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eripodge's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.0
Review: Throne of Secrets by Kerri Maniscalco
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A Prince, a Journalist, a dating competition, dragons and a whole lot of Secrets.
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It doesn't seem to matter which of Kerri's books I read, each time I fall in love with the characters. Prince Gluttony was not a let down and has been just as sinful as his brother's stories. I really enjoyed the mystery and plot twists. Every time I thought I had solved the story, I was wrong. Gabriel and Adriana were a delight, always challenging each other and cloaked in mystery.
My only regret is that I have to wait for the next book.
For fans of:
🐉 enemies to lovers
🪶 forgotten memories
🐉 forced proximity
🪶 masked lovers
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Prince, a Journalist, a dating competition, dragons and a whole lot of Secrets.
.
.
.
.
.
.
It doesn't seem to matter which of Kerri's books I read, each time I fall in love with the characters. Prince Gluttony was not a let down and has been just as sinful as his brother's stories. I really enjoyed the mystery and plot twists. Every time I thought I had solved the story, I was wrong. Gabriel and Adriana were a delight, always challenging each other and cloaked in mystery.
My only regret is that I have to wait for the next book.
For fans of:
🐉 enemies to lovers
🪶 forgotten memories
🐉 forced proximity
🪶 masked lovers
domgracea's review against another edition
2.0
Complete let down compared to throne of the fallen. Storyline was so uninterested and the banter was clince. Smut was still good tho so 2 stars.
thevintagechronicles's review against another edition
Libby/audio.
DNF at 16%.
So I'm giving up on this one. I thought i could wade through the sludge, but i simply cannot.
This authors voice is really grating on me. She really likes to emphasize her feminist themes, and pairing that with a Cinderella retelling for people who hate Cinderella, a whole bunch of debauchery, and the fact that i really dislike the Narrators for the Audiobook, and I've got to put this down. Maybe that is unfair. Perhaps the story gets better. I thought i could push past the awkward first steps. The plot is mildly interesting.
Gabriel seems to be a decent fellow, though he practices hiding that. The dragons seem kind of cool. There is some sort of spy plot going on with his brothers. I love Cinderella.
Adriana is insufferable. Not only is she a gossip columnist/reporter (instant turn off for me) bent on destroying Gabriel for unknown reasons, plying unsuspecting marks with her feminine attributes, all while internally reprimanding them for being leacherous sexual harassers, to milk them for an inside scoop, but i fail to see why she still lives with her horrible stepmother, since she is in fact the only income for her family, and could easily move herself, her fathers precious trinkets(which the stepmother blackmails and controls her with) and her sister away, and support them alone. It simply makes zero sense. She is employed, and her stepmother spends all of her income. She barely eats.
Needless to say, everything about this is pushing me away, rather than reeling me in. It's a shame, but pairing that with all of the other content I'm not interested in, I'm giving up now.
DNF at 16%.
So I'm giving up on this one. I thought i could wade through the sludge, but i simply cannot.
This authors voice is really grating on me. She really likes to emphasize her feminist themes, and pairing that with a Cinderella retelling for people who hate Cinderella, a whole bunch of debauchery, and the fact that i really dislike the Narrators for the Audiobook, and I've got to put this down. Maybe that is unfair. Perhaps the story gets better. I thought i could push past the awkward first steps. The plot is mildly interesting.
Gabriel seems to be a decent fellow, though he practices hiding that. The dragons seem kind of cool. There is some sort of spy plot going on with his brothers. I love Cinderella.
Adriana is insufferable. Not only is she a gossip columnist/reporter (instant turn off for me) bent on destroying Gabriel for unknown reasons, plying unsuspecting marks with her feminine attributes, all while internally reprimanding them for being leacherous sexual harassers, to milk them for an inside scoop, but i fail to see why she still lives with her horrible stepmother, since she is in fact the only income for her family, and could easily move herself, her fathers precious trinkets(which the stepmother blackmails and controls her with) and her sister away, and support them alone. It simply makes zero sense. She is employed, and her stepmother spends all of her income. She barely eats.
Needless to say, everything about this is pushing me away, rather than reeling me in. It's a shame, but pairing that with all of the other content I'm not interested in, I'm giving up now.
marygeer's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
franklc29's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- 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
The author turns the smut up to 11 and the plot/character development down to 1. Never have I cared less about the characters in one of Maniscalco's books. Still very fun; I very much enjoy her writing style, I just didn't love this.
whatschristinareading's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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
3.25
amybrummer's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
fred_1999's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0