A review by chaptersofamylea
Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
3.5 ⭐️
‘There is nothing more dangerous than a woman who owns who she is and apologizes to no one.’
Mixed feelings about this one. I understand people’s woes about Emilia being like a different character in this book in comparison to KotW, but she’s in hell, she’s unfiltered, keeping personified sins as company and she’s been through a lot. So I kinda feel a bit defensive of her, I’m here for feminine rage. Do I feel it went from 0-100? Yes. I get that maybe Kerri wanted to go in a different direction, more NA than YA but maybe a little build up on that would’ve been better. I did guess the secret but the plot? Nooooooo bloody clue whats going on there pal.
But I finally what period this series is set in, HUZZAH.
TWs: depictions of injury, sexism, sexual harassment, drugging, ? dubious consent
‘There is nothing more dangerous than a woman who owns who she is and apologizes to no one.’
Mixed feelings about this one. I understand people’s woes about Emilia being like a different character in this book in comparison to KotW, but she’s in hell, she’s unfiltered, keeping personified sins as company and she’s been through a lot. So I kinda feel a bit defensive of her, I’m here for feminine rage. Do I feel it went from 0-100? Yes. I get that maybe Kerri wanted to go in a different direction, more NA than YA but maybe a little build up on that would’ve been better. I did guess the secret but the plot? Nooooooo bloody clue whats going on there pal.
But I finally what period this series is set in, HUZZAH.
TWs: depictions of injury, sexism, sexual harassment, drugging, ? dubious consent
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexism