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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
Starting this with a PSA: This book is WAY more New Adult than it is Young Adult. It's extremely spicy, and some of the non-spicy content could also be considered pretty mature as well. They are in hell, after all.
While I loved Kingdom of the Wicked, this book was even better. I love Kerri Maniscalco's take on Hell, reading about how she pictures everything and the various locations. It feels very plausible, especially being in the Seven Circles. I enjoyed the character of Fauna (so help me, if she turns out evil, I will cry), the return of Anir, and some other returning characters. Emilia's character development is just as delicious as in the first one.
Speaking of delicious, one of my biggest gripes about the first one was just how big of a "character" food was in it, and how it felt almost like it was 25% cookbook- this one fixes that very well. She still has her love for cooking, it's still something she retreats to for happiness, but it's not so heavily included that it feels like it was its own character.
While I would have loved to see more of the princes in greater detail, this is only the second book and what we do see of them is fantastic. It does seem a little bit of falling into the "everyone wants to bone the MC" trope but I think a good portion is simply to get under Wrath's skin.
The "plot twists" in this one are also a lot better and I didn't predict them like I did with the first. Hindsight is 20/20 and she left plenty of clues for us, but they were hidden well enough. I'd even spoiled myself on something that's in the synopsis for the third book (iykyk) and it still was so well handled that it managed to shock me anyway.
I'm so excited for the last book.
While I loved Kingdom of the Wicked, this book was even better. I love Kerri Maniscalco's take on Hell, reading about how she pictures everything and the various locations. It feels very plausible, especially being in the Seven Circles. I enjoyed the character of Fauna (so help me, if she turns out evil, I will cry), the return of Anir, and some other returning characters. Emilia's character development is just as delicious as in the first one.
Speaking of delicious, one of my biggest gripes about the first one was just how big of a "character" food was in it, and how it felt almost like it was 25% cookbook- this one fixes that very well. She still has her love for cooking, it's still something she retreats to for happiness, but it's not so heavily included that it feels like it was its own character.
While I would have loved to see more of the princes in greater detail, this is only the second book and what we do see of them is fantastic. It does seem a little bit of falling into the "everyone wants to bone the MC" trope but I think a good portion is simply to get under Wrath's skin.
The "plot twists" in this one are also a lot better and I didn't predict them like I did with the first. Hindsight is 20/20 and she left plenty of clues for us, but they were hidden well enough. I'd even spoiled myself on something that's in the synopsis for the third book (iykyk) and it still was so well handled that it managed to shock me anyway.
I'm so excited for the last book.
Not terrible, but definitely a major case of middle book syndrome. SO MUCH filler. There is barely anything interesting that happens in this entire book. Probably not even deserving of the three since only the last chapter or 2 were good, but I'm currently in that directly post reading state where the book feels like it was better than it really was so...
probably going to change to a 2 i hate this book actually sm fuck the last 2 chapters i hope the third is better
probably going to change to a 2 i hate this book actually sm fuck the last 2 chapters i hope the third is better
4.5 Stars to be exact.
1. This book was more than 50% NA (new adult) rather than YA (young adult)
2. Honestly just amazing, The high fantasy mixed with mystery/ mythology and legends concept was very unique and very intriguing. The idea and its execution was wicked!
1. This book was more than 50% NA (new adult) rather than YA (young adult)
2. Honestly just amazing, The high fantasy mixed with mystery/ mythology and legends concept was very unique and very intriguing. The idea and its execution was wicked!
¿Qué puedo decir de este libro?
Me encantó el giro que tomó esta historia con diferencia al libro anterior, tenemos cambio de escenario, cambio de personajes, de ambiente y de... ¿personalidades? Porque aquí tenemos un Wrath y Emilia diferentes al libro anterior, porque aunque su hostilidad continúa, es más como una leve capa que brilla en la superficie, porque lo que está pasando entre ambos es muy diferente.
Este libro para mi, es el desarrollo de ambos personajes, ya que en el libro anterior era más el desarrollo de Emilia y su ¿auto-descubrimiento? aunque, claro, aquí vemos a un Wrath diferente, un príncipe del infierno y no sólo alguien atado a Emilia, aquí vemos al príncipe, vemos al gobernante y vemos las demás casas del pecado (lo que a mi ver es un gran punto en la historia, lo que la hace mucho más refrescante)
La verdad, es que el plot es algo que a mi no me sorprendió, (al menos la primera parte) porque mis sospechas se vieron confirmadas con respecto a la teoría más grande y loca que me había hecho desde el libro anterior (Karla, tuve razón)
Lo del asesino de la hermana... eso es algo que continúo sin procesar. Todavía quedan muchas preguntas para el siguiente libro, como cuál es la verdadera maldición de los malditos y el porqué guardan silencio tan fervientemente, pero, eso ya se abarca en el siguiente libro, el cual muero por leer.
Lo único que no me hizo subirle calificación, es que se suponía Emilia estaba en los círculos del infierno porque investigaría y derrocaría a los demonios (o al menos lo intentaría para dañarlos desde adentro) pero la mayor parte de la historia siento que es ella recibiendo migajas de ciertos personajes que la utilizan para sus fines y ella simplemente va a ello sin cuestionarse mucho más... además del hecho de que Emilia al final dice que "siempre lo supo/sospechó" pero ¿dónde? Porque NUNCA dio indicios de sospecha y cuando se lo planteó lo descartó sin más. O sea, no es que esté mal, pero siento que el como lo plantea la autora, demasiado sacado de la manga al final para darnos la "sorpresa" (que al menos yo sí me esperaba) lo hace demasiado inverosímil y es algo que yo como lector no me trago fácil.
Me encantó el giro que tomó esta historia con diferencia al libro anterior, tenemos cambio de escenario, cambio de personajes, de ambiente y de... ¿personalidades? Porque aquí tenemos un Wrath y Emilia diferentes al libro anterior, porque aunque su hostilidad continúa, es más como una leve capa que brilla en la superficie, porque lo que está pasando entre ambos es muy diferente.
Este libro para mi, es el desarrollo de ambos personajes, ya que en el libro anterior era más el desarrollo de Emilia y su ¿auto-descubrimiento? aunque, claro, aquí vemos a un Wrath diferente, un príncipe del infierno y no sólo alguien atado a Emilia, aquí vemos al príncipe, vemos al gobernante y vemos las demás casas del pecado (lo que a mi ver es un gran punto en la historia, lo que la hace mucho más refrescante)
La verdad, es que el plot es algo que a mi no me sorprendió, (al menos la primera parte) porque mis sospechas se vieron confirmadas con respecto a la teoría más grande y loca que me había hecho desde el libro anterior (Karla, tuve razón)
Lo del asesino de la hermana... eso es algo que continúo sin procesar. Todavía quedan muchas preguntas para el siguiente libro, como cuál es la verdadera maldición de los malditos y el porqué guardan silencio tan fervientemente, pero, eso ya se abarca en el siguiente libro, el cual muero por leer.
Lo único que no me hizo subirle calificación, es que se suponía Emilia estaba en los círculos del infierno porque investigaría y derrocaría a los demonios (o al menos lo intentaría para dañarlos desde adentro) pero la mayor parte de la historia siento que es ella recibiendo migajas de ciertos personajes que la utilizan para sus fines y ella simplemente va a ello sin cuestionarse mucho más... además del hecho de que Emilia al final dice que "siempre lo supo/sospechó" pero ¿dónde? Porque NUNCA dio indicios de sospecha y cuando se lo planteó lo descartó sin más. O sea, no es que esté mal, pero siento que el como lo plantea la autora, demasiado sacado de la manga al final para darnos la "sorpresa" (que al menos yo sí me esperaba) lo hace demasiado inverosímil y es algo que yo como lector no me trago fácil.
This book was all filler (or excessive plotting), and I’m gutted. I still gave it two stars because I hold so much hope for this plot and the theme.
Every time there was an opportunity for the FMC character growth she just… didn’t. I know it’s a YA, but still, she needed a backbone with some maturity. And the MMC, needed some more personality, more about him.
Will I finish this series? Yes because I need to believe this entire book wasn’t just to lead to nothing
Every time there was an opportunity for the FMC character growth she just… didn’t. I know it’s a YA, but still, she needed a backbone with some maturity. And the MMC, needed some more personality, more about him.
Will I finish this series? Yes because I need to believe this entire book wasn’t just to lead to nothing
WRATH!!!! LITERALLY OBSESSED. I cannot wait for the last book.
This one was my least favorite in the series. I think it was really jarring to go from Emilia being soooo hell bent on saving her sister to then going to being HELLA lustful for Wrath. It just felt kind of idk if jarring is the right word, but odd? I guess. Also, kind of?? Inappropriate? Like, it was such a divergence from what the first book had illustrated her as, it seemed kind of odd. That said, I did enjoy the book, and I liked learning about the new characters and worlds we were introduced to. Unfortunately, a huge twist in this book I accidentally spoiled for myself so that was a real bummer. But I still enjoyed it nonetheless. I just wish the character arc matched the beginning more, I guess. BUT I really enjoy Manscalco's writing and the audiobook for the second book was just as beautifully done as the first!