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A review by abbier_14
To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
who liedddd to me and said this was a romance!???!! what on earthh i was so disapointed this was so boring.
trying to see the point in anything i just read. Barely any plot and there was so much potential to better establish the kingdoms and explore them but it was just wasted. I hate fight scenes in books and this had a lot which also raised my blood pressure and cortisol levels. The setting was simutaneously overexplained (I can count on my hand the amount of dialogue scenes and i hate long prose its so boring) but also so lacking that i couldnt picture anything in my head. This made the fight scene at the end so difficult to follow because i had no clue what was going on.
the characters? they could pass by me on the street and i wouldnt know a thing. So underdeveloped they were just names. Lira and the guy had basic basic basic conflicts with her wanting to be queen and him not wanting to be king and stuff but it was so bad. The dialogue was fighting for its LIFE to develop tension and banter but it was so juvenile omg it was like enemies to lovers 101 (in a bad way).
The romance was the worse betrayal i have ever experienced in my life. They kissed three times and one of them was 'off screen' im sorry but what. I was so confused about whether this was YA or not because they would swear and make sexual jokes but then not kiss?? No chemistry was established they just randomly kiss out of nowhere (in the middle of battle once when all their friends are dying around them lol) like I didnt even know they were attracted to each other because they didnt act like it at all!!. The youtuber who used this as evidence for a great enemies to lovers needs her subscribers revoked bc wtf was this. Tension did not get the memo it was no included in this.
And that ending ewwwwwwww. So confusing I dont even understand. They are king and queen and live on land and ocean with everyone at peace even though sirens are murders responsible for killing monarchs for years? yeah ok whatever a poopoo ending for a poopoo book was to be expected anyway.
BIGGEST LET DOWN IM GENUINELY UPSET AND MAD WASTING MY VALUABLE TIME
trying to see the point in anything i just read. Barely any plot and there was so much potential to better establish the kingdoms and explore them but it was just wasted. I hate fight scenes in books and this had a lot which also raised my blood pressure and cortisol levels. The setting was simutaneously overexplained (I can count on my hand the amount of dialogue scenes and i hate long prose its so boring) but also so lacking that i couldnt picture anything in my head. This made the fight scene at the end so difficult to follow because i had no clue what was going on.
the characters? they could pass by me on the street and i wouldnt know a thing. So underdeveloped they were just names. Lira and the guy had basic basic basic conflicts with her wanting to be queen and him not wanting to be king and stuff but it was so bad. The dialogue was fighting for its LIFE to develop tension and banter but it was so juvenile omg it was like enemies to lovers 101 (in a bad way).
The romance was the worse betrayal i have ever experienced in my life. They kissed three times and one of them was 'off screen' im sorry but what. I was so confused about whether this was YA or not because they would swear and make sexual jokes but then not kiss?? No chemistry was established they just randomly kiss out of nowhere (in the middle of battle once when all their friends are dying around them lol) like I didnt even know they were attracted to each other because they didnt act like it at all!!. The youtuber who used this as evidence for a great enemies to lovers needs her subscribers revoked bc wtf was this. Tension did not get the memo it was no included in this.
And that ending ewwwwwwww. So confusing I dont even understand. They are king and queen and live on land and ocean with everyone at peace even though sirens are murders responsible for killing monarchs for years? yeah ok whatever a poopoo ending for a poopoo book was to be expected anyway.
BIGGEST LET DOWN IM GENUINELY UPSET AND MAD WASTING MY VALUABLE TIME