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Kingdom of the Cursed
by Kerri Maniscalco
This was kind of a weird read for me. The first book was lacking some world building and relationship development in my opinion, but the premise was intriguing enough to me to move on to the second book. I hoped for some more insight into the world and the relationship between Emilia and her twin. That didn't really happen though, at least not in a way that was satisfactory to me. The world is very much just "vibes" and to be honest I could not relate to a lot of Emilias decisions as I feel like they lacked the proper foundation. I do like Wrath, even though I felt a bit sad for him in this book which does not scream "ruler of hell" to me - maybe I've read too much high fantasy and dark romance before this series :D
Anyhow I still enjoyed reading it, as it is quite fast paced and keeps you engaged, but I wouldn't say I thought about it after I put it down.
Rereading my review just know, I realize it sounds quite negative - but I feel like I have come to far to stop now, so I will continue on to the third book of the series, which I will probably also like enough to finish it, but not enough to remember a whole lot about it....although I sincerely hope there will be some new additions to the vocabulary that make the use of the word "fornicate" obsolete - not sure if that is supposed to indicate the story takes place in olden times, but my limit in that regard seems to be "bedding" which is already a bit painful to read. Again - blaming that on too much dark and very explicit romance books in my past.
All in all: if you like books with just “vibes”, demons and witches, prophecies and secrets without too much insight into the world, time or rules regarding politics and magic - I would recommend this series to you. Also if you enjoy some tension and slow-burn without a lot of angst, but instead some (slightly) egotistical rage, this might do it for you…. I mean we are talking about Wrath and his intended ;)
If you’re looking for some high fantasy type world building or a lot of spice this might not be the right book for you.
Anyhow I still enjoyed reading it, as it is quite fast paced and keeps you engaged, but I wouldn't say I thought about it after I put it down.
Rereading my review just know, I realize it sounds quite negative - but I feel like I have come to far to stop now, so I will continue on to the third book of the series, which I will probably also like enough to finish it, but not enough to remember a whole lot about it....although I sincerely hope there will be some new additions to the vocabulary that make the use of the word "fornicate" obsolete - not sure if that is supposed to indicate the story takes place in olden times, but my limit in that regard seems to be "bedding" which is already a bit painful to read. Again - blaming that on too much dark and very explicit romance books in my past.
All in all: if you like books with just “vibes”, demons and witches, prophecies and secrets without too much insight into the world, time or rules regarding politics and magic - I would recommend this series to you. Also if you enjoy some tension and slow-burn without a lot of angst, but instead some (slightly) egotistical rage, this might do it for you…. I mean we are talking about Wrath and his intended ;)
If you’re looking for some high fantasy type world building or a lot of spice this might not be the right book for you.