Review: Kingdom of The Feared

 [Read the blog to the prequels: Kingdom of The Wicked and Kingdom of The Cursed ]

I genuinely spent an entire year just to be able to access this book. Like seriously, I genuinely regret reading the second book right after it had come out because I had to wait for the third book to come out. And the wait was so worth it. Like seriously.

Emilia is reeling from the shocking discovery that her twin sister, Vittoria, is alive. But before she faces the demons of her past, Emilia yearns to claim her king, the seductive Prince of Wrath, in the flesh. Emilia doesn’t simply desire his body, she wants his heart and soul—but that’s something the enigmatic demon can’t promise her.

When a high-ranking member of House Greed is assassinated, Emilia and Wrath are drawn to the rival demon court. Damning evidence points to Vittoria as the murderer and she’s quickly declared an enemy of the Seven Circles. Despite her betrayal, Emilia will do anything to solve this new mystery and find out who her sister really is.

Together Emilia and Wrath play a sin-fueled game of deception as they work to stop the unrest that’s brewing between witches, demons, shape-shifters and the most treacherous foes of all: the Feared.

Emilia was warned that when it came to the Wicked nothing was as it seemed. But, have the true villains been much closer all along? When the truth is finally revealed, it just might end up costing Emilia her heart.

Two curses.
One prophecy.
A reckoning all have feared.

And a love more powerful than fate. All hail the king and queen of Hell.

QUICK THOUGHTS AND REVIEW: 4.8/5, DEFINITELY LACKS DYNAMIC COMPARED TO THE FIRST TWO BOOKS, BUT DEFINITELY A GREAT ENDING TO A SERIES.

Possible Trigger Tags:

1. Sexual content

2. Gore

3. Death

4. Violence

5. Sexism

6. Sexual harassment

WHAT DID I FEEL ABOUT THE  BOOK'S: 

1. Writing Quality: I really was excited about the novel because like, the first two books ended on such a surprising note, I was like 'I need the third novel ASAP or I'm gonna die' and this book was pretty much the reason my 2022 tbr was created because I needed to accommodate it for the month of September. While I definitely enjoyed how the story is played out, I did feel like that at some points the narration got really repetitive. I mean, forgive me if I compare it to other books, but I cannot help but feel like Emilia had repeated terms like 'my husband, 'my love' too many times. It's kind of repetitive and boring. I mean, you can actually make the narration interesting without having to repeat it multiple times. Like I got the agenda.

2. Character Development: Now coming onto character developments. SHEEEEEEEEEEEEESH, this will be long.

Emilia: Someone really gotta keep her libido in check. I mean, I do understand that she had to endure nearly 1k pages of sheer sexual frustration and tension but that doesn't mean all you gotta narrate is how badly you wanna bang your husband? Like that isn't really normal. But anyways, I love how she's actually very much into her role as Fury and that she's no longer the goody-two shoes that the first book made her out to be. Like that's a really great achievement and development from her part and mark me impressed. I think I'm gayer for Emilia than I am for Wrath.

Wrath: Holy shit this dude simply just gets more irresistible with each increasing book. Book One wrath was a dream, Book Two wrath was a dark fantasy and I'm pretty sure that Book Three wrath was something entirely out of this world [pun not intended]. Like seriously, how can something become so fucking irresistible like damn. I can't even blame Emilia for being so horny for him most of the time. And the fact that he's equally as horny for her is what seriously drives me to the edge. And this is what I love about morally grey heroes, they're the perfect example of 'I'll burn the world down for you if it comes down to that' trope so well.

Envy and Lust: I think they're the most amusing characters throughout the book. I don't actually remember whether they had played an integral part in the first book along with Pride, Greed and Glutton, but hey, at least these two are enjoyable, right? They're smart, dashing, frustratingly attractive and arrogant and on top of that really intelligent to be able to provide witty banter. Man, I'll kiss anyone who flirts using witty banter.

Vittoria: The biggest L about this book was about Vittoria actually being alive. I mean, the entire book just started from her murder. And I think the role of Vittoria as somewhat similar to Emilia is a very interesting thing considering twins are often described to be polar opposites. Reality check, it's not the case, twins happen to be more similar in character than anything else. It's annoying really. But anyways, the negative aspects that had begun to resurface in Emilia are a thousand times more magnified when it comes to Vittoria which, to some extent can be explicable.  

 

Domenico: I think he's a werewolf? That's what I gather from the term shifter. Y'all really just gotta call werewolves, werewolves instead of actually fucking giving them some high and mighty names like shifters. Or maybe Twilight ruined werewolves and vampires so much for me I cannot bear the thought to actually respect them in any fiction. But I guess he's okay. For someone who made a lot of appearances in the novel, he sure had minimal character development.

3. Couldn't put it down- Ness: 9/10, definitely lacked that combustion that the first two books had, but it was definitely a great way to end the series.

4. Plot Twists: As always, this series had a barrage of plot twists waiting for me. Like seriously, and most genuinely, Kerri Maniscalco does know how to use plot twists to their advantage. Especially about Claudia being Lucia. Because Claudia was last mentioned in the first book as a minor character. The fact that she actually becomes a crucial part of this is very very surprising indeed. And plot twists were genuinely just *chef's kiss*. People need to read this book ASAP.

5. Plot: The plot was definitely very good because it was a really good conclusion to the first two books, but it felt like something was missing. Like it didn't have the same fire as before or maybe it wasn't as dynamic as before. Or maybe I could chalk it up to the fact that I read the other two books in 2021 and it has been a literal year since then and I am reading the third book. What I mean to say is that I actually didn't feel the plot that much. It is kinda weird.

OVERALL, A GREAT READ, so satisfying.