<i>I would like to thank Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.</i>

Oooof throughout the first half of this book my face was in such a state because of how brutally Henrikk treated Asher. this was some intense "punishment" (at least for me) that may trigger some people, so please be gentle with yourselves, loves!

Truthfully, I think Asher's yearning interiority didn't have enough emotional backstory to support it when it showed up, so when the ilys started flowing i was still unclear how that was supposed to make me feel about Henrikk abusing him.

And then the second half rolled around and it was almost like a completely different book. Henrikk's characterization did a 180, the plot went in a direction that the opening sequence did not really feed, and i dunno, i guess i was expecting more than what actually manifested in the second half of the story.

I did enjoy the second half more than the first, though. I felt like there was enough emotional availability in the narrative to support the evolution of Henrikk & Asher's relationship. I liked the bit of action we got at the end there, and the HFN gave me the closure i needed to wish Henrikk & Asher well on their adventures!

I have read a few books by this author now and she is becoming one to watch for me - I have enjoyed all the books read so far

I really enjoyed this story, it was a great dark romance that I found to be a page turner.

The book is set amongst royalty and vampires and there are some great characters.

I thought that the book was well written, it was brutal, romantic and sexy.

It is 4 stars from me for this one - highly recommended!

Punished by the Vampire King by Darcy Fayton was a dark, spicy, twisted and quite amazing.
This intriguing M/M vampire love story was so good. I couldn’t stop reading once I started.

This was fun to read for the vibes and the couple, a vampire King and his general and their dark twisted story. Really enjoyed it 4 stars

Pleasantly surprised by this read from a “new to me” author. The title did not lie - there was punishment and things got dark, but I thoroughly enjoyed the ride. Heavy on cnc/sa - so if that is not for you, think twice. I am trigger free and thoroughly enjoyed - so much so I ate this book up in one day Not quite a HEA, but I’m ok with that.