On Wings of Blood by Briar Boleyn

On Wings of Blood by Briar Boleyn | A Review

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Welcome to Quills and Pages. I just finished On Wings of Blood arc....and now I am here to write the review. the book is written by Briar Boleyn and Thank you to Netgally and the author for this arc. iSo, let's start the review

BLURB

I didn't sign up for this.

A half-fae in a school of highblood vampires? That's a recipe for torment.

I'm Medra Pendragon—last of the dragon riders, or so they tell me. Funny thing is, there are no dragons left. Not a single one. But somehow, that hasn't stopped the vampires from deciding I'm worth capturing. Now I'm stuck at Bloodwing Academy, where the highbloods run everything and blightborn like me? We're just blood in their veins, pawns in their games.

But that's not even the worst part. Enter Blake Drakharrow. Cold, arrogant, and way too gorgeous for his own good. He's been tormenting me since the moment we met, and now, thanks to some ancient ritual, we're betrothed. He acts like he owns me, but I'm not going down without a fight.

Bloodwing isn't just a school—it's a battlefield. Highbloods fight for power, and if you're weak? You're dead.

Between deadly competitions, lies that could get me executed, and a dragon-shaped secret looming over my head, all I have to do is survive. Easy, right? Except I'm starting to think the real danger isn't the academy—it's what I'm becoming in this twisted game of power.

And Blake? He might just be the one who pushes me over the edge.

They think they can control me. They think they can use me.

But they have no idea what they've awakened.

GENRE
Romantasy

TROPES

☙ Enemies to Enemies

☙ Slow-Burn

☙ Reluctant Allies

☙ Forced Proximity

☙ Vampires and Dragons

☙ Dead Mother in the head

☙ Secret Powers

☙ Kind of a Bully Romance

MY REVIEW

I started reading this book some time ago and was distracted by work and couldn't finish it in time but this weekend I resumed it and I coudn't put it down. Like wow.....All the elements I thought I liked in a book are present in this one. A magical school, vampires, bully romance, dragons, simmering enemies to lovers to enemies (it's complicated 😅😂) tension.....so, what's not to like.

On the whole, the book is amazing. Loved reading it and highly recommend it. I have read Briar's books before and as always a great pleasure to read her. This series is very promising and I cannot wait to dive head-first in the second book without any delay which is also available at Netgalley.

MY RATING
Overall: ★★★★ | 5 Stars

Plot: ★★★★| 5 Stars

Romance: none. lol it's a slow burn

Characters:★★★★ | 5 Stars

Pacing: ★★★★★| 5 stars

Mystery: ★★★★★| 5 star

Banter: ★★★★★| 5 star

Ending: ★★★★★| 5 Stars

Spice Level: It's a slow burn so none

Book Cover:★★★★| 5 Stars

THE BEST PART

☙The world-building was really great

☙ All of the houses dynamics in the school was really great

BEST WORDS

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