A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

My library had this available and I was bored so...I read the next book.

I'll give A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire one thing – it was definitely more enjoyable than the first book in this trilogy. A lot more happened, and pushed the plot forward which helped me feel less like I was reading the same scene over and over. But despite that, AKOFAF still doesn't rank very high on my ratings list.

My biggest beef is still the same – Casteel is basically a mirror copy of Rhysand from ACOTAR. They both are considered ‘dark' ones – characters that most others think are ‘evil' or out for themselves and no one else, but REALLY they're actually good guys who's friends think super highly of them and love them a whole bunch. They're extremely protective of their lands/people. They have unusual physical attributes – Rhys has wings and Casteel has fangs. They both have black hair, tan skin, and unusually colored eyes (Rhys has purple, Cas has gold.) They both love sex, love flirting and teasing their respective loves. Honestly, it's like the author read ACOTAR and went NICE, I'LL JUST BORROW HIM and changed Rhys's name.

ANYWAY, there's a lot more backstory and world building in this book. There's still a bunch of unanswered questions, but at least the world itself makes a little more sense. I'm not sure I'll keep reading this series, but I am at least a tiny bit interested to see how it ends.