A Kingdom This Cursed and Empty
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Risk everything for your kingdom...Or be destroyed by it. In a world darkened by deceit, the truth is a light that won't be dimmed. Even when it illuminates Lorian's betrayals more starkly than I could ever want to see. They call him the Bloodthirsty Prince. His reign of terror has left a trail of blood across this continent. A trail that intertwines with my own past-not even my parents were spared from his merciless slaughter. To save my brother's life, I agreed to another bargain with the fae prince. Now, I'm forced to work with him. Forced to travel to the fae lands. Forced to spend my every waking moment with the man who betrayed me. All because King Sabium has woven a deadly tapestry of manipulation, using those we least suspect for his wicked schemes. There are no lines I won't cross to protect the people I love. So I'll work with former enemies. I'll manipulate, blackmail, and deceive potential allies. I'll swallow my pride, bury my shattered heart, and cooperate with the fae to prepare for the coming war. Because there are creatures far more monstrous than the fae. And some of them masquerade as men.
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4 primary books#2 in Kingdom of Lies
Kingdom of Lies is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2023 with contributions by Stacia Stark.
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No Nonsense Review:
- I liked this book.
- I liked this book better than the first one, but the first book set this one up extremely well.
- The main female character is likeable, with a good balance of empathy and strength. Also, she hasn't quickly fallen into the overpowered MC trope.
- The main male character is also very likeable for me, and I enjoyed the depth he was given in this book. He's not too cringey, by my standards, and pushes the MC in a positive way.
- I also really like the other characters in the novel so far, and feel that there's such a good mix of backgrounds and personalities.
I'm enjoying how this series is expanding in this second instalment. This one was a lot more political and less action packed, which helped flesh out the different kingdoms and history of the world.
The main characters are still annoying but they had some sweeter moments between all the snark and bitching at each other. I think the side characters are more interesting in this and really carry the story for me.
I still find the audio narrators really over dramatise the dialogue which makes it come across as cringey and obnoxious, but I can get past it.
