Reviews tagging 'Death'

Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco

43 reviews

bookwitch's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The pacing was a little off for this one. At 100 pgs more than the first, this one I knew would have a lot more information about the mystery, but was kind of surprised with the direction it took. Honestly, I am more confused now about the plot than I was before. This volume also took a large step up on the spicy scale, than the first one (though I don't particularly mind, it is a hard sell for YA).. 
Emilia is escorted to Hell by Wrath, to wed her "Prince" though its not exactly the one she thought it would be. She is still deep in her personal investigation of what happened to her twin sister, and why, and felt that the only way she would be able to get the answers she sought out, would be to infiltrate the prince's circle herself. What she gets though is an unquenchable desire for the demon she swore was her enemy, and more questions than answers. Emilia knew that the truth would be hard to come by surrounded by demons, but she wasn't counting on her only ally being the keeper of one of the biggest secrets about her part in this blasted curse. 
Now she must learn the many ways in which to defend herself in this new realm, while continuing to unraveling the tangled web that is happening in real time around her at this moment. Can she trust Wrath? Can she even trust herself?

Some of the biggest reveals at the end were not total shockers. I had a feeling that Wrath was always the King of Sins, not Pride, and that Vittoria had a bigger part in this than was originally thought. Though, I was not counting on her potential heel turn (?) and the added question of whether or not Emilia (and Vittoria) had their memories erased or not. It is definitely pointing to Emilia being the First Witch's daughter (the one who fell in love with a demon and died, supposedly, or something) although, it is now starting to feel like Vittoria is actually the First Witch, and instead of cursing the demon Princes for co-mingling with her "daughter" its actually her sister?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Grief and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Death, and Rape

spatterson7's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

thebookaddict's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

Ik wou dat ik dit boek meer sterren kon geven. Ik begon hier vol goede moed aan, omdat ik deel 1 echt geweldig vond. Helaas was dit boek een tegenvaller. Het draaide om verlangens en spice die slecht werd neergezet. Emilia wist niet wat haar keuzes waren... de ene keer haat ze Toorn en de andere keer vind ze hem geweldig en sexy. Toorn zelf is gwn top hahaha. Als ik deel 3 niet zo graag wou lezen had dit misschien zelfs een dnf kunnen worden. Er zat tot 300 pagina's totaal geen verhaallijn en plot in, alleen slechte smut gedachtes. Na 300 pagina's werd het al een stuk beter. Ze bedacht zich ineens weer wat haar doe was en ging doelbewust te werk. Ze werd zelfs badass. Al mag ze Toorn best wat meer credits geven voor zijn gedrag..... het einde maakte het meer dan goed. Er kwamen ineens vet veel twists in. Hopelijk komt deel 3 sneller op gang....

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

britbrat26_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

renegadereads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and Murder

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

knlipke's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is NOT a YA book. This is very much older YA/adult fantasy. Quite sexual for a YA book, not that I’m complaining! I just don’t want parents thinking this is a good series for their 14/15 year old to read.

There are so many plot holes and hardly any answers. I’m hoping they will be uncovered in the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Blood

Moderate: Death

emmacartlidge's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol

Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail

moonchild_cos'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Rape, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail