Reviews with content warning for Cursing - Kingdom of the Cursed

Ok. So I started reading this book yesterday evening. I "accidentally" stayed up all night and finished reading it today, because I simply couldn't put it away. I'm in loooove with this book series and can't wait for the final book this September!

Loved the development Emilia and Wrath went through and how the author dropped very subtle hints troughout the books about who Wrath really is, so we already would figure that out. Just read it!

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cheseliz's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

4.5 Stars

My minor complaint is that the plot didn’t really move forward much until the last few chapters, which were packed to the brim. However, I appreciated how much time and effort the author put into Emilia and Wrath really getting to know one another and even learning things about themselves. That kept the book from feeling like it was dragging. The author definitely gave me more questions than answers, but I’m excited to see how the third book wraps things up!

(Note: The last book leaned toward YA, and this one read very adult.)

Contains:
-Sexual Content
-Violence
-Language

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kat_3000's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.5

This is basically a spicy whatpad book. I was very disappointed as it is 99% Sex and like 10 pages of plot

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foreverinastory's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

This was definitely better than the first. Loved how much darker this one was!

Kingdom of the Cursed brings Emilia to Hell. She has agreed to marry the Devil in order to find out what happened to her sister and protect her family. But the more Emilia learns about her heritage, the more she doubts the deal she made with Wrath.

This was a slower moving book, but I really enjoyed it. We see Emilia develop more agency for herself. She's beginning to trust her body and disregard the sexist and misogynistic human teachings of the church. I loved seeing Emilia embrace her inner darkness, her sensuality and her power. It was intoxicating to watch. And then there's the whole Wrath vs. Emilia dynamic. Oh god, I loved it so much in this book. I don't know what was different, but I was SO invested.

For a lot of the book, we're left wondering where things are going. And I'm still wondering after I finished. There's a lot of exploration of the witches history and their part in the bargain between the first witch and the Devil. While we do get an idea of what happened, I still want to know more. There were quite a few plot twists, some I did call (and was happy about) and a couple that surprised me.

Bottom line is this sequel surprised me and I'm excited for book 3!

Rep: white Sicilian-Italian female MC, white Sicilian-Italian side characters, BIPOC male side character (Indian coded), BIPOC female side character.

CWs: Alcohol consumption, blood, death, gore, grief, murder, sexual content, violence. Moderate: injury/injury detail, cursing, drug use, alcoholism, sexual harassment, torture, confinement, religious bigotry, sexism, misogyny.

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