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Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

12 reviews

atsy6's review against another edition

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

4.5

I enjoyed the FMC, she was clever and wasn't constantly plagued with indecision. She was committed to her goal and wasn't going to let anything even morals get in her way.
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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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bookswithbethx's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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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supremeburrito's review against another edition

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

4.5

I don’t know how I got a hold of this book, but man so I love me some Obey Me Fan Fiction. 
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amicamerlo's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

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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leonormsousa's review against another edition

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

3.5

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r1vana's review against another edition

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

3.0

Another anticipated book series.
This book was everywhere on booktok and I put it to the side until the last book gets released so I could binge watch it. But..I am kind of disappointed…
The story was really long. At first I was very invested: the magic world, the world building, the characters, the dark magics…. 
So many things were going on which was kinda hard to keep up. 
This book is kinda hard to digest because it emphasizes mainly on grief, pain, “mental health” and deep sadness, probably even depression. But those feeling changes to anger and thirst for revenge: 
          “Grief carved me in half. And fury honed the pieces into a weapon. 

The story is about Emilia who goes on a rampage/vengeful tasks to find her twin sister’s murder and kill him/her/they… but in order to do so, she needs help… from Wrath, the MMC, and my new book boyfriend. 
The ending kinda felt rushed. The story had a lot of potential but felt that it was kinda badly executed. Hopefully the other two books are better…

Emilia…. My oh my… she is a stubborn and hard headed character. Which sometimes, I wished I could go into the book, and shake her to wake her the f-up. She can be extremely reckless because she is so blinded by this “revenge” that I feel like she doesn’t think rationally sometimes. Sometimes, there are scenes of hers that felt repetitive. 
Edit: I just saw someone say that it feels like reading Bella Swan’s POV…. Lol.

Look besides all that, the princes of Hell are quite interesting. I hope we get to see them more on the other two books:
           "There are seven demon princes, but only four di Carlos should fear: Wrath, Greed, Envy, and Pride. One will crave your blood. One will capture your heart. One will steal your soul. And one will take your life.”

"One will crave your blood. One will capture your heart. One will steal your soul. And one will take your life."

    Wrath didn’t seem as present as I taught he would be but he did make an impression on me. Especially whenever he bangers with Emilia. The only thing with him is that for a so-called Prince of Hell, we don’t really see the scary side of him. The author probably saved that for later. 

And I love Emilia’s grandma, even though she is constantly pestering her granddaughters, is it always for the better. People trust your ancestors stories, they might come true who know…:

   "Love is the most powerful magic. Above all else remember that. It will always guide you where you need to go?”
She dropped her hands and stepped back. "Now go, bambina. Go be brave, Your heart will conquer darkness. Trust in that."

The murder was kinda obvious…
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arialuna's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

This book took me a while to get through, but overall I found it quite intriguing. Watching Emilia comb through clues with her reluctant sidekick was quite amusing, even if her denial of fact was a tad frustrating. 

The plot really picks up towards the end, and some lore is actually given, albeit a tad predicatable if you are reading the context clues correctly.  

I mean, you're telling me that this-
“No one knows for certain, (...) Some believe it refers to the use of light and dark magic. Few think it means a prince will fall in love with a witch."
-isn't the plot of every enemies to lover's romance, I am supposed to remain oblivious???  I think the fuck not, and I honestly love and respect that it doesn't shy away from the trope, but rather embraces it wholeheartedly.

Overall, this book was a tad slow on the uptake, but it was quite a nice starting point for the series. Emelia's revenge has only just started, and I am eager to see the wrath (yes, I went there) she brings down upon the princes, and those who ultimately have caused Vittoria's death. I am also keen to see what Wrath's part to play will be, as he was little too quiet and unnaturally withdrawn at the end. I know he's strategizing, but how he plans to fulfill his plan is something look forward to watching. 
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bootsmom3's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.0

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