A review by julietbridges
Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco
4.0
This series is great if you’re in an ACOTAR rut and want something similar. It’s a quick, easy read!
I loved the beautiful descriptions of Emilia’s clothes and the lushness of her rooms, the demonberry wine sounds amazing, and the training montages were entertaining.
I feel like the relationship with Emilia and Wrath isn’t terribly deep, though, and while I enjoy the pining and angst and twisty emotions, it kind of just feels like their horny and lonely more than anything else. Maybe they’re supposed to just be “drawn to each other” for some ulterior motive.
I predicted the twist in this book way back in book 1. And I think some scenes with Fauna must have been cut because she’s supposed to be friends with Emilia but we see her so little that their friendship feels like a plot device.
This book also has one of my biggest pet peeves and that is historical characters (late 18th century I think?) saying things like yeah.
Anyway I realize that this review sounds less than stellar, but I do like the series. It just feels like it’s trying too hard.
I loved the beautiful descriptions of Emilia’s clothes and the lushness of her rooms, the demonberry wine sounds amazing, and the training montages were entertaining.
I feel like the relationship with Emilia and Wrath isn’t terribly deep, though, and while I enjoy the pining and angst and twisty emotions, it kind of just feels like their horny and lonely more than anything else. Maybe they’re supposed to just be “drawn to each other” for some ulterior motive.
I predicted the twist in this book way back in book 1. And I think some scenes with Fauna must have been cut because she’s supposed to be friends with Emilia but we see her so little that their friendship feels like a plot device.
This book also has one of my biggest pet peeves and that is historical characters (late 18th century I think?) saying things like yeah.
Anyway I realize that this review sounds less than stellar, but I do like the series. It just feels like it’s trying too hard.