The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King

Hear me out, I like the premise, most of the plot, and the world. I mean, vampires, right? But the thing is, this was so slow, what was even happening? One minute we're plotting some revenge (but evidently didn't happen??) and another minute Oraya and Raihn are allies?? I am lost. Another thing is did we really have to read about a coop, an attack, or a war, whatever they even called 3 TIMES AND THEN FAIL AGAIN AND AGAIN without an actual takeaway from it? The last one did of course but 1 and a half of that could have been edited out. Seriously, it felt like 2 teenagers playing tag, and then kids from another block would come along and play with them and then that's it. I just feel like some parts of this book were not executed well and are even together, I was hoping for some prophecy or wotnot to be revealed to justify their bond, but no– there wasn't. Lastly, maybe this was a reverse damsel in distress thing that Oraya has to save Raihn AGAIN because is this really love or is it some holding on to the last familiar thing in your life or whatever? Ugh. Now that I think about it, I wish they all just died and then someone else could take the throne and doom everything all over again. That would have been better. I'm exhausted.