Reviews - Kingdom of Flames & Flowers

189 reviews for:

Kingdom of Flames & Flowers

Raven Storm

3.15 AVERAGE

lillmosen's review against another edition

2.75

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mknight11e's review against another edition

3.0

🌶️ KU

Book 1 of a duet, fantasy, dragon shifters, cursed, reminded me of hunger games story jumped a lot and didn’t really lead you but story line was solid

kenzloux's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

I got this book during a 'Stuff Your Kindle Day' in 2023, and I did not know when I would be getting to it however I chose to put it on my March TBR and I am so glad I did as it was so good. I gave this book 4.25 stars and it was such a fun read, I loved the dragons aspect and the quarter aspect of where everyone lives (such as the stone quarter). I highly recommend this book and I cannot wait to read book 2 in this, and to see who the FMC ends up with! <3

Quotes:

“I hope my son eats you,” she viciously spat at me as I passed her, before turning on her heel and stalking off down the hallway. “Which one?” I shot back, unable to help myself.
“I've lived in the mud quarter my entire life, watching as the fireguards came every five years to select the prettiest girls to go to the Seat to start new lives and get it all: husbands, houses without a speck of dirt, and enough food that hunger wasn't a constant pain in your belly.”

Tropes:

Dragon Shifters
One POV
Why Choose
Love Triangle

hobbittea's review

4.0

I would have made it 3 stars, but it gets 4 because I want to know what happens next

l_bouler17's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jojo17's review against another edition

0.5

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

dr_steph's review

2.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

I think this story had a great premise, but it felt under developed. Many things happens in the story that lacked thorough explanation or character development. This story seemed to be inspired by the Hunger Games and other popular fantasy novels, and at times very much felt like fan fiction.

The male love interests seem to instantly fall for the female main character. I would have been okay with that, if it was explained by a mate bond or other similar concept. But instead (from my understanding) it seems like they just think she’s the most incredible woman to ever exist and want her straight away. There is hardly any character develop or time spent between the love interests, so it feels unrealistic that they would have such deep emotions so quickly. Further, the relationship moves very very quickly, which seems strange given the main character didn’t even know about sex.

The Queen hates the main character. Not just hates her, but does everything in her power to humiliate the main character, tear her down, and have her killed. But there is literally no reason why that’s the case. It’s suggested that the Queen hates the main character because she’s from the mud quarter, but the level of venom displayed doesn’t match that explanation. The hatred is so deep and feels very out of place and over the top.

Finally, the main character is so incredibly naive and it made me want to pull my hair out. Soon after she arrives at the castle and learns a little more about the dragons, she instantly decides that she is going to fight to win the queen’s game, live in the palace to learn more about the curse (yet she can’t read???), and break the curse. She is so incredibly steadfast in her belief that not only can she break the curse, but she must be the only one who could possibly break it. I admire the passion, but the ignorance and naivety is infuriating.