delivering.

A gripping story. It has been a while since I felt the utter need to keep reading to find out what happened next, but every word compelled me to keep going. Even when I was mad as hell at a character or disagreed with what was happening, I still couldn't stop reading.

This book was one that came across my screen and it sounded intriguing enough. I had never read anything by this author. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

There was very barely a plot to this book. When you begin reading, you are immediately met with a sex scene. There are only so many ways to describe intimacy and private parts, so the same phrases are used repeatedly. The book was split into three parts and details were repeated every time. However there seemed to be a lot missing, like about the father and other key details that are alluded to. The description of the book isn’t true - Malachi does not rule with an “iron fist.”

I did like the males in this book: Malachi, Wolf and Rhylan. I did believe their relationship and I especially liked the conclusion. I guess if what you mainly want to read about is the description of sex, then this is for you. The actual plot was just too lacking for my taste. I was hopeful for a Sarah J. Maas type story but that was not to be.

Having enjoyed other books by Katee Robert, this book was quite disappointing in comparison. The book is extremely sex heavy, which would not be a problem if it was not to the detriment of the plot and character development. None of the four main characters are very well explored or developed past their initial impressions, and when plot points finally happen they are rushed and resolved far too quickly. Mina is a very bland and stereotypical "special girl" protagonist, and there was nothing really interesting about her that would draw a reader in. The sheer amount of sex scenes also causes them to begin to blur together after a while and they become more of a slog to read than an exciting moment. Overall I would not recommend this to someone who enjoyed other works by Robert, as it would probably be a letdown after those.

An interesting read. This book was exciting on one level, but concentrated too much on the physical aspect of the relationships in the novel. I liked the premise but would have preferred a more developed plot. The characters were interesting and you did go along with their plot line and want everything to be resolved successfully in the end.

Oh, I really enjoyed reading this book. I only read the individual installments of this book earlier this year, but to have them all together was really great! I love this world and these characters, and I'm really hoping that we'll get a series out of it, to follow other Bloodline vampires, like Wolf's sister, because I think I saw that could happen...

Mina goes on such a journey in this book, and the titles of the sections show this off, of sacrifice, heir, and queen. She goes from having no power, to having all of it, and that comes with several adjustments, not to mention the guys in her life!

I love how we quickly develop the relationship between Mina and the guys-the chemistry is off the charts, but that it takes time to get to know them. And while we don't learn all of their history, they've been alive a long time, we know them enough to root for them and Mina to work out!

I'm excited to see where this series could go in the future. There is the spin off series, A Deal with a Demon, and Grace's story is currently planned for book 3, so we could learn more there. But it'd also be great to learn more about the bloodline vampires, since we follow 4 of the bloodlines here, so we didn't hear about 3 of them...

This was a really great read, and I hope that we do get more in this world!

If you’re reading something written by Katee Robert, you have to know that she will bring the HEAT!

I had no idea what to expect when I dove into this one, but I knew I would enjoy it, because I love Katee’s Dark Olympus series. She did not disappoint.

In Court of the Vampire Queen, we start off with Mina, who is a powerless dhampir (half human, half vampire) that was given away to Malachi, a bloodline vampire. She is given to him by her father to give him an heir, and then probably be disposed of.

As I’m sure you’ve guessed, Malachi and Mira quickly develop feelings for each other. But to add to the fun, we also slowly meet Wolf and Rylan, who round out this spicy polyamorous relationship.

I really enjoyed this book, and loved that every time they had a bit of piece, things went wrong and they had to rely on each other for safety. The only issues I had were that there were some continuity errors between Act II and Act III. I also would have liked to see Mina grow more into her powers and have control over them.

If you’re looking for a super spicy, polyamorous book with lots of biting, then this one is for you!

Three Powerfully Alluring Vampire Men
And One Queen to Rule Them All

All Mina ever wanted was to escape her father's control. Half human, half vampire, she lived eternally torn between two worlds, never fully experiencing the pleasures of either—until her father chose her as the pawn in his latest political move, gifting her to the darkly powerful and dangerously seductive Malachi Zion.

Malachi is not a vampire to be trifled with. He rules with an iron fist and has a reputation for the darkest of sins. But the longer Mina spends with him, the more she realizes he's not the monster she first thought—and as fear bleeds into lust, then trust, then something more, Malachi opens Mina up to a world she never knew could be hers for the taking: including the love of Malachi's two closest friends and companions.

Now surrounded by all three men, the center of their shockingly seductive world, Mina may finally have the power to face down her father and take back the life—and crown—that by all rights should be hers.- Goodreads

A short review because this book was terrible. The characters especially Mina and Malachi were just badly written. There was this huge vague run-around between everyone about this big secret that no one wants to talk about but needs to talk about for their survival.

Mina whined a lot. Even at the end of the novel, she was just whining to be whining. It was frustrating to read because the author could have made her much stronger in personality or at the very least much more interesting.

Then attraction was only due to the fact that dudes were vampires. Not because of anything else which made the romance part of the novel cringy. The one thing I loved about this book was it jumps right into things as in real time. I love that with books and throughout the novel, they talk about history.

I like reading Katee Robert's books. But this one was a huge miss, wasn't fleshed out and felt like a rush job.

Overall,

1 Pickle

This one is hot! Hot! Hot! I couldn’t put it down. Our heroine is strong and stubborn but growing into herself. Our heroes are alpha men, loyal, and playful. I was not sure about her time with Grace. It felt thrown in there. I may have skimmed through that part. Without that part I may have given the book a 5 but with it I give it a 4…

I actually read the three novellas that make up this collection earlier this year and I didn’t really like them. They were my first experience with why choose?/polyamorous romances and I think I judged them far too harshly.

However, revisiting the Bloodline Vampires after reading many of Katee Robert’s other works and becoming accustomed to these kinds of books, it was a really good read! Obviously, most readers are here for the spice, and that is impeccable, but the plot was engaging and thoroughly enjoyable as well. I loved watching Mina’s journey to take her rightful place with her men supporting her along the way.

For those familiar with The Dragon’s Bride, this one introduces the reader to the demon world and there are a few familiar faces as well. It’s hot, it’s fun, I definitely recommend!

Thank you so much to Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley for the advance copy of this book!

Court of the Vampire Queen takes the novella of the Bloodline Vampires and puts them all into one collection. Each act is the different novellas Act I is Sacrifice, Act II is Hair, and Act III is Queen.

These Acts tell the story of Mina a half vampire, half human, maybe ;) who is forced by her abusive ruling father to to live with and hopefully breed with Malachi a trapped bloodline vampire. Malachi's two bloodline exes, Wolf, and Ryland enter wanting to break Malachi from being trapped in his home and win him back. Through a series of sexy events all the vampire men can't resist each other or Mina and wind up magically bonded. In order to maintain their sexily ever after they will have to kill and over take Mina's father's rule.

This book is mostly about the smut does have some plot to keep you reading and then does tie into the beginning of another Katee series "A Deal with a Demon".

Enjoyable and binge worthy read. Critique for this would be Mina's inner saboteur got quite tiring and wish she took learning her powers more seriously and grew into a stronger character earlier vs in the last quarter of the story. Also since this combined three novellas into one story would have like some edits to not reference past plot as much.

Leave it to Katee Robert to give us a reverse harem book with vampires that freaking slaps. Court of the Vampire Queen follows Mina, who only ever wanted to escape her father’s control. As half human, half vampire, Mina has lived her life eternally torn between two worlds. When her father chooses to use her as a pawn in his latest political move, Mina is gifted to the darkly and powerful Malachi Zion. Ruling with an iron fist and with a well-known reputation of dark sins in his past, Mina is sure she won’t survive him. But the longer she spends in his presence, the more she realizes that what society sees isn’t the real deal – and that Malachi is far from being a monster. As lust turns to trust and eventually love, Mina finally finds a home: not only with Malachi, but with his two closest friends and companions. Surrounded by her three men, Mina finally finds the power to rid the world of the real monster: taking down her father and taking what’s rightfully hers.
Heavy on the smut, light on the plot, this is the perfect way to get started with Katee Robert if you haven’t had the pleasure of reading her books before. Since this is a bind-up of the previously released three novellas, the story moves super quickly and we get right into the thick of it instead of getting boggled down with info dumping. Instead, Robert seamlessly combines the intrigues and political schemes of Mina’s father with the consequences it has for not only her and her siblings but for vampires like Malachi and his closest friends. But of course, the romance takes front stage in this novel and I’m not mad about it. From Mina building a trusting bond with Malachi and being taken over by lust to…getting to know his two friends (who are amazing), this book delivers on the spice. If you’re squeamish when it comes to blood play and biting then this might not be the book for you, but if you ever wanted to see three vampires and a half human, half vampire get it on, then you need this book in your life. Aside from the smutty side of things, we also have wholesome “if you touch her, I’ll kill you” vibes (we love to see it) and sweet moments between the four who plot to take on Mina’s father and make Mina the queen she was supposed to be all along. As always, Robert’s female protagonists have agency and the themes of empowerment and personal growth are strong and make for a great reading experience. If you’re a long-time reader of Robert, you’ll also see tiny hints about other stories in her universe (The Dragon’s Bride, for example) which I loved because it’s such a cool thing to make the connections while reading and wondering how other series will develop in this world.
If you’re in the market for a compelling reverse vampire harem story, some smutty goodness, the iconic “if you touch her I’ll kill you” trope and “overthrowing the patriarchy” vibes, then Court of the Vampire Queen is the book for you!

The synopsis for this book sucked me in! I was excited for the vampire aspect and the reverse harem integration. Unfortunately, I couldn’t finish reading this book. I felt the beginning just dropped you into the story and I never got enough background to sympathize with Mina. It made it hard to continue reading the story through her eyes. If you love vampires and reverse harems I definitely suggest you give this book a try, because it could be the perfect book for you.