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tephtowers's review against another edition
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
2.5
Completely mediocre.
I was intrigued by witches and the circles of hell... But for the most part, this book just dragged on and on dwelling on solving the murder mystery. But this wasn't true crime, and it was fairly boring.
Easy to read. Not always easy to follow, but that may be because I literally fell asleep reading it on multiple occasions.
(On a scale of 1 to 5, Mark woulda rated this a 1. LOL it woulda been a DNF.)
I was intrigued by witches and the circles of hell... But for the most part, this book just dragged on and on dwelling on solving the murder mystery. But this wasn't true crime, and it was fairly boring.
Easy to read. Not always easy to follow, but that may be because I literally fell asleep reading it on multiple occasions.
(On a scale of 1 to 5, Mark woulda rated this a 1. LOL it woulda been a DNF.)
noemie1494's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
orsmith9599's review against another edition
2.75
I’d like to rate this higher as the premise, setting, and some descriptions were great… in theory. However, I found myself infuriated with the dumb as rocks protagonist and often let down by swift anticlimactic resolutions.
agirlwholovesbooks2024's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0
tayelspeth's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
francescadececchi's review against another edition
3.0
Voi vivete secondo le nozioni arcaiche di magia bianca e magia nera, quando invece il potere non è né buono né cattivo. È l'intenzione a fare la differenza.
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Questo libro mi ha fatto passare il tempo. Che poi, intrattenere sarebbe esattamente lo scopo dei libri, quindi...
Non sapevo quasi niente di questa storia, se non che erano coinvolte due gemelle, che una moriva (non è spoiler, succede subito ed è nella trama), che probabilmente sarebbero apparse delle persone non proprio buone e che era ambientato a Palermo.
Ora, Palermo non è pervenuta. Mancava proprio all'appello. Sì, sono stati nominati i Quattro Canti e i cannoli, ma per il resto... Mi è venuta più nostalgia con il panettone al pistacchio.
Emilia è a tratti avventatamente stupida, ma è un po' la cosa che tira avanti la storia ed è un piacere guardarla. Il suo rapporto con Ira è la parte più divertente, mi piace che questi enemies suppongo to lovers siano ancora enemies molto in là nella storia. Alla fine ci sono anche rimasta male che fosse finito, ero curiosa di sapere cosa sarebbe successo.
Poi, oh, c'è anche uno sbudellamento, io sono a posto così.
Ah, l'assassino era alla fine il mio sospettato numero uno ma suppongo per questioni personali, altrimenti non lo vedi esattamente arrivare (forse).
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Questo libro mi ha fatto passare il tempo. Che poi, intrattenere sarebbe esattamente lo scopo dei libri, quindi...
Non sapevo quasi niente di questa storia, se non che erano coinvolte due gemelle, che una moriva (non è spoiler, succede subito ed è nella trama), che probabilmente sarebbero apparse delle persone non proprio buone e che era ambientato a Palermo.
Ora, Palermo non è pervenuta. Mancava proprio all'appello. Sì, sono stati nominati i Quattro Canti e i cannoli, ma per il resto... Mi è venuta più nostalgia con il panettone al pistacchio.
Emilia è a tratti avventatamente stupida, ma è un po' la cosa che tira avanti la storia ed è un piacere guardarla. Il suo rapporto con Ira è la parte più divertente, mi piace che questi enemies suppongo to lovers siano ancora enemies molto in là nella storia. Alla fine ci sono anche rimasta male che fosse finito, ero curiosa di sapere cosa sarebbe successo.
Poi, oh, c'è anche uno sbudellamento, io sono a posto così.
Ah, l'assassino era alla fine il mio sospettato numero uno ma suppongo per questioni personali, altrimenti non lo vedi esattamente arrivare (forse).
scollingham's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
2.0
I just couldn’t get into this story. Felt like a missed opportunity for there to be more steam between the MC’s. The tension was there and a couple of moments of heat but it didn’t make sense. The FMC was just so bitter and angry the whole time towards the MMC that it just made me not like her. Don’t get me wrong, I love an enemies to lovers. I just didn’t enjoy the way this one played out. Also the story was boring to me and I had a hard to keeping my attention on the plot.
sarit's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
chroniclesofabookmum's review against another edition
5.0
Firstly I want to say thank you so much to Hodderscape for sending me an early review copy of Kingdom of the Wicked. I really appreciate the opportunity you have given me.
WHERE DO I START WITH THIS BOOK. You know that I love a book when I start my review in capital letters. I literally do not know what I want to write because I feel like I am so overwhelmed with my thoughts and feelings. I did start this book a week ago whilst on holiday but I got a couple of chapters in and realised that this book needed my full attention. So I decided to put it down and pick it up when I was home. As soon as I got home I picked it up and ended up more or less reading Kingdom of the Wicked in one sitting. I say more or less because I actually had to put the book down with 30 pages to go because I could not cope with the tension, the anticipation. I did not want the book to end, I did not want to know how the book was going to end.
The plot and the idea behind the book really intrigued me and it definitely lived up to my expectations. I love the idea of a serial killer targeting witches. For me, this is a unique idea that I haven't come across before. I loved the setting of a historic 19th Century Sicily with witchy vibes. What more can you want from a book? Yes there is a romance element in this book. Do I normally like romance in books? No. Did I like this one? Absolutely. Why? It was subtle, I could ignore it if I wanted to (I didn't). Whilst it was part of the book, it wasn't the main part of the book which I really enjoyed.
I absolutely love Kerri's writing style. From the very beginning she adopted a really descriptive and eerie writing style which made me literally imagine everything that was happened, I felt like I was part of the story, one of the characters which in parts this was not a good thing. Kingdom of the Wicked made me SO HUNGRY. Omg all the in depth descriptions of pasta dishes just made me want to eat all of the pasta. I love pasta. Can you tell? I could not put this book down, the writing style just made me want to read more and more and never stop. At certain points of the book I had to make myself slow down my reading. The action increased my heart rate it made me want to read as much as I could as quick as I could. I found that I just wanted to devour it.
The characters were perfect. I love the bond between Emilia and Vittoria, the raw emotion that is portrayed in relation too many aspects of the book especially with this relationship felt beautiful. As a reader I could really feel it. I adored how fiercely Emilia protects the people that she loves. The way she fights for what she believes in. She is such a wonderful female protagonist. Is it bad that I love Wrath? I think I fancy him a little bit. He is a brilliant character, so many times I changed my mind on whether I could trust him or not. I still don't actually know if I can!
THE ENDING. WHY?! KERRI WHY HAVE YOU DONE THIS TO ME. Kingdom of the Wicked has the most frustrating ending that I have ever read. How am I even meant to wait for the next book? I don't even know what to say. I read the last few chapters a couple of times because I thought I had missed something. I have so so many unanswered questions. I don't know how I am going to be able to wait for the next book. I really did love this book and I just need the next one immediately. I love how it has been set up for a sequel and I am so intrigued by what is going to happen next.
I have so much more to say but I am going to leave it there. To sum up: I love this book so much. You should all preorder it and read it. It will be 100% worth it.
WHERE DO I START WITH THIS BOOK. You know that I love a book when I start my review in capital letters. I literally do not know what I want to write because I feel like I am so overwhelmed with my thoughts and feelings. I did start this book a week ago whilst on holiday but I got a couple of chapters in and realised that this book needed my full attention. So I decided to put it down and pick it up when I was home. As soon as I got home I picked it up and ended up more or less reading Kingdom of the Wicked in one sitting. I say more or less because I actually had to put the book down with 30 pages to go because I could not cope with the tension, the anticipation. I did not want the book to end, I did not want to know how the book was going to end.
The plot and the idea behind the book really intrigued me and it definitely lived up to my expectations. I love the idea of a serial killer targeting witches. For me, this is a unique idea that I haven't come across before. I loved the setting of a historic 19th Century Sicily with witchy vibes. What more can you want from a book? Yes there is a romance element in this book. Do I normally like romance in books? No. Did I like this one? Absolutely. Why? It was subtle, I could ignore it if I wanted to (I didn't). Whilst it was part of the book, it wasn't the main part of the book which I really enjoyed.
I absolutely love Kerri's writing style. From the very beginning she adopted a really descriptive and eerie writing style which made me literally imagine everything that was happened, I felt like I was part of the story, one of the characters which in parts this was not a good thing. Kingdom of the Wicked made me SO HUNGRY. Omg all the in depth descriptions of pasta dishes just made me want to eat all of the pasta. I love pasta. Can you tell? I could not put this book down, the writing style just made me want to read more and more and never stop. At certain points of the book I had to make myself slow down my reading. The action increased my heart rate it made me want to read as much as I could as quick as I could. I found that I just wanted to devour it.
The characters were perfect. I love the bond between Emilia and Vittoria, the raw emotion that is portrayed in relation too many aspects of the book especially with this relationship felt beautiful. As a reader I could really feel it. I adored how fiercely Emilia protects the people that she loves. The way she fights for what she believes in. She is such a wonderful female protagonist. Is it bad that I love Wrath? I think I fancy him a little bit. He is a brilliant character, so many times I changed my mind on whether I could trust him or not. I still don't actually know if I can!
THE ENDING. WHY?! KERRI WHY HAVE YOU DONE THIS TO ME. Kingdom of the Wicked has the most frustrating ending that I have ever read. How am I even meant to wait for the next book? I don't even know what to say. I read the last few chapters a couple of times because I thought I had missed something. I have so so many unanswered questions. I don't know how I am going to be able to wait for the next book. I really did love this book and I just need the next one immediately. I love how it has been set up for a sequel and I am so intrigued by what is going to happen next.
I have so much more to say but I am going to leave it there. To sum up: I love this book so much. You should all preorder it and read it. It will be 100% worth it.
enora_bvsl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0