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Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco

emark's review against another edition

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4.25

Finally read the last edition in this series!! This book was full of big reveals and lots of spicy scenes. I prefer reading about the chase, so this book was not my favorite of the three. I also felt confused often between
Emilia secretly being a goddess? Normally magic isn’t hard for me to wrap my head around but I can’t grasp that the first book and her memories of her life as a witch were lies. I also found Vittoria confusing as a character and could not figure out her motives and whether she was evil or not.
So much happened in this book that I felt like it lost the plot about halfway through. I may need to reread to understand it better but it started to feel like things were just happening to give Emilia something to do. While reading, it seemed like the ending was prolonged, although I did enjoy reading about the two ceremonies. I mostly just miss the passion that came from the first two books where they didn’t completely trust each other. Them always calling each other “husband”, “wife”, “my love”, and Emilia suddenly thinking he was the greatest gift to mankind. I missed the tension!! I wanted Wrath pushing her to be her worst and Emilia drooling over his darkness. They seemed much too nice by the end, not like the
King and Queen of Hell itself.
Anyways, I enjoyed this series! Before reading this last edition, I had no interest in the other Sins’ stories, but I would potentially be interested in reading them now. I would love to see more of Emilia and Wrath being the fearsome couple I know that they are.

rileejsmith's review

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

4.0

This was a good wrap-up on the trilogy and included a lot of what I liked about the first 2 books (all of the different kingdoms of hell, the different characteristics of the demon brothers). BUT it also included even more of what I didn't like about the first 2 books (there is literally *so much* that is going on and I wanted the book to just pick a lane). ⬅️🪧➡️

Emilia really comes into her own in this book and becomes the main character of her own story, and it was great to have her relationship with her sister fleshed out. There's also some great 🌶️ between her and Wrath!

However, I wish there were more books in this series that would have allowed major, major plot points to get more than just a paragraph of backstory and explanation
the sisters having their own entire kingdom, their mom literally being in Wrath's kingdom but she just always happens to never be home so we get barely any interactions with her
. Instead, the book concentrated too long on sub-plots I really didn't care about
the half-werewolf general going missing / being murdered? Literally could not care less.


It was so fun getting to jump in and explore this world, and that was ultimately the thing that kept me coming back for more - but I felt like there was so much more potential. Overall, I'm glad I got to spend time in this colorful kingdom for so long! ✨

laramar's review against another edition

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4.0

4.75

biscuit_3's review against another edition

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5.0

I loved the conclusion to this trilogy. It had the perfect amount of action, suspense, banter, and spice.

whats_vivi_reading's review against another edition

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emotional 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

burnabrenna's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

spallango's review against another edition

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2.5

i honestly don’t even remember when i started this book. it was originally due sometime in may but i renewed it until 06/13 ☺️. wasn’t all that interested in it i just wanted to finish the series. couldn’t really follow the storyline partially bc it was just so boring at times. 

shelfportrait's review against another edition

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4.0

I did enjoy the first two books. However, I was surprised to find the direction the third book took. Because of the plot twists we find out here, a lot of assumptions we had in the first two books forces us to relook at what type of story it was. Book 1 was based on a murder-mystery to be solved. And here, the settings were completely different. There's definitely a lot of more romance in this book than when it started. Personally, I do not think it needed that many spicy scenes. And I was surprised because of the expectations I got from the first one. I would say that it is an enjoyable series overall and a wild ride.

grizzhales's review against another edition

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3.0

Again the plot felt scattered and overwhelmed by sex scenes. The buildup around Emilia's identity didn't meet expectations, as answers were presented with little conflict. While some aspects felt rushed and loose ends remained, the author prioritized specific fixes over others. Overall, the book fell short of its potential and could have been better.

priscilla_readss's review against another edition

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2.5

2.5/5⭐️ • 3.5/5🌶️

So this book was the nail in the coffin that told me this series wasn’t for me. It also so happened to be the last book of the series. This book has so much but nothing at all and I couldn’t get into it. Most of this book was really spice, which is weird for it being a YA book, and very little plot that made sense because I didn’t know who was the good guy or the bad guy, I had no idea what was trying to be accomplished, and everything felt rushed and hastily explained. I honestly gave up about 60% in because of how many times this book gave me whiplash. I kept saying after I finished book one and two that I was curious of the next one but I should’ve just saved myself the time and stayed that way. Take my review with a grain of salt because a lot of people like this series I just couldn’t get into it because of how random it all felt when reading it.