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A review by daethule
The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Pulley's books keep getting successively better. At this rate the next one will probably just knock me dead straight away.
Which is not to say that this book was without its faults, because it did have them. Pulley is the queen of fridging wives so the male leads can have their happily ever after, but three seems a little excessive even for her. And the ending was a little too conveniently perfect. I was expecting (and wanting) bittersweet, but was instead served completely sweet. In my opinion, it really cheapened all the loss and struggle of the entire book.
That being said, this book was a sheer pleasure to read and I'll almost certainly be revisiting it in the future.
Which is not to say that this book was without its faults, because it did have them. Pulley is the queen of fridging wives so the male leads can have their happily ever after, but three seems a little excessive even for her. And the ending was a little too conveniently perfect. I was expecting (and wanting) bittersweet, but was instead served completely sweet. In my opinion, it really cheapened all the loss and struggle of the entire book.
That being said, this book was a sheer pleasure to read and I'll almost certainly be revisiting it in the future.