On Wings of Blood

Bloodwing Academy, Book 1

By: Briar Boleyn

Narrated by: Hannah Hedley, Justin Hill

What do you get if you mix Harry Potter with Fourth Wing, Zodiac Academy, a dash of Arthurian legend, and lots and lots of vampires? Bloodwing Academy.

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.

Bestselling epic fantasy author Briar Boleyn returns with a new series perfect for fans of hate-to-love romance, heart-pounding action, and dark magic.

On Wings of Blood is a dark academia fantasy romance featuring a bully villain with Draco Malfoy energy who (eventually) gets the girl, all the tension and banter, and a tantalizingly dangerous blend of court and school intrigue all set in an intricately crafted world with unique vampire and dragon lore. Bloodwing Academy may have crossover characters from the world of Blood of a Fae but can be enjoyed completely independently. If you're a fan of original mythology, unique world-building, and character-driven romantasy series such as Crowns of Nyaxia, Blood and Ash, and A Court of Thorns and Roses, you won't want to miss out on this riveting new saga.

©2024 Briar Boleyn (P)2025 Podium Audio

Great story… awful male voice.

Enjoyed the story, but the male voice was really hard to get behind. Especially since the character is suppose to be a young, strong MC, so the voice really didn’t feel like it matched.

it was good, not amazing just good

i liked it, it needed some editing and i think that the first part was so slow that it was hard to get through, and the chemistry between the leads was also meh. i know there was tension but it wasn’t as well done as i have seen other stories. also the ml is a complete asshole and the fact that he thinks he owns her even at the end just gave me the ick. i will probably still read the next one tho

A Vampire academy!

Medra wakes to find herself a half-fae in a land of vampires. She’s captured and brought before the counsel where the options for her are: offer her to the Gods, destroy her, or mate with her.

They tell her she’s one of the last dragon riders to exist, even though there aren’t any dragons, and in order to protect her they betrothed her to the 2nd most powerful vampire, Blake, who she despises.

Medra is immediately put into Bloodwing academy where she has to fight for her life academically and physically. She’s smart and resourceful, and tough as they come, but unlike others in the academy she has compassion and fights for other people.

Blake is head of the house and quite arrogant, but his soft side starts slipping out when we see the lengths he’ll go to, to protect Medra. There deeper I got into the story, the more I liked him.

There’s the cutest Fluffin named Neville that Blake saves for Medra! Neville brings a softness to the story.

The series has a lot of potential and I’ve heard book 2 is even better so I’m curious to see where the story goes. I enjoyed the dual POV!

Romance Content: 2 Open-door scenes and some language.

Amazing!

I have never really liked vampire books. However, this book is amazing. Easy to follow and easy to understand! Loved the audio however, absolutely hated the males narration. Not a smooth voice. His chapters were very hard to get through.. or I had to use the physical book and read his chapters.. but loved the story! Can’t wait to read the physical book!

Love the story but the narrator was a little robotic

Good story, the narrator was okay but robotic. Can’t wait for the next one . I loved the vampires and the characters

The FMC was the only good thing

Didn’t like the MMC. This is the one of the first times I enjoyed the world building more than the romance. I just did not like MMC, the only cruel, arrogant, bossy, and conceited vampire I tolerate and love is LOTHAIRE from Kresley Cole’s IAD series. The FMC was great and strong and I enjoyed her very much. I also struggle with the enemies to lovers trope in this story. I just wanted the FMC to continue to hate him and find someone else but the options are so limited since mostly all vampires in this world are evil assholes.

Good. Not for me

This book got so many rave reviews so I was dying to read it but I just never got into it. It was well written and interesting I just don’t think it was for me.

Hmm

Ok, that was a lot. I know the first book in a fantasy series has a ton of information. I ended up needing to listen to this one on Audible because the information overload was immense. 😅

I honestly feel like I still don't understand everything. The story definitely got better as it went on. I felt like we got dropped into the middle of the story in the beginning because so much just happened so quickly. It's still a tad weird for me but I think I'll give book 2 a chance. Not a horrible story all in all, just a tad hard to follow.

Dragon riders are the best!

it was extremely slow to start, but as you kept listening it eventually got better and I couldn't stop listening! I'm waiting for the next book now.

Must Read

Such a good book. Broke my reading slump. Now this is a slow burn. The world building and character development was done really well. I can’t wait for the next one.