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A review by bottomofthebookshelf
To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
5.0
I read all but 30 pages of this book in a day, I just couldn’t put it down. This is such an amazing retelling of The Little Mermaid! The author took a classic fairy tale and made it into the best enemies to lovers story that I’ve read to date.
First of all, the world this is set in pulled me in. I loved reading about the different kingdoms and the history of the sirens. This is as much an adventure tale as it is a slow burn romance. On top of this, the characters were so interesting, especially the main two. The banter between them was top notch and I just wanted them to kiss every time they poked fun at each other. Prince Elian > Prince Eric 100%, he has become one of my new favourite book boys. Lira was also so well done; she’s so badass and I loved seeing her character development as she sees that humans and their world are nothing like she thought they were.
I completely recommend this book to everyone, even if you don’t typically enjoy the enemies to lovers trope or fairy tale retellings! It was truly an amazing read involving forbidden love, friendship, and adventure.
First of all, the world this is set in pulled me in. I loved reading about the different kingdoms and the history of the sirens. This is as much an adventure tale as it is a slow burn romance. On top of this, the characters were so interesting, especially the main two. The banter between them was top notch and I just wanted them to kiss every time they poked fun at each other. Prince Elian > Prince Eric 100%, he has become one of my new favourite book boys. Lira was also so well done; she’s so badass and I loved seeing her character development as she sees that humans and their world are nothing like she thought they were.
I completely recommend this book to everyone, even if you don’t typically enjoy the enemies to lovers trope or fairy tale retellings! It was truly an amazing read involving forbidden love, friendship, and adventure.