Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

KINGDOM OF THE WICKED
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BY KERRI MANISCALCO

|Synopsis|

Two sisters.

One brutal murder.

A quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itselfโ€ฆ

And an intoxicating romance.

Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe โ€“ witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the familyโ€™s renowned Sicilian restaurant. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twinโ€ฆdesecrated beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sisterโ€™s killer and to seek vengeance at any cost-even if it means using dark magic thatโ€™s been long forbidden.

Then Emilia meets Wrath, one of the Wicked-princes of Hell she has been warned against in tales since she was a child. Wrath claims to be on Emiliaโ€™s side, tasked by his master with solving the series of womenโ€™s murders on the island. But when it comes to the Wicked, nothing is as it seemsโ€ฆ


|Review|

Kingdom of the Wicked was such a sinfully good book full of demon princes, witch magic and a secret curse hidden away for centuries.

I loved Emilia immediately. She was okay fading into the background while her twin takes the spotlight. More content to read at home or experiment at the family restaurant. Vittoriaโ€™s death changes her though and we get to see this amazing development in her. She steps up determined to find her sisterโ€™s killer no matter the cost. While still a tad naive in the ways of the Wicked, Emilia is a fast learner. While she may have made some mistakes she was still an incredibly strong young woman. I admired her determination and how she approached situations.

The Princes of Hell were downright terrifying yet simultaneously swoony as hell. Pun intended. Each the personification of sin itself. I loved when a new one showed up on the scene. Wrath, Greed, Envy, Lust and finally Pride, the real devil. Yes theyโ€™re bad and you should avoid them but gosh dang it we love our bad boys. The bad boy thatโ€™s only good for you trope (if itโ€™s not a thing it should be).

While Emilia said she wasn’t easily swayed by looks, lines did get a tad blurred with Wrath. The romance was so good that it was hard to remember that Wrath was an actual Prince of Hell. He was a bad guy that i kept forgetting was bad. The ending was quite a steamy yet rude awakening.

While I really loved this book there were a couple issues I had with it. The magic system was never really explained. Emilia seemed naive in the ways of Magic, sheltered almost, but then could pull a spell out of nowhere. We truly donโ€™t know her experience level with magic, itโ€™s not really explained. My other complaint was how rushed the ending felt. It actually jumped around a bit, to the point where I thought Iโ€™d missed a paragraph or even a page about a scene change. It didnโ€™t seem to fit with how the rest of the book had been written. The pacing felt extremely off and made it a tad confusing.

The ending was brutal, leaving us with some big unanswered questions. It also ended up taking a turn that I somewhat expected but ended up discarding halfway through the book. I do still have some theories though about Wrath, Pride, the curse and how Emilia will fit into it all. A year seems so far though and Iโ€™m way too excited to explore the Kingdom of the Wicked.

4 responses to “Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco”

  1. bookishinbed Avatar

    Such a great review! I’m so excited to pick this up soon. I’m honestly going to probably make it my next read once I finish the ones I’m currently reading. I am such a big fan of Kerri Maniscalco. This seems like it’s not going to disappoint. I honestly didn’t know much about it just wanted to read because it’s by Kerri.

  2. stormyreadsgirl Avatar

    This sounds amazing! Totally adding it to my TBR. Amazing review ๐Ÿ™‚

  3. evelynreads1 Avatar
    evelynreads1

    Great review! I cannot wait to pick this one up!

    (www.evelynreads.com)

  4. Allie Sumner Avatar

    Great review. This book has gotten great reviews from so many bloggers. I’m going to have to add it to my TBR now.

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