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A review by queer_bookwyrm
Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
4 ⭐ CW: violence, blood, sexual content
Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco is book two in the Kingdom of the Wicked series. I think this book suffered from second book syndrome. It was a lot slower than the first book, but we got more character moments and a lot more spice. The ending made it up to me though. Possible spoilers for book one ahead.
We follow Emilia as she enters the underworld with Wrath so she can marry the devil. She must fight through many sins, and her character and strength are tested. Although she seems most aligned with wrath, I felt that lust was a close second with the way she desires Prince Wrath the entire book. Emilia is still set on her scheme to figure out her sister's murder, while solving the mystery of enchanted skulls that keep getting sent to her.
We get to see more of the other princes in this book, but mainly we learn the most about Wrath. He gets a lot of development along with Emilia in this book. I also like him a lot more in this book than I did last time. I appreciated Emilia exploring her sexuality and coming to terms with the shame she has been taught to have about it in the mortal world. There were some deliciously spicy moments in this book that I quite enjoyed. Some parts of the book were so slow, those moments were what kept me engaged.
The ending made up for the weird pacing in the story, and definitely had me intrigued for how this will all end.
Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco is book two in the Kingdom of the Wicked series. I think this book suffered from second book syndrome. It was a lot slower than the first book, but we got more character moments and a lot more spice. The ending made it up to me though. Possible spoilers for book one ahead.
We follow Emilia as she enters the underworld with Wrath so she can marry the devil. She must fight through many sins, and her character and strength are tested. Although she seems most aligned with wrath, I felt that lust was a close second with the way she desires Prince Wrath the entire book. Emilia is still set on her scheme to figure out her sister's murder, while solving the mystery of enchanted skulls that keep getting sent to her.
We get to see more of the other princes in this book, but mainly we learn the most about Wrath. He gets a lot of development along with Emilia in this book. I also like him a lot more in this book than I did last time. I appreciated Emilia exploring her sexuality and coming to terms with the shame she has been taught to have about it in the mortal world. There were some deliciously spicy moments in this book that I quite enjoyed. Some parts of the book were so slow, those moments were what kept me engaged.
The ending made up for the weird pacing in the story, and definitely had me intrigued for how this will all end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Blood
Moderate: Violence