watchingpreacher 's review for:

Kingdom of the Wicked by Derek Landy

5.0

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Another great entry into the series. I did think the ending was a bit too neat, though the epilogue may lead to a dark path from here on out. The wit is ever-present and hilarious as always, the violence is getting rawer (I especially love how every fight seems like it might be the end of our two main characters and their friends, even if they're not fighting the Big Bad's; it makes the whole thing seems more realistic and nice than what Harry Potter did in its later books), the story moves forward tirelessly, introducing tons of elements before weaving them all together into one tapestry of clever ideas, even if the ending was a bit anti-climatic.

Still, I loved it, excellent cliffhanger to boot, and I'm very much looking forward to the next one.