On Wings of Blood (Bloodwing Academy, Band 1)

This book is just simply amazing. The best fantasy book I read in 2025.

Poor writing. Underwhelming story and characters.

I absolutely love this book. The story is soo cool. The setting breathtaking. It is a mix out of "Harry Potter" + "Fourth Wing" + Vampires. But still unique. Highly recommendable.

***contains some spoilers*** I’d give this 6 stars if I could. Absolutely wonderful. Was it the fanciest writing? No but the vibes were top notch. Also the sprayed edges are perfection. True enemies to almost lovers, slow burn, tension for days. The hatred competing with their feelings for each other….***chefs kiss***. Arranged marriage, dragon rider, vampires. All the things you can hope for in a dark romantasy. The FMC is fierce, stubborn almost to the point of self-sabotage, yet inspiring for always standing her ground. I love, love, love the world building with ties to Camelot. I can’t wait to see how this ties into the storyline more. I don’t know how these authors keep finding ways to write a romantasy with an academy setting in a unique way, but Briar Boleyn sure did. The storyline sucked me in from the first pages and kept me hooked. I wasn’t ready for it to end. There was just enough excitement and story progression without feeling rushed. This book is certainly not hyped enough IMO. Sometimes the time jumping was less obvious than I would like but it also illustrated the progression through Medras experience well. I actually liked not focusing on her grief for Naveen because the whole story had focused on her feminine rage. To have deviated from that would have ruined the character arc. Instead she just used his death to continue to fuel her goals and choices. The emotional damage is there, you can feel the undertones from this, the way Blake grapples over Aenia, etc. but they aren’t taking over the story. As for the MMC, absolutely love Blake. I love that he’s not the typical pining after her in the most obvious way. He keeps making all the wrong choices, conflicted in so many ways, in a tortured soul kind of way. Plus we get several other spicy gentlemen that I’m sure we will see more of in the future like Kage. I also love that both the main characters are scorched earth types. Instead of one or the other, it’s clear they both aim to do whatever it takes to survive and protect who they care about. It really explores some deep issues like weighing loyalty to family vs the realm vs those you care about.

El producto es muy bueno, tiene los cantos tintados simulando escalas de dragon,muy bien logrado. El dustjacket es muy lindo, lo unico el libro en si mismo no presenta nada mas en sus tapas duras, hubiese estado mejor si le hubiesen realizado algo mas en las tapas. El libro en si es excelente,la historia te atrapa desde el primer momento. Lo recomiendo. 5/5 Estrellas le doy

Very good book

Mycket bra och vacker bok