The Stolen Kingdom 

By. Jillian Boehme 

P. 320 

Format: eArc 

Rating: *** 

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I received an e-arc from @Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. 

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The Stolen Kingdom is Young Adult full of YA tropes. I read YA, and I enjoy YA books that go against the formalistic approach to YA books. The Stolen Kingdom is not this. This book embraces all that it means to be YA overdone tropes and all. I know that many readers are all for this. If that is you then you will most likely love The Stolen Kingdom. 

 

The writing of The Stolen Kingdom starts rough, but after the first 10% it smooths out and becomes enjoyable. The plot is eh. It has good bones but couldk have used a bit more dynamics and flushing out. The characters felt a little flat to me. I am not sure how to explain it without spoilers. Basically. . . one of the main characters has their life completely changed and they and they automatically accept this change, even more they embraced it and consider it their due. There wasn’t a growth process to get from one point to another - it just happened. The second main character felt flat from beginning to end. The only thing real about them is how inconsistent their desires were. 

 

The Stolen Kingdom is not a bad book. It was just not for me. I know that there are going to be quite a few people who enjoy this story. I think the book deserves that. However, I am not one of them.