Reviews tagging 'Death'

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

232 reviews

lifewithbethany's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

 

This book astoundingly captures a charming demon who not only crafts a stunning wardrobe and showers the protagonist with her favorite flowers but also fiercely protects her, all while maintaining an air of indifference. His enchanting character became an unexpected delight. I need more Wrath. 
I found myself deeply in love with this book. As a twin myself, the author painted a portrait of raw emotions for me. Opting for the audiobook intensified the experience with eerie music, adding a captivating layer to the atmosphere. The well-woven elements of romance, murder mystery, and the supernatural kept me engaged. The shocking twist at the ending left me in awe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abandonment, and Sexual content

direraven's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed the book a lot, want to see more of Wrath and Emilia. I did feel like a lot of this book was riding Emilia's emotions which made for a bit of a hectic read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Murder, Alcohol, and Torture

woolgathering_jane'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

“My world is broken down into one simple principle: I believe I’m powerful, therefore I am.”

A rather average fantasy. I liked the Italian culture and the way the story was heading at the end, but that wasn't enough to make a good book. If you haven't read a lot of books in this genre, you'll love it. If you have, you will have read like 3-5 very similar books already.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

mj_86's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

caribougoat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Gore, Death, and Grief

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Vomit, Gore, Violence, Murder, Body horror, Hate crime, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual content, Animal death, Torture, Kidnapping, Cursing, Stalking, Self harm, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bookswithbethx's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Grief, Gore, Animal cruelty, Blood, Murder, Animal death, and Kidnapping

estelagf's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Murder, Death, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

xvictoriam9's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, and Blood

ramakn22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Murder