Reviews with content warning for Death - To Kill a Kingdom

Positives: quick, easy-to-read, and had some great suspenseful scenes; fantasy retelling was both comfortingly familiar yet unique.

Negatives: pacing felt very off, it was quick to start, then very slow in the middle, and the ending went by way too quickly. I also didn’t see too much chemistry with the main characters, and the minor characters felt sloppily written.

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goldenslug's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? Yes

3.75

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middle_name_joy's review

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adventurous emotional 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

3.75

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lvjysunday's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

4.5

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leahhmorriss's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

4.5

My first fantasy book and I absolutely loved it! This book is a dark retelling of Disney’s The Little Mermaid and it was done so well. I feel like this was a really easy story to follow, the plot wasn’t confusing at all and the characters actually had a lot of depth to them. The world building was really well done which made this such an immersive read, I was lost in the pages every time I picked the book up.
I feel like the enemies to lovers trope was done really well. I read a lot of romance and it just never hits the same way that this did. Their romance progressed as just the right pace and the slow burn did not bore me one bit.
I loved both Lira and Elian so much and the side characters were so fun. Lira’s cousin Khalia was so sweet and I loved the way they both fiercely defended each other. Madrid was an absolute queen and her and Kye are such a good match for each other. The way Elian’s crew eventually accepted Lira and decided to trust her was so cute, especially Madrid and Lira’s friendship.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It’s a quick, fun read and I’ll definitely be reading more from Alexandra Christo.

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jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

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

4.25

A great fantasy book this story follows lira the siren princess and prince Elian the reknowned siren killer/hunter.
Initially being punished by her mother and made human to take Elians heart. They wind up hunting for a jewel that in human hands could end the sirens and in sirens hands end the humans but the outcome is neither and you’ll have to read to find out.

Somewhat of a slow burn enemies to lovers too I enjoyed this fantasy despite it not pertaining the kind of magic and format I love in fantasy normally it was amazing and very well written and one to stay on my shelf for a lifetime.

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hello_lovely13's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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