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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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:
Complicated
Started 3x and just couldn’t get into it
Goddamn, this woman excels at writing flirty banter and creating sexual tension! I loved the SJTR series so when I saw she had something new I was nervous because I have impossibly high expectations. However, Kerri delivered a solid 4 star novel. I certainly will be grabbing Kingdom of the Cursed in October. I enjoyed the magic, romance, characters, and of course the witty banter. It is reminiscent of Cressworth but also very different, she’s not just copy and pasting their relationship in anyway. Emilia and Wrath have their own story, which is just what I wanted. The removal of a star is for feeling rushed in the last 3-5 chapters. I know I’m supposed to have SOME questions and missing pieces of information to keep me coming back, but I have MANY questions. I don’t see her circling back to a lot of them in the 2nd book. I can’t count them as official plot holes yet but, I suspect some will be.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
The book started off play I was intrigued. The murder of her sister was definitely a good way to grab my attention early on on the book In the middle of the book it got a bit repetitive for me, but towards the end the oase picked up again and I loved it. I definitely want to read the next book in the series
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So I read this after our Library instagram readers voted that I should... and I'm conflicted. In the beginning I enjoyed the premise and introduction of the characters, but the poor world building left me lost as to the actual 'when' and 'where' of the story. Was it the real Italy? A modern setting or historical? It took far too long for me to place.
Secondly, the pacing was off. Things would happen either very quickly or incredibly slowly, with some seemingly big moments then completely glossed over.
Emilia and Wrath also start sharing a magical tattoo and she doesn't think anything of it? Nothing at all??
Thirdly, there were several moments that were downright confusing, where I had to go back over paragraphs to try and work out what I'd missed... Other moments seemed to happen mostly for plot progression and then were barely mentioned again!
While there were some good moments here, I struggled to care about the characters or the storyline. And I'm also not sure about it's audience: at times it felt YA, but others distinctly adult. I'm going to try [b:Kingdom of the Cursed|52772417|Kingdom of the Cursed (Kingdom of the Wicked, #2)|Kerri Maniscalco|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1613554873l/52772417._SX50_.jpg|73131089] mostly to try and work out where this series belongs... but honestly wouldn't be reading it otherwise.
Secondly, the pacing was off. Things would happen either very quickly or incredibly slowly, with some seemingly big moments then completely glossed over.
Spoiler
Two girls are murdered within 24 hours of each other and then NOTHING happens while Emilia mopes for two weeks? What?Emilia and Wrath also start sharing a magical tattoo and she doesn't think anything of it? Nothing at all??
Thirdly, there were several moments that were downright confusing, where I had to go back over paragraphs to try and work out what I'd missed... Other moments seemed to happen mostly for plot progression and then were barely mentioned again!
While there were some good moments here, I struggled to care about the characters or the storyline. And I'm also not sure about it's audience: at times it felt YA, but others distinctly adult. I'm going to try [b:Kingdom of the Cursed|52772417|Kingdom of the Cursed (Kingdom of the Wicked, #2)|Kerri Maniscalco|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1613554873l/52772417._SX50_.jpg|73131089] mostly to try and work out where this series belongs... but honestly wouldn't be reading it otherwise.
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced