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roziereads's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Confinement, Blood, Murder, Death, Sexual harassment, and Violence
vireya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
MMC:
Keri Maniscalco is incredibly talented when it comes to world building and plot. Her characters are always fascinating and the princes in Kow are some of my favorites. The way they lean into and are so tied with the world itself is incredibly written. They were side characters and yet I wanted more of them and this book delivered. Seeing Envy’s thought processes and motivations be expanded upon so thoroughly was absolutely wonderful. Throughout kow we got all these snippets of him and seeing it fulfilled and put under a microscope was exactly what I needed. I was practically giddy to be back in the world of Kow and to know all his secrets finally. We knew from that series that all the princes had individual curses as well as the one that held them all and seeing Envy’s was everything I wanted from him.
FMC:
Km writes amazing female main characters and Camilla was another. She was at times predictable. It’s a problem I had with KM’s other 2 FMC’s as well and I figured out
World building(only complaint):
While I don’t think it’s necessary to read Kow and this can be read as a stand alone where you will get what you need to understand the world as it pertains to this story; I do feel like a lot of the world building is lost if you haven’t read them. She really develops the world there with all the different courts and the histories that are so crucial to that series and she knew coming into the prince of sins series that most people were coming over from Kow. I think she shoved off a little of that extra work she usually puts into her books to really build the world and relied a bit too much at times on the idea that people would have previous understanding of where they were.
Spice:
Oh lord ms maniscalco knows how to write smut. It was hot. And I thought the buildup to them finally having sex really paid off. Especially with how it played into Envy’s character development and accepting the chance to be hurt again. It wasn’t just sex for the sake of sex. It added to the story. It wasn’t randomly thrown in there like it’s so easy to do with romance novels as a whole. I loved the dual perspectives and how sometimes we would see and experience it through her enjoyment and at others we got to see the way that envy takes so much pleasure from pleasing her. I don’t think it took away from the story. I don’t think it was overly done. It was very well written and tied into the story in a significant way.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes romantasy. Especially if you’ve read Kingdom of the Wicked.
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Gore
zoe_booklover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
The Story is very spicy so be aware of that, however wether that is your thing to read or not the adventure is very page turning .
I would have liked to hear more descriptions of the worlds throughout , it was way more about the people but the atmosphere was captured well and I definitely want to read the follow up later in the year.
It was a no hesitation 5!
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault
krissbooklist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood and Sexual content
Moderate: Violence and Sexual assault
dobsonfly314's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Sexual content
tashtash93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual harassment
alvaradoms's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Violence and Sexual content
sanasayyid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Despite the lackluster "love" story, I really loved the relationship between the seven Sins. The brothers were hilarious! I would read a book just featuring their dynamics alone, and that's probably why I'll be reading the Kingdom of the Wicked series next. I gave this book a three because I actually really enjoyed the world that Kerri Maniscalco had set up - with humans in Waverly Green, the Underworld, Vampires in Malice Isle, Unseelie and Seelie Fae Courts, House of Vengeance, Witches, and more. I especially appreciated how the author forced Envy and Camilla to explore so many of those places. It was pretty cool to see the different creatures, their powers, and limitations.
I hadn't read the author's Kingdom of the Wicked series, either, so I had no idea that this was a spinoff until I'd opened it. For the most part, I would say that you can read it as a standalone. There are only a couple of references to scenes that must've happened in the Kingdom of the Wicked trilogy that aren't really explained. They didn't really have so much to do with the plot, though.
Graphic: Sexual content
katebee's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
okitavia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Blood
Moderate: Body horror