Reviews

King of Flesh and Bone by Liv Zander

shebear's review

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

Very emotionally dark. MMC is morally grey and does little to change. Bleak, good, but don’t expect any good times. 

vynix's review against another edition

4.0

I loved how this has plot and not just pure smut that are in a lot of dark romances. After ending up in the King's court, FMC tries to save the world by convincing the MC to spread rot so that the dead can actually die instead of wandering around like zombies. MC stopped his duty of spreading rot because of a mortal betrayal from long ago. The action, spice, FMC that can stand up for herself, twists, and cliffhangers were great and made me want to keep reading.

The writing is confusing sometimes with some words/jargon used I didn't understand as an American. First half of the book, the explaining of the world setting wasn't too good and I didn't know exactly what was going on with babies dying or the dead. Also strange insta love when the King said he hates all mortals but decides to keep the FMC and a bit of stockholm syndrome happens. In the end, I do like them being together though with the character development.

hannahgee's review

2.0

🌶️ Rating: 1/5

This takes place in an alternate universe, where the dead come back to life every full moon. The God of flesh and bone has stopped “rotting” them. Ada somehow makes it to his realm, where he basically decides to keep her. The pace of this one was really slow. Enosh, straight up, rapes her. Both the inner monologue and actions of Ada would seem to say she hates him, but then sometimes she doesn’t. I don’t know. Something about their relationship feels off. The ending got interesting and had a cliffhanger. I will check out book 2, but I don’t know if I could recommend this.

alannafowler's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Weird book 

k_onereally's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.25

miacheeseman's review against another edition

1.0

got seemingly rapey and miserable fast

cham721's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

petitpoutouyou's review against another edition

5.0

Like her other duology, this is also a very strong book. I love the fast passing and how Liv get our feeling out. My favorite author.

Character development once again is impressive.

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mseil24's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

mnbird19's review against another edition

2.0

Heehee what