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A review by myth
Kingdom Cold by Brittni Chenelle
3.0
The first several chapters of this book were fun because it felt like the author was having loads of fun writing it. Then we ran into the same problem as Court of Ruins, namely that the author either needs her money back or needs to pay her editor more, depending on the rates involved.
Obviously this book gets a little more leeway because it is self published, but words mean things. When they are consistently used incorrectly there is a problem.
Further, while the beginning was super fun, right around the time Drethen attacked the main castle I realized that the author and the book had no idea about things like castle walls, battle tactics, or indeed weaponry in general. All of this could be forgiven if so much time wasn't dedicated to talking about them. For future reference, folks: stay in your fortress. It's much more likely to end well for you than sending every single soldier you have out through the front gates to fight a gigantic army.
That's only one example. There are myriad.
Anyway I was also tired of Everything Being All About Charlotte All The Time. There was a war on. Maybe think about your romantic drama later when your citizens are safe, or possibly just think about your citizens at all ever, and while we're here pay attention to your mother, the only person other than Leon with a brain cell for more than one chapter.
EDITED TO ADD:
I genuinely had fun reading this with my friends and quote "He didn't what, Charlotte? Die?" On almost a weekly basis so it's getting an arbitrary level up because why the fuck not?
Obviously this book gets a little more leeway because it is self published, but words mean things. When they are consistently used incorrectly there is a problem.
Further, while the beginning was super fun, right around the time Drethen attacked the main castle I realized that the author and the book had no idea about things like castle walls, battle tactics, or indeed weaponry in general. All of this could be forgiven if so much time wasn't dedicated to talking about them. For future reference, folks: stay in your fortress. It's much more likely to end well for you than sending every single soldier you have out through the front gates to fight a gigantic army.
That's only one example. There are myriad.
Anyway I was also tired of Everything Being All About Charlotte All The Time. There was a war on. Maybe think about your romantic drama later when your citizens are safe, or possibly just think about your citizens at all ever, and while we're here pay attention to your mother, the only person other than Leon with a brain cell for more than one chapter.
EDITED TO ADD:
I genuinely had fun reading this with my friends and quote "He didn't what, Charlotte? Die?" On almost a weekly basis so it's getting an arbitrary level up because why the fuck not?