A review by alittlebookishlibrary
The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley
5.0
I read The Kingdoms for the first time last year, and it instantly became one of my favourite novels of all time. I recommend it to everyone - romance fan? Read The Kingdoms. Historical fiction? The Kingdoms. Amnesia trope? Kingdoms. Time-travel? Found family? Mystery? I want to shout it from the rooftops: Read The Kingdoms
I had delayed my inevitable re-read of this book for as long as I could because I was afraid that the magic and mystery that held my attention throughout my first time would never be obtainable again. How wrong I was! Knowing the twists and turns that this novel takes only made re-reading it somehow more heartbreaking than it was the first time. The little details that Natasha Pulley sneaks in that seem almost unimportant the first time you read this book really smack you in the face the second time around.
This novel had me from the first chapter, and kept me on the edge of my seat all the way to the very end. I couldn’t put it down, and when I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about it. The ending was incredibly satisfying, and I genuinely felt giddy reading the last forty or so pages of this novel. It physically hurt to close it and place back on my shelves - I wanted to live with Missouri Kite and Joe Tournier for as long as I could.
Natasha Pulley is a talent, and I’m absolutely here for whatever novels she writes - her command of the English language results in some absolutely breath-taking imagery, heart-wrenching scenes, fuzzy feel-good moments and, most importantly, relatable and humanising characters.
I had delayed my inevitable re-read of this book for as long as I could because I was afraid that the magic and mystery that held my attention throughout my first time would never be obtainable again. How wrong I was! Knowing the twists and turns that this novel takes only made re-reading it somehow more heartbreaking than it was the first time. The little details that Natasha Pulley sneaks in that seem almost unimportant the first time you read this book really smack you in the face the second time around.
This novel had me from the first chapter, and kept me on the edge of my seat all the way to the very end. I couldn’t put it down, and when I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about it. The ending was incredibly satisfying, and I genuinely felt giddy reading the last forty or so pages of this novel. It physically hurt to close it and place back on my shelves - I wanted to live with Missouri Kite and Joe Tournier for as long as I could.
Natasha Pulley is a talent, and I’m absolutely here for whatever novels she writes - her command of the English language results in some absolutely breath-taking imagery, heart-wrenching scenes, fuzzy feel-good moments and, most importantly, relatable and humanising characters.