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A review by anaisniz
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
๐ Plot: 2/10
๐ฎ Setting: 3 /10
๐ Characters: 2 /10
โ Writing (style): Poor
๐ Would I recommend it? No.
๐ Up's:
1) Interesting concept and idea
2) Mysterious dark vibes
3) Witches
๐ Down's:
1) Poor execution
2) Lazy world-building and plot
3) A lot of cheap dialogue
4) Too many unnecessary scenes about food
5) Horrible Mc, with no personality and development, accompanied by forgettable characters
6) No chemistry
1, 2, 3 & 4: This book was purely "Good ideas, bad execution." Along side with a lazy world-building, there's no description at what year does the story take place or deep description of other things like residences, clothing, ... but there's a lot about food, what was super unnecessary for the plot. I get it that the mc knows how to cook, ok?
I never saw dialogue being a problem, but this book was a first. Everything it's told through dialogue, what made everything lazy and easy for the mc. At least the dialogue could have been interesting or charming, but not even that was.
5: Emilia was such a bad character. Her only talent and personality was to cook. She always got everything too easy just by asking and others answering it. She made so many dumb decisions and never grow from mistakes. she acted like she was smart but she's not, girl pls-
Vittoria was the most interesting character and she was dead from the beginning, as the synopsis tells. It was she who created the whole dark mystery vibes in the book by dying and keeping secrets. I did appreciate the sisters' relationship and how Emilia sometimes preferred to be like Vittoria, who was the brave twin.
Wrath should get another name, since this one doesn't suit him. He's the sin of Wrath, it would be cooler if he acted like one. But he was just "a dark sexy demon".
I literally don't care about any character.
6: This two are only attracted to each other through physical attraction by the entire book. To be fair, I still don't understand what Wrath sees in Emilia. For them to have an emotional moment, one of them has to be close to death or desperate for help. And those moments were flat.
โจ Final thoughts:
I thought this book would be a solid 3/5 but also a good start to the trilogy, full of fun and mystery. And of course witchy vibes. But it wasn't.
๐ฎ Setting: 3 /10
๐ Characters: 2 /10
โ Writing (style): Poor
๐ Would I recommend it? No.
๐ Up's:
1) Interesting concept and idea
2) Mysterious dark vibes
3) Witches
๐ Down's:
1) Poor execution
2) Lazy world-building and plot
3) A lot of cheap dialogue
4) Too many unnecessary scenes about food
5) Horrible Mc, with no personality and development, accompanied by forgettable characters
6) No chemistry
1, 2, 3 & 4: This book was purely "Good ideas, bad execution." Along side with a lazy world-building, there's no description at what year does the story take place or deep description of other things like residences, clothing, ... but there's a lot about food, what was super unnecessary for the plot. I get it that the mc knows how to cook, ok?
I never saw dialogue being a problem, but this book was a first. Everything it's told through dialogue, what made everything lazy and easy for the mc. At least the dialogue could have been interesting or charming, but not even that was.
5: Emilia was such a bad character. Her only talent and personality was to cook. She always got everything too easy just by asking and others answering it. She made so many dumb decisions and never grow from mistakes. she acted like she was smart but she's not, girl pls-
Vittoria was the most interesting character and she was dead from the beginning, as the synopsis tells. It was she who created the whole dark mystery vibes in the book by dying and keeping secrets. I did appreciate the sisters' relationship and how Emilia sometimes preferred to be like Vittoria, who was the brave twin.
Wrath should get another name, since this one doesn't suit him. He's the sin of Wrath, it would be cooler if he acted like one. But he was just "a dark sexy demon".
I literally don't care about any character.
6: This two are only attracted to each other through physical attraction by the entire book. To be fair, I still don't understand what Wrath sees in Emilia. For them to have an emotional moment, one of them has to be close to death or desperate for help. And those moments were flat.
โจ Final thoughts:
I thought this book would be a solid 3/5 but also a good start to the trilogy, full of fun and mystery. And of course witchy vibes. But it wasn't.