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Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco

44 reviews

witcheep's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The book is... fine, I guess. The plot of riddles in a high-stakes game is intriquing, especially when it involves reluctant allies each withholding their own secrets but still slowly warming up to each other. However, the plot gets put on the back burner very often in favor for emphasizing the main characters constantly lusting over each other.

This makes the smut feel so mundane it becomes a boring diversion from the actual plot and meaningful interactions between the main characters. If the smut was rarer in the book, it would feel more meaningful and make the story more balanced.

For added shock-value, there is meaningless violence, torture, and other possibly triggering events to cause diversion for the MCs from the main game in the plot. This dampened my enjoyment of the book.

If you are looking for a book with a nice premise for plot, interesting characters, but main focus on smut, you'll find a great match here.

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bookcrushin's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

4.0

Well if you weren't expecting the princes of sin to be very very spicy (mature) you would be so very wrong. I have read all of Kerri's previous books as an adult, and I love the way she writes and I knew, knew this spinoff series was ADULT, but my tame YA reading heart was still in shock a little bit. Yes, I read some romance, but not a lot, so it was still a bit of "looking around can anyone else hear my audiobook?" moments LOL. I really enjoyed the story and the twist! Wasn't expecting that at all. Very enjoyable, you don't have to read The Kingdom of the Wicked trilogy first to enjoy the more mature spinoff, but it is nice & helpful setting the world up. Again, I will be reading more of the Princes of Sin, and I will be more prepared for the heavy mature subject matter.

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neeemii's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The plot was a bit predictable and some parts were dragged and unnecessary
But I loveddd the FMC she gave strong independent woman and them as a couple was sooo cute

Loved Envy’s protection for Camilla even after she lied about who she was it’s giving true loveee

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haley_mil_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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roziereads's review

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3.75

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krissbooklist's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Another lovely contribution to the Seven Circles universe, Kerri Maniscalco has expanded on Envy’s story, which I was personally dying to learn more about after finishing the Kingdom of the Wicked series. This tale is full of games, deception, and yes, lots of heated romance. While I think there were a number of plot holes, the characters were so compelling that it didn’t matter much to me. Highly suggest reading, especially if you miss the Kingdom of the Wicked universe, as there are many callbacks!

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odomaf's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I very much enjoyed this read

What I liked

Dialogue is fun, witty, and clever
Flirting game that ran throughout the book. It made the sexy parts WAY hotter
Court Intrigue is fun, esp the relationships between the princess of sin
The book is a game/tournament/challenge plot line, and the contest is well crafted

What I didn't like

It's a long book, which I don't really mind. It makes it a slower read, but it also doesn't feel like it drags anywhere. I did reach chapter 69, which I thought was the last one, and was like "Ha! Ending on 69!" But I was wrong, and there were about 5 more chapters that I did kind of think we didn't need :D
Some of the courts of sin have a backdrop of lots of people having public sex, and that ceased to shock or charm me in any way a loooooooong time ago

This is the first of the series, and I will probably not continue right away because it was a LOT of emotional whiplash, and I need to go read a rom com for aftercare or something

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tashtash93's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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anarobin's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Maybe I would have enjoyed this read more if I had read the Kingdom of the Wicked series first and understood the world more. That said, the first 275 pages felt so slow compared to the latter half of the book which felt rushed at key points. Some of the writing felt too vague and ignored opportunity to elaborate when needed, while other aspects of the book felt too literal in their descriptions and dialogue. Just not for me.

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alvaradoms's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I love Kerri Mansculo. I already knew her romance writing was to die for, and this book confirmed that her plot exploration is just as good as her other books. A great twist at the end too. However there was a jump in spice from KOTW to Throne of the fallen. I liked it where it was, and it was too much. There was only one true sex scene but it was long and very graphic. There was also lots of graphic sex vocabulary scattered throughout the book that I felt was unnecessary. The plot was strong enough to stand in its own.

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