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A review by heatherbyrne
A Kingdom of Flame and Fury by Whitney Dean
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
It was a struggle not to DNF. Everything important is laid out in the first part if the book with the remainder being painfully drawn out despite there being no new information that was truly relevant to the plot. The characters are either completely toxic, selfish, or difficult to read. The love triangle is essentially a pissing contest between two obsessive, abusive men. I couldn't get on board with either of them even though it seemed as though the author was attempting to give the MMC a background that would make the reader empathize with him; it just didn't feel successful. The MMC is a walking red flag and the fated mates trope couldn't make up for how unlikeable and awful he was throughout the book. Maybe there is more character development in the remainder of the series.
The dialogue between characters was stilted and it read like bad acting in a sitcom.
I skimmed the last 25% to see if it would pick up or if there would be a plot twist to convince me to move to Book 2, but unfortunately this was not the case.
I'm unsure whether there are two versions of this book out there, so maybe there is an edition that has better editing. The version I read was labeled as "Whitney's Version" on Kindle Unlimited. I ultimately found the majority of this version to be incredibly boring and poorly written/edited with lots of spelling and grammar mistakes. I see lots of 5 star reviews so maybe I'm missing something or the version I read on KU is not the final, published copy.
I know lots of people enjoyed this book so maybe it just wasn't for me.
The dialogue between characters was stilted and it read like bad acting in a sitcom.
I skimmed the last 25% to see if it would pick up or if there would be a plot twist to convince me to move to Book 2, but unfortunately this was not the case.
I'm unsure whether there are two versions of this book out there, so maybe there is an edition that has better editing. The version I read was labeled as "Whitney's Version" on Kindle Unlimited. I ultimately found the majority of this version to be incredibly boring and poorly written/edited with lots of spelling and grammar mistakes. I see lots of 5 star reviews so maybe I'm missing something or the version I read on KU is not the final, published copy.
I know lots of people enjoyed this book so maybe it just wasn't for me.