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Kingdom of the Cursed
by Kerri Maniscalco
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 4 stars
Kingdom of the Cursed is the second book in the Kingdom of the Wicked series, it follows directly after the events of the first book, with Emilia having signed the contract to marry the devil.
“Love and hate are both rooted in passion.”
Kingdom of the Wicked review|⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
While I enjoyed the first book in the series, I wasn’t blown away by the book. The ending didn’t satisfy me and I just hoped that this book would pick up better than the last one ended.
Just as in the first book, I liked the plot, but in this book, it felt like the plot was a bit all over the place. When something happened, I thought it would be more prominent in the following events, but then it seemed forgotten until way later in the book. The plot also felt quite slow and mostly like it was filler/a set up for the ending.
Emilia was a bit annoying in this book to be honest. I liked her more in the first book. I would’ve liked for her to have grown a bit more. Wrath was very much the same as in the first book, whereas I would’ve liked more development from him as well.
The plot twists were very good and entertaining to read, they were also well executed and I enjoyed reading them!
I liked the ending, but just like the first book it was frustrating and not satisfying to read. The same with the romance, it frustrated my quite a bit that nothing ever seemed to happen between Emilia and Wrath. The suspense kept being build romance wise, but hardly anything happened!
The need to end the book on a cliffhanger, I will never understand. I’ve read multiple books with very good ones which will definitely give me a book hangover, but this one fell on the other end of the spectrum, like the first. A solid ending would’ve been better I believe.
Overall, I did enjoy the book, but once again wasn't blown away by the plot or the characters.
Kingdom of the Cursed is the second book in the Kingdom of the Wicked series, it follows directly after the events of the first book, with Emilia having signed the contract to marry the devil.
“Love and hate are both rooted in passion.”
Kingdom of the Wicked review|⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
While I enjoyed the first book in the series, I wasn’t blown away by the book. The ending didn’t satisfy me and I just hoped that this book would pick up better than the last one ended.
Just as in the first book, I liked the plot, but in this book, it felt like the plot was a bit all over the place. When something happened, I thought it would be more prominent in the following events, but then it seemed forgotten until way later in the book.
Spoiler
the skulls for example, she got them with a riddle to solve, but then the skulls or the riddle aren’t mentioned for over 75 pages? Why put them at that point if you won’t mention them for so long?Emilia was a bit annoying in this book to be honest. I liked her more in the first book. I would’ve liked for her to have grown a bit more. Wrath was very much the same as in the first book, whereas I would’ve liked more development from him as well.
The plot twists were very good and entertaining to read, they were also well executed and I enjoyed reading them!
Spoiler
I have to say Wrath being the devil was something quite obvious from the very first book to me, so that didn’t come as a surprise to meI liked the ending, but just like the first book it was frustrating and not satisfying to read. The same with the romance, it frustrated my quite a bit that nothing ever seemed to happen between Emilia and Wrath. The suspense kept being build romance wise, but hardly anything happened!
The need to end the book on a cliffhanger, I will never understand. I’ve read multiple books with very good ones which will definitely give me a book hangover, but this one fell on the other end of the spectrum, like the first. A solid ending would’ve been better I believe.
Overall, I did enjoy the book, but once again wasn't blown away by the plot or the characters.