A review by zombiezami
The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg

emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

2.75

Cool concepts but the plot and characters weren’t very appealing. It would have been interesting if the author had developed some of the ideas and worldbuilding further and dropped the cliched turns of phrase throughout. I cackled when a character said “live, laugh, love” in a serious scene

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Animal death, Death, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Kidnapping, Car accident, Child death, Sexism, Misogyny, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Grief, and Blood

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Torture, and Racism