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A review by destdest
Kingdom Cold by Brittni Chenelle
5.0
Fun premise. I love princess/royalty stories, and this one has diverse characters with alternating povs that aren't grating. Yooo, sign me up!
I liked the two main characters. Young's sweet. A normal, polite prince trying to live up to expectations. He's adorable and slightly naive and pure in the sense, he's barely kissed anyone. While Charlotte is a super dramatic would-be theater kid with all her performances. Her first meeting with her betrothed-to-be went like "ohhh, you're the one I'm marrying?"
I like that she's vulnerable but has her own agency. She's ready to save herself and anyone else she cares about by any means necessary.
Haha, I was hooked with the story from the get-go. There are so many whatttt? Just happened?? And junk got real moments. Of course, with some wedding night shenanigans. Oh my.
Also, there's a really touching moment when a character dies and another character says, "every moment you had with them is what you have left. " I'm paraphrasing, but that part stood out to me.
MAJOR Spoilers:how did Milly fall for Young so quickly??? Like ... I think she's just starved for love because she rebounded so quickly. I feel like only bad things happen to Milly to the bitter end.
Come on, now the love triangle with the two brothers? Let's not do this. That always ends messy and awkward.
The downside, I really hated how Minseo fell for Charlotte. Like, why was he so captivated by her? I hated the strain it put on Minseo-Young's relationship. These are the same two brothers that did everything to protect each other and a girl comes between them. Well, it was one-sided on Minseo's part.
Let's be honest. I enjoyed the slow pace Young and Charlotte were taking, and I figured it would be book 2 before any real romantic development would take place. But... all of a sudden Young gives Charlotte breath and a reason to live? A bunch of Charlotte's thoughts toward the end are drenched in syrup... oh yeah, and she's pregnant. I know many months had passed, but it felt like a drastic change. They were really connecting after the wedding then Young left and then they were soulmates. I really wanted an emphasis on the time skip.
Ehh, I'm not complaining. Considering the ending, I'm glad I got my fluff.
ENDING SPOILERS:
I feel like all the women in this story die or are left unhappy. Milly never found love. dead. Charlotte's mom. dead. Sasha? dead. Charlotte? pregnant-widow with no parents and no kingdom. Mina just trying to marry Minseo and make the kingdom happy. dead. I hope Morgana can live a peaceful life.
DANG! Why did Young have to die? ;__; Can’t we get a magical Disney kiss and bring him back? And thank you that Minseo and Charlotte didn’t get together after his death. It would just be too much. We don't need that Uncle-daddy business. update: well ... that's what book 2's looking like xD
Ain’t no happy endings, kiddie. Whoo. That ending almost got a little depressing.
Overall, I would recommend! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it even though I didn't like how Minseo changed and some aspects of the ending. I'm excited to see more from this author.
4.5 stars
I liked the two main characters. Young's sweet. A normal, polite prince trying to live up to expectations. He's adorable and slightly naive and pure in the sense, he's barely kissed anyone. While Charlotte is a super dramatic would-be theater kid with all her performances. Her first meeting with her betrothed-to-be went like "ohhh, you're the one I'm marrying?"
I like that she's vulnerable but has her own agency. She's ready to save herself and anyone else she cares about by any means necessary.
Haha, I was hooked with the story from the get-go. There are so many whatttt? Just happened?? And junk got real moments. Of course, with some wedding night shenanigans. Oh my.
Also, there's a really touching moment when a character dies and another character says, "every moment you had with them is what you have left. " I'm paraphrasing, but that part stood out to me.
MAJOR Spoilers:
Come on, now the love triangle with the two brothers? Let's not do this. That always ends messy and awkward.
The downside, I really hated how Minseo fell for Charlotte. Like, why was he so captivated by her? I hated the strain it put on Minseo-Young's relationship. These are the same two brothers that did everything to protect each other and a girl comes between them. Well, it was one-sided on Minseo's part.
Let's be honest. I enjoyed the slow pace Young and Charlotte were taking, and I figured it would be book 2 before any real romantic development would take place. But... all of a sudden Young gives Charlotte breath and a reason to live? A bunch of Charlotte's thoughts toward the end are drenched in syrup... oh yeah, and she's pregnant. I know many months had passed, but it felt like a drastic change. They were really connecting after the wedding then Young left and then they were soulmates. I really wanted an emphasis on the time skip.
Ehh, I'm not complaining. Considering the ending, I'm glad I got my fluff.
ENDING SPOILERS:
I feel like all the women in this story die or are left unhappy. Milly never found love. dead. Charlotte's mom. dead. Sasha? dead. Charlotte? pregnant-widow with no parents and no kingdom. Mina just trying to marry Minseo and make the kingdom happy. dead. I hope Morgana can live a peaceful life.
DANG! Why did Young have to die? ;__; Can’t we get a magical Disney kiss and bring him back? And thank you that Minseo and Charlotte didn’t get together after his death. It would just be too much. We don't need that Uncle-daddy business. update: well ... that's what book 2's looking like xD
Ain’t no happy endings, kiddie. Whoo. That ending almost got a little depressing.
Overall, I would recommend! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it even though I didn't like how Minseo changed and some aspects of the ending. I'm excited to see more from this author.
4.5 stars