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Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

12 reviews

ladybug12793's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Decent storyline but could’ve been executed better.

0 🌶️ 

Entertaining but had some plot holes and dragged on at points. Not super impressed.  The murderer was pretty obvious. Still looking forward to the next book, nonetheless. 
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tiana_king's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It had such a strong start and then things pittered out. The love felt instant and really the main characters didn’t interact much. However when they did I think they had good enough banter. I’m going to read the next book because I feel the story has potential. 
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sweetordinary's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

If you are a fan of a dark mystery filled with self-discovery, love, and adventure, this is a book you need to try. Magic is infused every step of the way. 

I love and appreciate the fact that the themes of love, romance, and intimate relationships took a back seat for the main character.
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theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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whynotreadwithalex's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Book: Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco (@kerrimaniscalco)
Genre: Fantasy
Age: 17+ (violence/gore)
Quote: “One day you’ll call me Death. For now, Wrath will do.” 

My Thoughts: Emilia and Vittoria are twin witches who’ve been warned against the Princes of Hell their whole lives. But when Vittoria doesn’t come home for dinner one night, Emilia happens upon her sister’s desecrated body—and decides to take up the Dark Arts in hopes of finding the creature that killed her sister. But Vittoria had been keeping dark secrets of her own, and as the truth unfolds Emilia finds herself in an impossible situation: work together with Wrath, one of the beastly Princes of Hell, or face the darkness alone and risk never finding out what happened to her sister. As Wrath and Emilia struggle to trust each other, things become complicated as more witches are brutally slain…and the gates of Hell threaten to break open and flood the human world with horrors. Sacrifices must be made. Rules will be broken. And Emilia may find that the only way to get to the truth behind what happened to Vittoria is to jump head-first into the darkness. If you love Kerri Maniscalco’s books as much as I do, are looking for a gripping mystery and a fiercely compelling enemies to lovers fantasy, THEN THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU! 

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darquedreamer's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Since the SJTR series, I knew I would love anything Kerri wrote, and there's no surprise to find truth in that.

I loved the darkness of this one. It was tense and moody and sultry and I couldn't get enough of it all. I loved the story line and the characters and I loved how different it was from SJTR, but I also loved how Emilia possessed badass, and smart ass, qualities from Audrey Rose too. 

I wanted to fly through this one, but also wanted to take my time and let it sizzle and burn! I can't wait to continue the trilogy! 
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chrysanthxmum's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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r3ader's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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purplehulk713's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Not that I didn’t enjoy Kingdom of the Wicked, but I had higher hopes for it from reading its preview. Maniscalco’s writing was sometimes confusing—too ambiguous to be understood upon a first or second reading of the section. It was frustrating. But the magic was bewitching, especially the culture of the streghe and their myths (some true, others false) about the Malvagi (the Wicked) and La Prima Strega (the First Witch). The romance was pretty good, I love a good enemies-to-lovers trope, but I hate how Emilia (like many other YA protagonists) judged Wrath so simply every time she saw a new side of him, and didn’t realize that just because he is one of the Wicked, that does not mean he is heartless or totally evil or whatever. Kerri Maniscalco did do a good job of leaving me wanting more, despite if it was for reasons of ambiguous writing on her part. I’m still confused about the details of the devil’s curse. Envy as a character also seemed rather predictable. Basically, as much as I enjoyed Kingdom of the Wicked, it didn’t wholly satisfy me as a reader.
Beware the Malvagi, fellow streghe…
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sunsetcity's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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