Blood Beneath the Snow
Alexandra Kennington
A heart-pounding romantasy following a rebellious princess who must compete to the death against her siblings for the crown to ensure justice, while fighting her feelings for her country's most powerful enemy by debut author Alexandra Kennington.Revna is no stranger to struggle. As the only member of the royal family without a magical ability, she is seen as an embarrassing mistake to her kingdom and a blight on her family tree. Luckily, Revna has found family in other outcasts in her kingdom. But when her two closest friends’ lives are put in danger, she is determined to save them by any means necessary, no matter the cost. The Bloodshed Trials—a competition where the last sibling in the royal family standing takes the throne—might just be the ultimate price.Revna turns down her arranged marriage and commits to competing for the throne only to be kidnapped by the mysterious and terrifyingly powerful Hellbringer, the general of her country’s greatest enemy. He has the ability to rend souls with the flick of his wrist and is every inch as intimidating as the war stories say he is. But Revna wonders if there may be some humanity left in him—especially when he reveals there are other parties who want her on the throne for their own furtive reasons.
Publication Year: 2025
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i received a digital review copy from the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review. this did not affect my rating.
revna is the only member in her royal family without a magical ability, which, in her kingdom, makes her very poorly regarded, both inside and outside of her castle. her father is more than happy to pawn her off to another kingdom, but revna turns down her arranged marriage to compete in the bloodshed trials, a competition where the last living sibling wins the throne. against her godtouched brothers, revna doesn’t have much of a chance…until she’s kidnapped and trained by the hellbringer, the general her country’s greatest enemy. as she learns from the hellbringer, she begins to wonder if his tough exterior is hiding a kinder man underneath.
this was a captivating book! plenty of bloodshed (as the name would suggest), romance, and royalty/war throughout the book. also, revna was such a motivated character, which i loved to see. as a godforsaken royal, she did what she could to use her position as princess to help other godforsaken like her. the romance between her and the hellbringer was so tense, and i could not get enough!
i did think the world building was kind of lacking, but maybe we’ll get more insight into it in book two. besides that, i thought this was an interesting book. i can’t wait for the sequel!
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