Apollyon King Malachi has sworn revenge against all who had a hand in the destruction and killing of his kingdom and people.
Aether Princess Kadeesha never wanted her arranged marriage to High King Richaud but bound to duty she had no choice but to stay the course. During the wedding ceremony truths were exposed that sent Richaud on a war path.
Now Malachi and Kadeesha must work together to take down Richaud

The banter between Malachi and Kadeesha was perfection 🤌🏾✨. Their back and forth had me rolling my eyes and kicking my feet 🙄🤣

Those two are so well balanced they don’t even realize how perfect they are for one another. He’s her outlet for darkness and she reins in his rage ☯️. I actually think, had their upbringings and life experiences been different they would be the same person.

Did I just unlock a mini trope 🤔 I love to see women taking over negotiations 💗. Girl boss moment for Kadeesha and Auntie Nychelle 💪🏾 💅🏾

Speaking of Auntie Nychelle. She is EVERYTHING 👑 ❤️. From raising Malachi to being a force to be reckoned with. Her name is known no matter what kingdom you’re from. Feared and respected? She’s THAT girl…uh Fae. She’s That Fae.

The steam besties 🥵 the steam. I was squirming! I may have read a couple scenes more than once 👀. New book boyfriend 😻

*cries in to do list* This book was so good I literally accomplished nothing while I was reading. The author crafted an expansive world, with detailed imagery.

I will definitely be doing a reread to see things in a new light and pick up on things I didn’t catch the first time ⏪️

I have sooo much more I want to say but this was a great read. A definite recommendation

4 stars.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an ARC of this book. I am leaving this review voluntarily and all thoughts are my own.

What a fun read! I really enjoyed this book and especially all the court politics and maneuvering. It was done really well and it was so interesting to read. I also (for the most part - I'll get back to that) liked our main characters and thought they complemented each other nicely and had a lot of good interactions throughout. Many of the spicy scenes for example were really fun even though they were mostly very carnal and lust-driven instead of romantic. I don't mind that, but I will say that one of my favorite scenes was actually when they were finally a bit more intimate and vulnerable with each other and you could at last feel a slight change in their dynamic.

I did have a small issue with something though... For all his talk of consent, I do think Malachi pushes it a little bit with Kadeesha on a few occasions. Yes, he knows that she wants him but she still expresses that she doesn't want to give him her orgasm, and yet he says it doesn't matter and continues. Now I understand that it's also about the power play and how she doesn't want to give into him and so on. I totally get that. But as someone who cares deeply about consent and is very attentive of it in spicy books, the vibe just felt a little... off. Especially since he just spoke about only taking willing and enthusiastic lovers. I'm just not the biggest fan of the "she says no but because he knows she wants him, and because apparently she wants to be dominated even though she specifically says she doesn't, he doesn't listen"-trope. Consent needs to be clear, and the reason for her wanting to stop is irrelevant - it doesn't matter that she is horny. If she for any reason (any reason at all) indicates she doesn't want to continue, that's it. It was only a few scenes where I got the ick a little bit, and luckily most of the time they were just hot and fun. But it's still something that didn't completely sit right with me.

The vast majority of the book felt nicely paced and very natural, but there were just a few scenes near the end where it felt like something was missing a little bit. I won't go into spoilery details (you can check out my review on Goodreads here if you want that https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7419115393), but a few scenes felt rushed, and I feel like we were missing either a scene or at least some reactions from the characters. It was all just a little sudden.

But then it evened out again, and the ending was just so good! The fight scenes were great and I loved finally getting to see her use her magic more. It was such a cool battle and both her and Malachi were amazing. So all in all an enjoyable read!

✨"Say please," the bastard drawled, his warm breath skirting over her sex. "And none of the gods are between your legs right now, love. They’re a realm away. Your gods have no stake in this matter. Don’t call out to them. Call out to me."✨

I needed this read. It was a true escape for me and don’t know if I have the words to do it justice.

Our Vicious Oaths is a steamy romantasy novel set in a realm of warring Fae. The chemistry between the FMC and MMC,Kadeesha and Malachi, is electric from the moment their paths cross. I think that is why it makes it the perfect enemies to lovers set up. Like you get the hate but you are really rooting for them to collide one way or another.

The world building was fantastic and I felt as though I was transported while reading the story. This is a standalone book, but as with all good books, they’re never long enough for me. I was left wanting more. Not because there were any loose ends, but because I had fallen in love with the realm and the characters.

The spice level was off the charts. The combat was intense. The pacing was never slowed or dull. Definite five star read.

I am absolutely obsessed with this book. It was so much fun! I am so impressed with the depth of world building and character development that Davenport managed to fit into this standalone novel.

This story had all the great elements of an enemies-to-lovers romantasy while still feeling very unique.The chemistry between Kadeesha and Malachi was so good! This book is definitely spicy but not at the expense of the story. It felt very well balanced. Kadeesha's struggles to overcome the misogyny of the Southern fae culture to be the leader and warrior she knew she could be were well done and relatable.

I would highly recommend this book to all lovers of romantasy!

Thanks to NetGalley, Harper Voyager, and N.E. Davenport for the ARC!

My favorite kind of FMC is the kind who doesn’t need you and will remind you of that. The kind who isn’t going to let the MMC handle her, but rather handle HIM. The kind with opinions and feelings that aren’t dainty, cute, and agreeable all the time.
Kadeesha is all of those things and more 💖

I’m not normally a standalone girly, but Our Vicious Oaths packs so much into it that I didn’t feel lacking when I finished it. The world building hits hard from page one, the characters feel fleshed out and multidimensional.

This book has so many things I absolutely love:
- dual pov
- a fiercely strong fmc that can stand on her own BEFORE the mmc comes into the picture
- animal companions 💖
- enemies to lovers
- forced proximity

I’d happily read another five books about these two 💕🤭

Thank you to N.E. Davenport, NetGalley, and HarperCollins for allowing me early access to this great story.

Aether Princess Kadeesha is a formidable opponent to equally formidable King Malachizrien. Both in a kingdom long war they play their hands well and wield their power even better.

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Fast burn, Dual POV, Magic

The start of this book was a bit slow for me. Most of chapter one did not endear me to the story however by the end of the chapter and into the rest of the book I was captivated by Kadeesha and her fierceness, but also her duty and her power. She was made to be a queen though her father and her kingdom was unaware.

Malachizrien is a King with a big vendetta and a long kill list. He is smart and ruthless. That often means he is a man who knows his way around a bedroom chamber. Targeting Kadeesha has been a ploy from the start but it quickly morphed into something else altogether. Something that burned brighter than the sun.

I was enrapt with this story and devoured it as the dark shadows of Malachi would have enjoyed.

I'm getting a physical arc of this one, which is my preference, so I'll be reviewing it elsewhere when I finish reading!

Thank you, N.E. Davenport, Avon and Harper Voyager & NetGalley for an advanced copy 💕

If you enjoy a fast paced, spicy fae romantasy then you will love this book. BONUS POINTS *feral shadow daddy*

Extra bonus points: funny & lovable side characters, yes please!

Kadeesha (FMC) is a complete bad-ass and puts up with nothing. Her quick wit and strength will have you at awe.

Malachi (MMC) is vicious, feral and unforgiving. But he sure knows how to worship when needed.

The two together 🔥

Overall, I rate this book 3.5 stars. While I found it enjoyable and engaging, it did not offer anything new to the fae romantasy book world. Also, given that it was a standalone novel, the pacing felt somewhat rushed. Regardless, my positive experience with the book prompted me to round up to 4 ⭐️

okay I actually finished the first read of this book maybe 2 days after I got it - because I couldn't stop reading it. and then I went back and read slower one more time. I was fortunate enough to be able to have an ARC, so I'm going to say what I need to say and try to avoid spoilers.

This is a book that had me feeling a lot of types of ways. I felt frustrated on Kadeesha's behalf as all of the cough MEN cough do what men in power tend to do - diminish powerful and capable women. Kadeesha is the perfect example of a strong FMC who really fought to get somewhere and was ultimately dismissed by some of the people who should have been in her corner. Malachi on the other hand GOOD LORTTTT I cannot get enough of him. I was feeling him for SURE and how their enemies story went. SHEESH. But he's also a complex yet not overly complex MMC that you really root for after a while. The plot moves at a great pace, it was never so quick I wished there had been more time spent and it was never so slow I was bored. The other characters, especially the parents, are not one dimensional and they add a lot of value to how you understand Kadeesha and Malachi, as well as their motivation. Overall if you love romance, fantasy, action, badass characters, good writing - you will like this one! One last note. There is something so satisfying in reading pieces of Black culture in a fantasy world; it's like being seen and knowing that we exist throughout every world not just this one. It's pretty cool.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an early copy of this book!

Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 stars

Thoughts on the book:

I picked up this book pretty much solely because I enjoyed N. E. Davenport's "The Blood Trials". So I went into this book not even reading the summary. Welp, I did not expect this to be as spicy as it is. If you don't like spice in your books, I would maybe avoid this. Sex is an important part of this story and there are pageeeeees of explicit sex scenes. You could skip those scenes, but it adds to the dynamic of the main couple. So... Do with that information what you will.

Anyways, the plot itself is very good. I loved this story, especially given the fact that it is a stand alone romantasy. (How often do you find stand alone fantasy novels these days??!?!?! It's so rare.) The world isn't hard to understand (it's very familiar) and everything wraps up well at the end. I think the author does a great job with world building, relationship building, and character development. And yes, while there are a lot of sex scenes, I feel like it makes sense to the story. I do wish that there was a map included in the arc, but totally understand that it probably isn't ready yet! I did get a little confused on where certain groups of people came from, but not super important to the story. The pacing is wonderful (though I definitely skipped a few sex scenes because it got a little repetitive). Everything came together at the right moment, whether it be the relationships between people, the prophecy, etc.

Overall, I loved this book and can't wait to see what else this author writes!

okay i had a fun time reading this!! i will say, a map and glossary would be so nice in the final copy. i found myself a bit confused, as with any new and intricate fantasy world. but once i found my bearings i was locked in. the spice? the BANTER? please. it was top tier. i cant wait to go back and reread this so i can annotate. thank you netgalley for the arc!!!

4.5⭐️

Enemies to lovers where they love to bang but also “hate” each other? Yes.
A man who worship’s his lady? Yes.
Side characters who tell the MC’s off when they’re being stupidest? YES! I feel like this doesn’t happen nearly enough in books, specially in fantasies, so I was happy when the side characters didn’t necessarily go the MC’s way.

Ngl, when I first started it, I didn’t think that the writing would have been for me but it grew on me pretty quickly and I ended up enjoying the writing quite well. The plot/storyline was engaging, I enjoyed the characters and overall this book had me hooked from day 1.

Even now, I know that I’ll have a hard time not thinking about Malachizrien and Kadeesha.

Thank you to NetGalley, Harper voyager and the author for the ARC. Now I want to read N.E Davenport’s previous work

I can’t emphasize enough how much I find a great plot *or* a great shadow daddy. But I seldom find a great plot *AND* a great shadow daddy. Wonderful world building, really fantastic depth to side characters. Definitely will be reading again!

The world building in this book is phenomenal (there’s no map included) but the way things were described and paced made me forget there wasn’t a map to referenced to. The pacing of the story flowed nicely and normally I have a hard time with romantasy books because of how the pacing is.

The relationship between Kadeesha and Malachi gave a mixture of tension, passion, and yearning. It gave enemies to lovers and it was a little fast pace. There were some spicy moments in the book so please keep that in mind!

Thank you to Avon and Harper voyager and NetGalley for this arc!!

Well, hello romantasy era for me is back! This is such a fun little spicy romantasy with a shadow daddy.. and we all love us a shadow daddy…. The spice is there but this book is more than spice. I really enjoyed the story!

ᯓ★Rating-
5/5 Stars

♡Tropes♡-
🪻Enemies To Lovers
🖤Touch Her and Die
🪻Fast Burn
🖤Strong and Bad A** Fmc
🪻Dual POV

𓂃🖊Notes and Highlights-

°❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･”’You. Are. Mine. Kadeesha.’...’ And I am yours’”°❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

💭 Thoughts-
This book was actually so good! It instantly drew me in from the get-go and the mmc was definitely giving shadow daddy vibes and just was a shadow daddy which like yes please. I loved the world building and the character development we get in it, and how we saw all the characters slowly learn to trust each other more and more. I also haven’t read many standalone fantasy books and usually when I do I don’t like them as much because I’m left thinking this should be a series, or I want more of this or that, but I didn’t feel that with this one at all! I thought it was pretty perfect and checked all the boxes you want and need in a good fantasy book and just a fantasy standalone book in general!

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(Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review)

I needed this to get me back in my romantasy era. This was such a well developed story and was so easy to follow. The spice was there and while it was prevalent, I didn't feel like it took anything away from the plot, in fact I think it was perfectly peppered into the storyline. The characters were so well developed and I for one, am glad to see a fantasy standalone as captivating as this was.

What a spicy fun romantasy! You get sucked into the world building very quickly in this debut novel. The pacing was decent throughout the books. I could definitely see this being a series instead of just a standalone. Thank you to Netgalley for this e-arc!

If you are a fantasy romance reader, you know how difficult it is to find an incredibly well-written STAND ALONE book with the right balance of political intrigue, strong FMC, world-building, and character growth. And by difficult, I mean impossible.

Thank you to N.E. Davenport, NetGalley, and HarperCollins for the opportunity to read and review this phenomenal book!

This book is everything I could possibly want in a stand-alone fantasy romance and in under 600 pages. After following the author on Instagram, I was stoked by the opportunity to read fantasy by a Black author that takes place in a world without white folx. And Davenport did not disappoint.

Kadeesha - incredibly strong FMC, mind-linked to her kongamato (are these basically pteradactyls? https://www.genesispark.com/exhibits/evidence/cryptozoological/pterosaurs/kongamato/), knows what she wants and takes it. Has a found family in her Nkita sisters from all classes/castes.

Malachizrien - incredibly powerful, arrogant, morally gray MMC hell-bent on revenge and strategically using people to get what he wants. SHADOW DADDY.

Spice was 5/5 for me - comes into play often throughout the book but never feels forced. Other reviewers have mentioned that the 'smut scenes' didn't add to character development or plot but I wholeheartedly disagree. And it's kind of refreshing to see two people use each other to meet physical needs and the relationship develop more slowly - this seems more authentic to me than love at first sight.

Dual POV - couldn't have lived without it. You really get insight into how both characters are thinking, feeling, growing, resolving inner and outer turmoil.

I am probably going to re-read this book very soon.

Thank you to Harper Collins, Avon and NetGalley for this great arc! I really enjoyed this enemies to loved fantasy.

This novel is beautifully written and immersive. I felt the deep connection between Malachi and Kadeesha. I loved the story and how the characters grew to trust each other. The smut added depth and love to the story.

The world building was expansive and well thought out for a standalone novel. I know this was an early copy, but a map would have made the journey easier to visualize for me.

I loved the queer representation and the strong black characters. Kadeesha’s Nkita were stand outs for me.

I will definitely be recommending this book.