A review by triciab04
Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco

adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed with this one. I really loved the first book and this sequel was one of my most anticipated releases. I originally started it pretty quickly after release and got about 80 pages in and ended up walking away from it for awhile. It wasn't capturing my full attention and I thought maybe it was just a mood reader thing and decided to come back another time when I was feeling it more. I finally made my way back and unfortunately that feeling never quite left me. I'm not sure exactly what the problem is. The plot is interesting and was my main draw to the first book. Maybe because this one seemed more focused on sexual tension, I'd say that was definitely first and foremost. But I'm confident that wasn't all it was either as normally this wouldn’t be such a drag. Ultimately this ended up being just a 'meh' to me. I never really got super into it and that was a bummer to me after how awesome book one was. I'll likely still read the next one with hopes that it will reinvest me in the story.