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A review by ashton_reads_
Kingdom Cold by Brittni Chenelle
3.0
2.5/5
I wish this book felt more mature and professional, but it was full of twists and turns!
One nit-picky thing I do want to mention is the use of unnecessary stuff, like weird sentences that don’t fit into the plot, or cliffhangers and plot points that don’t amount to anything. Everything that’s written needs to have a purpose to the plot, the characters, something.
The plot didn’t feel too rushed, necessarily, but the characters surely did. Their feelings were all over the place and they didn’t make sense most of the time, if they were even explained. In those moments, it feels as if the author tried to “show, not tell” but she didn’t show enough. And the romance? Needed a whole lot more development than it had, as well.
Brittni Chenelle has a lot of potential, but her characters and some other nit-picky things need a LOT of work. However, I was entertained enough to give it the rating I did. Entertainment while reading means a lot to me, because that’s one of the biggest reasons I read. And ultimately I was entertained, and I was invested enough in the main characters (Charlotte and Young) that I wanted to know what would happen to them.
So, basically what I’m trying to say is that my purpose here isn’t to shoot down an author (who by the way is self-published, an amazing feat in itself); my purpose is to hopefully shine some constructive criticism over this novel. And I know this review sounds really negative, but I did enjoy this book, so maybe you will too!
(PS thank you to Brittni Chenelle for giving me a free ebook copy of her book in exchange for an honest review!)
Oh, and if you enjoyed this review, you can follow me here on Goodreads or on my book-devoted Instagram @ashton_reads! Au revoir!
I wish this book felt more mature and professional, but it was full of twists and turns!
One nit-picky thing I do want to mention is the use of unnecessary stuff, like weird sentences that don’t fit into the plot, or cliffhangers and plot points that don’t amount to anything. Everything that’s written needs to have a purpose to the plot, the characters, something.
The plot didn’t feel too rushed, necessarily, but the characters surely did. Their feelings were all over the place and they didn’t make sense most of the time, if they were even explained. In those moments, it feels as if the author tried to “show, not tell” but she didn’t show enough. And the romance? Needed a whole lot more development than it had, as well.
Brittni Chenelle has a lot of potential, but her characters and some other nit-picky things need a LOT of work. However, I was entertained enough to give it the rating I did. Entertainment while reading means a lot to me, because that’s one of the biggest reasons I read. And ultimately I was entertained, and I was invested enough in the main characters (Charlotte and Young) that I wanted to know what would happen to them.
So, basically what I’m trying to say is that my purpose here isn’t to shoot down an author (who by the way is self-published, an amazing feat in itself); my purpose is to hopefully shine some constructive criticism over this novel. And I know this review sounds really negative, but I did enjoy this book, so maybe you will too!
(PS thank you to Brittni Chenelle for giving me a free ebook copy of her book in exchange for an honest review!)
Oh, and if you enjoyed this review, you can follow me here on Goodreads or on my book-devoted Instagram @ashton_reads! Au revoir!