Reviews

A Kingdom of Exiles by S.B. Nova

sorina7's review

5.0

Actually, 10/5 stars. 💚

rosalindgl's review against another edition

4.0

I’ve reread this book a few times now (mainly for Frazer ❤️ (I mean who doesn’t love a slightly morally grey grumpy best friend?)) and I really enjoy the story, I only have one problem which is our main character’s internal dialogue. She seems to have a very limited vocabulary in terms of describing her feelings because it is so, so repetitive. It just makes her sound whiny, and makes me feel incredible annoyed in the middle of an otherwise enjoyable and heartfelt scenes. This may be intended but there are only so many times I can hear about her voice catching in her throat, or her ‘horrifying’ experience, and I swear to god if I hear her ‘summarising all of the events leading up to that moment’ one more time… is it too much to ask for some nice cute dialogue about life changing experiences instead of one sentence about a characters reaction

mandaaa0708's review

adventurous emotional reflective 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

I loved this series! 

_surri_'s review against another edition

3.0

Well, it started well

At about the halfway point in this book, it felt rather like a Sarah J Maas take on the Hunger Games aaaand it went downhill from there. Grammatical errors really started distracting me from the plot and I feel like the latter half of the book was rather rushed. Potential spoilers below
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After Serena's visit to the witch in the woods the storyline feels like it skips from one idea to another, oh maybe we could go that way, no let's not have them lovers, or could we just have everything just go to hell in a handbasket? I really wanted to like this as it started out so well, but I was underwhelmed. I enjoy watching authors grow, though, so I may still give a sequel a read.

emdarby's review against another edition

5.0

I liked this book, I will admit I wasn’t a huge fan of the main characters complete willingness to spill her guts to everyone she meets about everything. And I felt the relationships were a little weird at times.

However, the writing was good enough that I got sucked in and couldn’t put the book down. I am definitely looking forward to reading the sequel. A book doesn’t have to be perfect in order to make me happy!

mzdeb's review against another edition

2.0

Too long--like two novels in one, one of them being a Sara J Maas knockoff that editors should've known about and helped tease out from the rest of the story.

saramae27's review against another edition

5.0

Amazing

I avoid a lot of fae related books because they are usually so inconsistent and a lot of the versions suck. However S.B. Nova rocked the fae world and created so much depth, life and detailed characters. Serena wasn't the typical heroine, she had strength and depth, she wasn't just a love sick worthless character. Her friends had their own depth and they were just in love with Serena. It was a gripping tale that kept me awake trying to finish to know what happens. There were twists and turns that keep you drawn in and losing sleep but it was well worth it to me!

huldasif's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

This is such a fun book, with a world and characters you fall in love with and you just don't want to leave. I only didn't like how Serena treated Hunter, because she didn't even try to understand that he didn't feel like he had a choice doing what he did. But a good character has flaws and this was hers. I liked the friendships she made and the romance. Also the quests and trials. The semi cliffhanger ending made the wait for the next book a little hard, but it was worth the wait so it's alright.

rubarbra2003's review against another edition

5.0

I really enjoyed this book (via kindle & Audible). In fact, while I waited 2+ years for the second book to arrive, I re-listened to this book at least five times.

musgrovej's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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

4.25