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The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg

3 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

2.75

Cool concepts but the plot and characters weren’t very appealing. It would have been interesting if the author had developed some of the ideas and worldbuilding further and dropped the cliched turns of phrase throughout. I cackled when a character said “live, laugh, love” in a serious scene

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Animal death, Death, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Kidnapping, Car accident, Child death, Sexism, Misogyny, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Grief, and Blood

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Torture, and Racism

auteaandtales's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad 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

4.25

Wow that was absolutely incredible. I’ve never read anything like this before. The only thing stopping it from being a five star read is that I was originally glad to have a fantasy book that’s a stand alone but now I want more, the ending especially just opened up loads of questions I want answers to and I definitely really want to know what happened next. Incredible! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Rape, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

vanina_ice's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I don’t really know why but this book was way darker than I was expecting. Maybe it’s because the cover is so cute and colorful? Regardless, the darker tones of this book should have been pretty fucking obvious given the fact that it’s right there in the synopsis and the quote on the back of the hardcover 😂 but alas, I was still caught off guard.

Anyway, this book was an enjoyable, fast paced read and a very creepy dystopian that’s basically about Disneyland from Hell. I’ve seen a lot of comparisons to Westworld, which I haven’t seen, so instead I likened it to LIFEL1K3 + Jurassic Park. Speaking of LIFEL1K3, I don’t know if “androids approaching the singularity and losing their sanity while becoming more human” is an official trope, but I’m discovering it’s a character arc I enjoy greatly. I thought the world building, set-up, and character development were done really well. The Kingdom is a truly haunting and menacing place filled with horrible bastards at every turn. The sisters were all so compelling and my heart was breaking for them. Were this a longer book or a series, I would have loved POVs for each of them. Which brings me to my only complaint that there wasn’t more of this book. The ending felt slightly rushed. I could have easily gone for another 50-100 pages to give us more time with everything that transpires. Not to mention that ending, which totally sets up for a sequel that doesn’t appear to be planned but I hope is in the works!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Blood, Sexual assault, and Suicide