Reviews

The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen

mzmegara's review against another edition

I LOVE the Nutcracker ballet so I was really looking forward to this one but after more than a month of trying and not being 100 pages in I think it's time to call it. It didn't grab me on any level so boy bye. 

sashireads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.25

beauxberger's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

dana_yamaguchi's review against another edition

2.0

“Love might be real, but it was also utterly precarious, just waiting to turn to hate.”
-Natasha Stahlbaum, from The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen

racie's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

katgoetzzz's review

Tired of main character constantly talking about how her twin sister was so beautiful, and she she was so ugly. 

ashleighrenae_21's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

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

4.0

lizzsully77's review against another edition

4.0

Closer to 3.5 stars. I’m just a sucker for retellings. Worth the read.

mrsmcg's review

Lord, I tried. There was something about this book that just didn't hit with me, which is weird because it's well-written and has lots of things that I like. It just wasn't singing for me. Oh well.

maureen_fox's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0