Reviews tagging 'Murder'

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

72 reviews

kateyjay's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was a dark retelling of the little mermaid with an added in slow burn romance, like every fairy tale there was an obvious direction to the plot right from the start. 

The character development in this book is what kept me reading, particularly that of Lira who’s story was one of self discovery however Elian was a little flat and two dimensional. 

The first half of this book was rather slow and I feel there was a lot more world and character building that could have been captured, having a world with 100 kingdoms and only touching on (not even really detailing) 4 of them seems like a missed opportunity and there were so many interesting secondary characters that could have been further explored to add intrigue 

After all the hype this book had on booktok it just felt a little bit flat 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Violence, Torture, Gaslighting, and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, Murder, and Slavery

fujo_cat's review against another edition

I really wanted to like this book and finish, but I decided to value my time and enjoyment of things. If I'm not enjoying it enough to want to see the ending, I'm not forcing it. So, yeah. What bothered me the most was how every paragraph felt like it could come straight out of Tumblr with its edginess and overall felt really juvenile, like it was trying to be dark and cool but just failed to be captivating. The characters felt like archetypes and the main characters felt too one dimensional - especially the prince, who was mostly a brat doing whatever he felt like because he has no consequences in life and thinking that is cool ("oh look at me I'm no prince charming cuz I kill sirens how cool is that"); also him calling himself a pirate is so, so cringe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing

Minor: Body horror, Torture, Child abuse, and Death of parent

tsked_off's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Child abuse, and Murder

katvou's review

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Death, and Violence

Minor: Grief

golden_like_dior's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Blood, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Child abuse, Death, Gore, War, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

kerttuli's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Grief, War, Child abuse, and Self harm

Minor: Slavery and Death of parent

miyothecat's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

maya_ahmed's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcohol and Kidnapping

katanai's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

enemies to lovers. loved this honestly. an amazing book to get back into reading !  it left me wanting more of the main couple. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Blood and Murder

Minor: Classism, Torture, Racism, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

its_j's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Murder, and Violence