Kingdom of the Cursed
Ratings126
Average rating3.9
I wish I could say I finished this book. but I can't. The first one got me so excited about this saga but this one lost me in the middle. Maybe it was me.
4.5 Stars
considering the fact that i remembered absolutely nothing from the first book beyond the basic synopsis, i loved this so much. ughhhhh. i need the next one in my hands NOW but noooo i have to wait until it arrives on wednesday. kms (/j)
I've always enjoyed reading books related to the seven sins. I Had high expectations for this and was quite annoying that most demon sin effect on Emilia was linked to sex.
Lust: She has uncontrollable urge to have sex with Wrath
Greed: She is greedy to have sex with Wrath
Envy: She is envious of Wrath past lovers
Gluttony: She want a lot of touching and sex from Wrath
Wrath: An aphrodisiac.
It would have been cooler if Emilia had indulged in other Sinful acts apart from Sex.
Wrath is the star of this story, Emilia is soggy cardboard with no character development.
2.5 stars
dnf'ing (for now?) at 60%. i might pick this back up in the future perhaps?? idk, i was expecting way more vengeance and fantasy compared to the romance aspects that it was giving me. like truly i don't care to know how horny emilia is for wrath constantly lmao
This book was both better and worse than the first. Somehow. I was more engaged in the first part of the Cursed Kingdom thou. At some point it got so repetitive - she kisses Wrath, they argue, she runs off, gets one new mystery (insert one long and motivational dialogue how she will solve The Mystery, that never-before-solved legend, because she is one special snowflake).
By the way, that feast in the end was a total disappointment. As with all those mysteries we encounter on our way. It is set up in a way, that we will discover something big and it really never pays off.
I will still read third book, but I do hope to be done with this series soon.
• READ IF YOU LIKE:
- Dark Romance
- Fantasy
- Magic
- Witches
- Demons
- Bad Ass Heroine
- Enemies to Lovers
• RATING: 5/5 ⭐️
This took me so long to read compared to the first. I think the pacing and plot were all over the place in this one. I think as a series I'll still enjoy it and will read the final book but this was a bit of a slog in places.
Also to all the people saying this is “spicy”, please do yourself a favour and go sign up to KU and read some real spice!
“Love and hate are both rooted in passion.”
This story is no longer holding my attention, the whole who-murdered-my-twin shtick, I don't care for it.
Overall, a whole lot of nothing happens in the sequel. Emilia ends up in hell and settles in at Wrath's court. [inserting] descriptions of lavish rooms, dresses, and foods yada, yada, yada. She does a little bit of asking around and gets exposed to a few mildly perilous situations but clues are basically handed to her. That's all folks. And the dun-dun-dun, ‘big' reveal at the end.
I was also not expecting the amount of non-PG. How old is Emilia again? And who is tagging this as YA??! Never mind that Emilia and Warth spend a lot of time with each other's naked bodily vessels, some rando demon/prince of Hell propositions her very bluntly, no euphemisms at all. There was also no build-up between her and the Prince. It's so convenient that they're betrothed to each other so they can just go at it. And isn't it just endearing how protective and caring he is despite being the king of hell and whatnot? The fact that he lies to her all the time is not a problem at all.
There's really no mystery here, at all, despite the synopsis/cover suggesting otherwise. The final reveal was quite underwhelming.
When somebody say smut I thought it was SMUT SMUT!!!
Read a review that said it is NSFW NAH UR WRONG IT WAS BARLEY SMUT IN THERE AND IT DIDNT EVEN SEEM LIKE IT AT ALL!!! but it was good at the same time.
I recommend the audiobook though.
What a sequel! I won't go into plot to avoid spoilers. I enjoyed this addition much better than the last book. There were definitely some faults with it, which I will get into, but for pure enjoyment factor alone, I gave this 4 stars.
This book struggled with some of the plot. I felt like Emilia got her way with these Princes more than she should have. They were made out to be these super powerful, manipulative men, but Emilia was able to get what she wanted from them multiple times. She also was able to get her way quickly with other magical beings in Hell. It all felt very convenient. I also think that some of the plot was pretty predictable. However, a lot of the ending caught me off guard and made me really hype for the next book.
The romance I felt like was great. The only downside was Emilia being pretty clueless sometimes. Some of that can be chalked up to insecurities, but she really didn't see some of the signs right in front of her face. However, the steamy scenes were great and I thought all of the arguing and tension was delectable. While there were some faults throughout with the plot, the ultimate goal for me is to enjoy a book, and this book delivered on that. I listened to the whole audiobook in a day. It was exciting and fun, which is all that matters.
I will add to this review that there is a scene (chapter 17) with questionable consent in regards to magical compulsion. No sex happens, but it ultimately felt unnecessary and didn't add to the plot at all. It was uncomfortable to read. Go into this chapter with caution.
I would recommend this book to people that like a good fantasy romance. Don't go into this book wanting the most riveting plot.
TW: blood, grief, gore, violence, loss of a loved one, brief mention of rape, drugging, a lot of sexual themes and scenes, questionable consent involving magical compulsion
Entertaining and pure enjoyment.
There are some pacing issues with this one, but I enjoyed it a lot anyway.
The atmosphere and the world are amazing. There isn't a lot going on for a while but it kept me guessing. The revelation was very obvious from the start, but I still liked it when it came.
I'll definitely read the next one.
When Kerri said this was her most romance heavy book to date I was so excited and couldn't wait to read it. This was everything I could have asked for and more. While it is definitely romance heavy and it does get a little detailed for me personally this was on the tamer side of things. I read very steamy books though so this could very well be too detailed for some people. I will say there were some reveals that I saw coming and some that totally surprised me. Overall I really loved this book and I wish I didn't have to wait a year for the final book in this trilogy to be released.
2022:
Yes, this book. Just yes. So much better then the first one. Loving the plot twists and the political vibes. This book just has it. Also, spice meter is about a 2,5. Not super spicy, but doable. Expecting at least 3 star spice in the next book with everything I've heard
4.75✨
I don't know if I want to scream or cry or both!!!
I WANT MY ANSWEEEEEEERS!!!
*please consider this a TW: there's depictions of sexual assault, and non consentive behavior in the book, so proceed with caution if those are topics you feel triggered by*
It's a 4.5*, soooo so so so close to a 5* I promise :')
I started noticing with KotW towards the end, specially the last scene that I started getting lost with what Kerri described and throughout KotC it happened again, multiple times. That kind of makes me angly cause i have to read a scene twice sometimes thrice before i get what's happening. Thats why it's not getting the 5* :')
Aside from that, I am so mad at the ending, I wanted the full scene goddamnit 😭
3.5
16/02/2022: ider wha t happened in the story rip x.x
but
i think i thought this was going to be a duology, so imagine my surprise when the conflict wasn't resolve at the end of this book LOL
however - i'm looking forward to the 3rd book
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 stars
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Spoiler free review:
I had extremely high hopes for this book being that the series was moving from YA to NA, and I, unfortunately was a little disappointed. I felt like this was a much more character driven book rather than plot driven and not necessarily in the best way. The characters, Wrath and Emilia have certainly come a long way with their development. With the move to NA I was hoping for spice. Yes, there was some, but I guess I had high expectations that weren't met. If you want to read 400+ pages of sexual tension, then read this! I'll likely read book 3 because I'm a sucker and the author says it will be spicier and, with the way the book ended, that does seem hopeful. The story is certainly set up for an good third book for both the plot and the characters. Overall I didn't hate it I just expected more. There is some language and some sexual content I would say 18+ but nothing is graphic or explicit.
