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steen19's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
I was falling into a bit of a reading slump but this pulled me right back out. I put off reading this for a few years because I hate the cover art. So long that I forgot the synopsis and didn’t even realize it’s about witches. Love.
The seven deadly sins are people in this book. Someone is killing witches and an old prophecy is being set into motion. After Emilia’s sister is murdered, she sets out to find the killer. She summons a prince of hell (hot) and crosses paths with a few more of them.
The seven deadly sins are people in this book. Someone is killing witches and an old prophecy is being set into motion. After Emilia’s sister is murdered, she sets out to find the killer. She summons a prince of hell (hot) and crosses paths with a few more of them.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Blood
Minor: Grief and Religious bigotry
makobocab's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Demon daddy best daddy but also the world building and power scaling and magic system seem like they can really be cool and well done. I'm excited to see where this goes. Great set up for a series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Alcohol and War
stuffed_with_books's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I like the setup and premise. The mystery was fun, if a bit predictable. Don't read read this book when hungry, I kept wanting Italian food after every reading session! My biggest concern was towards the end I got confused on character motivations but hopefully that is explored in the next book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Vomit
aurora4847's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.0
Kingdom of the Wicked is a lot of fun. It intertwines familiar aspects of Catholicism with a new twist with the sins as Princes of Hell. While the magic system could have been fleshed out further, it felt more balanced than many others, showing some of the consequences of using too much power. The banter was bantering for sure. The more tender moments were very sweet, and I can't wait to see how the relationships develop in the sequels. It's fairly obvious who the original enemy is, but there were enough twists and turns and additions along the way that it didn't matter as much that that was predictable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexism, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism
The main characters are postitioned against the local church and a religious brotherhood. There are portrayals of people driven mad by magic, displaying signs similar to certain types of schizophrenia. These people are positioned as victims, and are not regarded with kindness from all. There is a relationship between an 18 year old and an ancient demon. There is a lot of sexism from the religious order towards witches and women in general. There is a moderately graphic description of evisceration. Mild sexual content, nothing further than intense kissing. Blood in rituals. Loss of a close family member and multiple forms of grief associated with that. Two brief but lightly graphic torture scenes.rtjasa's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
2.5
The premise is unique and interesting and the writing isn’t bad, sometines even enjoyable, but I feel like the delivery of the plot is lacking? I don’t feel anything, I was waiting for the book to end. Idk if I am just not paying attention but I haven’t had this happen with other books so I doubt that’s it? I was excited for the series and the last 10 chapters were better, I even thought the ending was done well, but I literally don’t give a fuck about any of the characters like I’m just not invested. I was excited about this series so I promised myself to finish the 1st book, but I wanted to stop reading so many times. There are good moments and I feel bad rating it this low, but 3 or higher for me are books I at least semi enjoyed and the few moments where I felt their chemistry just don’t make up for me being bored:( I might feel a bit bitter because I was intrigued by the premise and had quite high expectations (I mean witches? Demons? Twins? Murder mystery? Italian food? Palermo?) 🙁
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Murder
Moderate: Blood and Grief
jelkebooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
This is a book that has been on my TBR for quite some time because the hype for this series has been out of this world. I was expecting to enjoy this, but I wasn't expecting to be absolutely OBSESSED with this book as I am right now. I don't know if this is just a case of right book right time or if it genuinely deserves all those 5 stars, but I truly don't care because I just devoured it and loved it.
Right from the start I was completely sucked into this book. I just think the atmosphere in this book is incredibly. It has the perfect witchy vibes, and it was so easy to feel pulled into every single scene. I just think atmosphere wise this was incredibly well written. I also quite liked this world. We definitely have only scraped the surface with the world building, as it's clear lots of side characters are keeping things from our main character, but it was done in a way that was incredibly intriguing instead of frustrating.
I also just adored Emilia. I thought she was a great main character. She's very strong minded, and doesn't take shit from anybody. I loved how she was such a go getter, and knew how to stand up for herself. Her journey with her grief over her sister's death was also incredibly well done. The way she let's it motivate her instead of bringing her down was just really well done.
I don't know how to feel about Wrath just yet. I feel like in this book we don't get a whole lot of him, and he's definitely holding back when we do see him so I don't 100% know what to think of him just yet. I just don't have a full grasp on him yet. However, I do think he's an interesting character, and I love his dynamic with Emilia. I can't wait to see all of that grow in the next two books.
The plot was also great. I was just really invested in everything happening, and constantly on the edge of my seat. I just had so much fun reading this book. There were definitely some twists and turns I didn't really see coming. There were also some I definitely did see coming, but the way the reveals were executed just still had me gagged. I just felt so sucked into the moment that I found my jaw still dropping despite thinking "duh, I figured this out a while ago". I don't know. I just loved it. The ending was also a bit of a cliffhanger, and now I absolutely can't wait to read book two.
Right from the start I was completely sucked into this book. I just think the atmosphere in this book is incredibly. It has the perfect witchy vibes, and it was so easy to feel pulled into every single scene. I just think atmosphere wise this was incredibly well written. I also quite liked this world. We definitely have only scraped the surface with the world building, as it's clear lots of side characters are keeping things from our main character, but it was done in a way that was incredibly intriguing instead of frustrating.
I also just adored Emilia. I thought she was a great main character. She's very strong minded, and doesn't take shit from anybody. I loved how she was such a go getter, and knew how to stand up for herself. Her journey with her grief over her sister's death was also incredibly well done. The way she let's it motivate her instead of bringing her down was just really well done.
I don't know how to feel about Wrath just yet. I feel like in this book we don't get a whole lot of him, and he's definitely holding back when we do see him so I don't 100% know what to think of him just yet. I just don't have a full grasp on him yet. However, I do think he's an interesting character, and I love his dynamic with Emilia. I can't wait to see all of that grow in the next two books.
The plot was also great. I was just really invested in everything happening, and constantly on the edge of my seat. I just had so much fun reading this book. There were definitely some twists and turns I didn't really see coming. There were also some I definitely did see coming, but the way the reveals were executed just still had me gagged. I just felt so sucked into the moment that I found my jaw still dropping despite thinking "duh, I figured this out a while ago". I don't know. I just loved it. The ending was also a bit of a cliffhanger, and now I absolutely can't wait to read book two.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Misogyny
imcalledzoe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Grief
kbowles24's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
msalexnicole's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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? No
4.5
I loved this book! It was mysterious, sexy, well written, dark, enemies to well enemies in this book, great banter, and hard to put down!
Overall: 4.5/5 stars
Spice: 0.5/5 (kissing and some descriptive language) this ramps up in book two!
The only reason I removed half a star was because the ending felt rushed. Other than then that unbelievably good read!
Overall: 4.5/5 stars
Spice: 0.5/5 (kissing and some descriptive language) this ramps up in book two!
The only reason I removed half a star was because the ending felt rushed. Other than then that unbelievably good read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement and Vomit
Minor: Sexual content, Torture, and Alcohol
thesvnthsense's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Grief