1/14/2024 0 Comments Kingdom tales trilogy![]() I loved the idea of basing the demon princes around the seven deadly sins, but aside from Lust, it didn’t feel like their powers really all that developed? I thought Maniscalco could have done much cooler things with Greed, Envy and Wrath than she did, considering that with Lust, he was able to cause people to feel an overload of happiness and joy and then suck it all away leaving them hollow? That was super cool and I wish she’d been a little more inventive with what the other three princes could do. The fantastical elements could also have used some more development. You don’t really get much of a sense from the writing either, obviously no writer is ever going to go full 19th century in their writing, but I felt in Stalking Jack The Ripper, she at least made a better attempt to not make the characters sound like they were straight out of the 21st Century. I was quite surprised because Keri Maniscalco was pretty good at the historical details in the STJR series, so it was strange that things were so loosely defined here. We know it’s the Kingdom of Italy, but that could put the time anywhere between 18, and there aren’t really many real clues to suggest as to where this book falls in that. For one thing, for a supposedly historical book, it really didn’t feel that way? You don’t get a very good sense of the setting (obviously we know it’s Sicily, but the settings on the island felt pretty poorly described), and the time period isn’t really properly defined. My other main problem was the worldbuilding. I don’t need action all the time for a book to grip me, but I do need to feel that something is going on, and all too often I found my mind wandering whilst I was reading this. It did pick up again towards the end but there was quite a large portion in the middle where I was honestly just super bored? Not much was really happening, except Emilia wandering around and badly trying to solve a murder. The pacing in this book was all over the place, after a really gripping opening, and a fairly good first couple of chapters, the middle of this book SAGGED. But when it comes to the Wicked, nothing is as it seems…Īs usual, my biggest problem with this book is something you’re probably sick to death of me going on about….can anyone guess? Yes, it’s PACING. Wrath claims to be on Emilia’s side, tasked by his master with solving the series of women’s murders on the island. Then Emilia meets Wrath, one of the Wicked-princes of Hell she has been warned against in tales since she was a child. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister’s killer and to seek vengeance at any cost-even if it means using dark magic that’s been long forbidden. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin…desecrated beyond belief. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the family’s renowned Sicilian restaurant. Here is a short synopsis of the book:Ī quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itself…Įmilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe – witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. Unfortunately, I was a little disappointed by the end result, the book wasn’t as exciting as I was expecting and the worldbuilding was sparse and confused. Still, when Kingdom of The Wicked was announced, I was super excited for it because a witchy fantasy that involved the seven deadly sins as Princes of Hell sounded really fun. ![]() I enjoyed the series, though I definitely admit to being pretty disappointed with the final book in the series, Capturing The Devil. I discovered Keri Maniscalco with her Stalking Jack The Ripper series in 2019 and finished the final two books in the series last year. Thank you to Netgalley UK and Hodder and Stoughton for allowing me to read this book early, this in no way affected my opinion of the book. JULIES SWEETS - Julie's Sweets is story driven time management game with 60 story and 18 challenge levels.Book: Kingdom of The Wicked (Kingdom of The Wicked #1)īECHDEL TEST: PASS-Emilia and Carolina talk about summoning spellsĬontent Warnings: Gore, violence, blood, self harm (in the context of blood offerings for spells), loss of a loved one, depiction of grief, murder, death, brief mention of unwanted touching, magical compulsion. ![]() Individual Time Management games can be played in any order.Ħ In 1 Time Management Game Collection includes: It combines six completely different Time Management games into one physical game for the Nintendo Switch™ platform.Įach full-length game immerses the player in the great stories while providing the proven fun-filled entertainment that can only be experienced by superb time management adventures. ![]() This value-packed game is the second in a series of puzzle games.
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