This was another super fun read from Katee Robert. I really love her take on vampire lore, and it's definitely spice-heavy. I also really like the characters and how they all interact with each other because there are some very different personalities in this group.

Wow! Katee Robert does it again with this one! It’s your typical Katee Robert and I loved every minute of it!

What a fun spicy time 🎉 A super quick vampire romance that reminded me why I enjoy Katee Robert so much. I can’t wait to see what she writes next.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing this eARC.

Court of the Vampire Queen follows dhampir Mina, whose father has sent her as a sacrifice to a bloodline vampire to either bear his child or die in service of his bloodlust. But when Mina discovers the vampire she has been given to is not as monstrous as she thought, Mina’s future becomes not quite as bleak.

I think the fatal flaw of this book, for me, is that I only sort of knew what I was walking into. Obviously there would be vampires, and obviously there would be smut, but beyond that I really had no gauge for what this was. What it is, in fact, is three of Katee Robert’s novellas haphazardly compiled into one volume. On the one hand, this seems like a great idea! If the novellas tell a cohesive story, and involve the same characters, why not change it to a full-length volume?

Where this tactic failed for me was primarily in story construction (I use the term loosely, because really this almost 500 page book was, like, 70-80% smut and only 20-30% story). Rather than being referred to as books, each novella is notated as one of three acts. Each act’s opening remains, from what I can assume (I haven’t read the original novellas, though I did confirm their existence when I realized each act read like a novella), mostly unedited from its original form. This means that we are given helpful little debriefs of essential plot points and characters from the previous acts. While this is absolutely helpful in a series where the books are not being published all at once, in this bound volume, presented as acts within a single cohesive narrative, these moments made me want to bang my head against a wall. The plot here is already rail-thin, I can’t understand wasting pages in an already arguably overlong book to summarize what I literally just read three pages ago. Add to that a solid smattering of typos throughout all three acts, as well as the occasional factual inconsistency (our main character is in her mid-twenties, but is at one point referred to as 25, and then later on says she’s 24) and I’m left feeling, as the reader, that there was little to no effort put into transforming this novella series into one book beyond basic formatting and a cover/title revamp.

The reason this still gets three stars from me is because, ultimately, it did still deliver on the kind of no-holds-barred-smut-with-a-cursory-plot that Katee Robert excels at, and so did at least meet that expectation of mine. There were plenty of moments that left me kind of baffled, but I think that just boils down to a personal smut preference (for example, at one point the MC insists on using condoms, and we spend the better part of a chapter with constant asides about both condoms and birth control, only for the MC to be talked out of using either of them, leaving me feeling, again, like my time was kind of wasted. While this may be an aspect that some readers prefer included in their smut, for either realism or due to hygiene issues, for me it was ultimately just a nuisance).

I will say, however, that for as much as I tend to enjoy Katee Robert’s particular brand of smut, nearly 500 pages was… way too much. I really was enjoying it in the beginning, especially as two other male MCs were introduced, but these characters did find every excuse under the sun to bang. For the first 65%-ish, it was like we got an entire Encounter for every 1-2 pages of basic plot development. The only time they really stop is when the main characters are physically separated for a prolonged period of time. I do think this ties into both personal preference and the fact that this was originally 3 novellas, but I also just think that 500 pages is a lot of pages to commit to and then only bring the most basic level of substance to the table.

TL;DR, if you’re a Katee Robert fan, this is maybe something you’ll enjoy. If you’re not and you still want to give it a go, I’d maybe recommend entertaining the idea of taking breaks between each act, or at least going in thinking of them as more self-contained than they’re presented. I also do think it’s important to just emphasize one more time that this is a spicy book with mostly spice; the plot is just a vehicle made of twigs designed to get us to the next spicy scene. But hey, at least the vampires are hot!

I had mixed feelings about this book. I am not opposed to serious spice (which is an area where this book definitely delivered), but I did think that the story line left a lot to be desired, especially in the first 50-60% of the book. For an almost 500 page book, the story line was rather rushed and simple, in my opinion. The pages were filled with a lot of "smut". Although, I'm not opposed to smut, perhaps this book could have struck a better balance between sex and storyline.

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert is a spicy paranormal romance that will definitely appeal to fans of the author's previous books. The story revolves around Mina, who is a half-human, half-vampire who has been given by her father to Malachi, an incredibly powerful vampire. Soon, they're having sex. Then, she gets introduced to two other supernatural friends of Malachi's, and they engage in three-somes. About midway through, Mina and the vampire men decide to take down her father so that she can become a vampire queen.


I enjoyed it and look forward to more by this author.

Holy moly. I will consume anything Katee Robert writes. It's official. She's is a smut queen and knows just how to write the perfect dark romantasy. Like hello spice as soon as the first chapter?!?! I am here for it. Plus vampires. I'm nothing if not part of the generation that grew up with Twilight so I am kinda bias towards spicy NA vamipre books...

While Court of the Vampire Queen is technically a new book, it combines all three previously released books in the Bloodline Vampires series. Each of the shorter novellas is a section of the book, which is comprised of Act I, Act II, Act III, and an epilogue coming out to a total of 496 pages. This means you will experience some repetition from act to act in the same way a new book in a series often gives short info recaps where appropriate.

Trope: poly MMMF romance (if Mina, Malachi, Wolf and Rylan invited me to play I wouldn't not say yes... )

CW: alluded to abuse and assault, blood play, mention of abortion, pregancy

Court of the Vampire Queen will be out September 6th, 2022 and you won't want to miss it! Huge thanks to NetGalley, Katee Robert, and Sourcebooks Casablanca for this eARC. Review is my own and freely given.

Holy Moly, this was HOT! This is pure vampire erotica. Mina, Malachi, Wolf and Rylan completely made this book. I like that we got different kinds of heroes out of the men.

Malachi is the honorable, good guy that also has no boundaries with his partners. Wolf is the anti-hero/teenage bad boy. He's not a teenager, but I get that high school bad boy vibe from him. And Rylan is the older, maturer, reserved guy who, if your lucky, you get to see him when his walls come down. It's a really great mix of men to be tied too.

Mina's character, I felt like we could get more form her. She starts out as the weak half vampire/half human and slowly developed into a very powerful being. I do wish we got to see more of her after she developed into the real her.

Overall, a very sexy read. I like that the end hints at a possible next book with a side character that will make you notice him even though he has very small parts to this book. I am definitely up to reading his book if that's where it's headed.

Thank you to Sourcebooks and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

CW: dubious consent, blood play, patricide, pregnancy, blood, gore, murder, vomiting (due to pregnancy), discussions about abortion, abusive parent (past), attempted to sexual assault (alluded to), attempted drugging

I would recommend if you're looking for (SPOILERS)

-mfmm vampire/paranormal romance
-forced proximity
-orgasmic bites
-sword crossing
-breeding

This was a reread for me, I had read the series when they were originally released, and it was a lot of fun to read the three books all together at once. This is definitely a high steam, dark romance with a bit of magic and all of the Katee Robert guarantees. Sword crossing and they all end up together.

I really enjoyed Mina's journey through the books, gaining an understanding of her life, learning to trust herself and assert herself, and finding love. And I love all the easter eggs for her monster romance series that I'm really enjoying. A bit off adventure romance as they're hunted by her father and a well earned HEA

Steam: 5

Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an advanced copy for review. All opinions are my own.

Katee Robert always manages to unlock a new level of smut I didn’t know I needed. This was deliciously bloody and so smutty. This was also my first polyamorous reverse harem and I loved it. I think Malachai was my favorite throughout, but Rylan and Wolf really grew on me and I loved them all by the end. Mina is definitely a lucky lady. The plot among the sex scenes was great with Mina needing to overthrow her father. I also loved seeing Azael!

I love Katee Roberts for her over the top sex scenes, her interesting worlds and chacters. Her writing style lets you fly through pages. I knew what I was getting into when I started this one and it met every expectation and may have exceeded a few others. Her triggers warnings are in the beginning of the book. Please make sure to read them, as she is very thoughtful in her warnings. The story starts off super fast and furious and we learned our heroine is destined to be Vampire Food/breeder for a bloodline vampire but as she finds herself bonded to not one but three powerful bloodline vampires she has to fight for a chance of happiness against her evil father.

I loved the forced proximity storyline that make the dive into sex understandable. The power struggle between pleasure and hate is really dynamic. The whole first act is getting to know the world and chacters. The 2nd act where they are dealing with the bond that ties them together and running from her fathers was slow for me. The storyline of getting her pregnant isn't really my ideal storyline but it worked well for this situation. The 3rd act picked back up and it was a race to take over and kill her father. I wish there had been more battle scenes with fighting vampires and her learning her power and her bond. I kept waiting for that Ahhh haa moment when she learns how to use her Serph powers.

I liked the story and the sexy smut scenes were thigh rubbing, shift in your seat, hot. Although every chacter could have been fleshed out more, the back at stories were alluded to but never told and I would have liked more of the structures of the Bloodline families. The world was very interesting but not fleshed out. I am not sure if this is a stand alone or if there will be more in this world. There were lots of lose ends that I would have liked wrapped up.

Overall this was a quick fun orgasmic romp in the sack with a paranormal twist. If you want to read 5 🍆 spice with lots of kink and a light fantasy world that isn't too complicated but a good story, this is for you.

When the author said that people would be able to grab this book on NetGalley- my fingers moved so fast and I was lucky enough to be one of the first 200 people to snag it.

This is a compilation of the Bloodline Trilogy that was originally published in 2020. It contains Sacrifice, Heir, and Queen. When you are reading Court of the Vampire Queen it is clear that is is written as three books.

TW: pregnancy, blood play, murder, physical abuse, breeding kink, monster

This is a book where there are multiple partners that are all involved with one another.

This book started out with a bang.. literally... when the female MC was sent to Malachi as a sacrifice from her father. Malachi is a bloodline vampire that controls fire. There are 7 bloodlines and her father in one of them. Bloodline vampires bites have an extra effect- they are very pleasurable- so when she is dropped on the door step of a half-starved vampire, he bites her, and I am sure you can put together the rest of what happened.

When he bites her he is curious as to why her blood tastes so good, she is only half- vampire so what is the other half? Is it human like she has been told her entire life or is it something more?

-My Thoughts-

This book was honestly a ton of fun to read. There is a foursome like 40% through the book, and a threesome before that. There is a ton of spice in this book, which is what I love about Katee Robert, she doesn't shy away from it. The relationship between the FMC and the three male MCs is sweet at times and there is character development as the FMC comes to terms that she is capable of more than her father thought.

I like that this book ties into another series that the author has written, and that I have read books from. There is a lot of blood in this book because it is about vampires so if that isn't your thing, or polyamorous relationships aren't what you like then this book probably won't be want you want to read.

I enjoyed Wolf and his very aggressive personality, I enjoying how caring Malachi was, and I enjoyed how Rylan had some layers that needed to be peeled back. Overall a fun read and another solid book by Katee Robert.

Was this more spice than plot? Yes. Did I love every minute of it? Hell, yes. I loved each of the guys and their different personalities and how well they worked with the FMC. It was such a great dynamic. It was spicy, sweet, loving and the way they took care of her. Oh man. Would definitely re-read and recommend to friends! Loved it.

I’m a huge Katee Robert fan from her Dark Olympus Series to The Dragon’s Bridge - I’m here for it all.

Court of the Vampire Queen is a non-step sexcapade. It’s one sexual encounter after the other after the other - it could be overwhelming to an individual who tries to follow a plot, storyline or world building. If you are a smut-lover who enjoys reading vampire orgies, this one is for you!!

The focus is on three male vampires and the daughter of a vampire lord. I think this story shows RAW poly relationships in a way that other authors may be afraid to approach so explicitly. I really can’t remark too much on the story itself, but that’s not going to be what’s memorable to you if you choose to pick up a copy.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley for the ARC!

Oh my angel, this book is amazing. Sexy twists and turns around every page flip. It's one of my new favorite reads of 2022.

This was good for a Katee Robert novel. It kept my attention and I was invested in what was happening. I had never read a reverse harem before so that was new for me. Somehow she wrote almost 500 pages of nothing but sex and still kept me interested. I guess you could call that a gift.

Katee Robert does it again! The perfect combo of spice and feels.

Mina is a commodity. All her life she's known she's a tool for her cruel vampire father to wield. Half vampire, half human, she's never been deemed important. When she's given to another bloodline vampire to breed in a political move, she knows her role - but that doesn't mean she has to settle for it. Her thoughts of escape and freedom may be realized, but not in the ways she thought. Maybe life with Malachi, Wolf and Ryland could be what she's been looking for. Maybe she's more than any of them suspect.

I will never know how Katee combines so much spice (ok, it's smut), story and emotion into her books but she's a master at it. The storyline is well plotted and flows so well. There's great growth of the characters and the way they weave their stories and development together is go well done. I am always left with massive warm fuzzies and this book is no exception.

Look, her books aren't going to be for everyone. They are very sexual, sometimes dark, and definitely graphic. I'm always blown away by the consent aspect and the aftercare of the characters, something I often think is missing from mainstream books and media. I don't care if they're vampires, they take care of each other and ensure the safety and comfort of each other.

Thank you to Sourcebooks and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert is a spicy paranormal romance that will definitely appeal to fans of the author's previous books. The story revolves around Mina, who is a half-human, half-vampire who has been given by her father to Malachi, an incredibly powerful vampire. Soon, they're having sex. Then, she gets introduced to two other supernatural friends of Malachi's, and they engage in three-somes. About midway through, Mina and the vampire men decide to take down her father so that she can become a vampire queen.

Here is an enchanting excerpt from Chapter 1:

"Vampires move faster than the human eye can see. And while I’m only 50 percent human, I’m tainted by that lineage enough to not be able to see more than a blur of movement. Another way I’m seen as damaged goods. At least if I had full vampire reflexes and strength, it might make up for my lack of magic. As it is, I’m barely better than a human. Barely better than prey.
The knowledge sticks in my throat, preventing a shriek of surprise when I turn around and find a man looming close. No, not a man. A vampire...
He’s gorgeous in the way all vampires are, flawless beauty and hidden strength. This one has dark brown hair that falls in a sleek wave to his shoulders, fathomless dark eyes, and a muscular body slightly too thin for his frame."

Overall, Court of the Vampire Queen is an incredibly spicy paranormal romance, and I realized while reading it that I am not the target audience. One highlight of this book was the plot, once it started coming together about midway through. Yes, really, I was interested in the plot. I had to take off 2 stars, because there was a sex scene in almost every chapter until midway through when the frequency lessened somewhat. I'm sure there are many readers who will enjoy that aspect, but I didn't. If you're intrigued by the excerpt above, or if you're a fan of paranormal romance, you can check out this book when it comes out in September!

Oh my, this is one very VERY spicy book and I loved every erotic page of it. Robert delivers not only screaming HOT poly sex scenes that are very much NSFW but gives us an interesting plot line and complex characters you will fall in love with and root for. I will say this is a DARK romance, so be sure to read the content warnings, a couple are dub con & blood play but there are a lot so check if you need too. I haven’t seen if this going to be a series but there are some characters introduced that I definitely want to see get their own book so fingers crossed that there’s more books coming (figuratively and literally… *snicker*) in this universe. A must read!

This was by far the smuttiest book I’ve ever read. If you’re looking for something with a strong plot, you should probably look elsewhere. That being said, Katee is amazing at what she does and I can’t help but like everything she writes.

The book follows Mina, a half vampire whose father, a powerful Bloodline vampire, sends her to another Bloodline vampire, Malachi, as a sort of sacrifice because she has no magical abilities. Her father has had Malachi trapped in a house with a blood ward for a very long time and hopes to gain more power over him by having Mina carry his child.

It becomes a polyamorous reverse harem between Mina, Malachi, and two other Bloodline vampires, and together they decide to take a stand against her father. It gets very bloody and VERY steamy, like almost nonstop. If that’s your thing, you’ll probably enjoy this. If not, maybe start with her Dark Olympus series and ease into it.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley for the