![]() ![]() Not even the classic “this book should have been longer because it was so awesome.” NO. That’s because there wasn’t one single bad thing I could point out about this book. You might notice there is no Bitter section in this review. It was magnificent.I really don’t know what else to say about such a lovely ending. The story had barely reached its peak, how could it already be ending? How was the author going to manage wrapping it all up in those last few pages? Everything would be rushed and awful and ruin EVERYTHING.īut I needn’t worry. It’s mesmerising and ever-changing, like a sunset.It doesn’t matter that you’ve seen one before – it’s always going to make you stop and stare.Īs pages kept piling up on top of my bookmark, I geninely started to panic. Enjoy the ride but not once take your eyes off the road. This is one of those rare gems that force you to slow down. Colourful and deadly and absolutely glorious. I could picture everything happening in front of my eyes, feel every emotion the characters were describing, visualise everything happening exactly as Christo had intended it – the sounds, the heartbeats, the speed, the tone. The story is effortlessly fluid, taking full advantage of the powerful and refreshing twist, mixing up myth and novelty with such dexterity one would assume Christo to be a decades-old veteran. Some of these elements might feel cliché, if for nothing else, because they are directly inspired by the Little Mermaid’s timeless tale (a mix between the original by Hans Christian Andersen and the Disney version, which worked so amazingly well). I also have a brand new book boyfriend to pine after. You really get everything with this book: the elusive anti-heroine, the rebellious self-sacrificing prince, the loyal crew made up of diverse pirates and thieves with stories of their own, the despicable villain, and so much more. It’s just a matter of perspective and values. One is able to sympathise with their motives, no matter how horrendous, and hope they succeed.Because both sides are right and wrong at the same time. It’s that they do what they have to do to survive. It’s not that they are good people, far from it. ![]() I wanted to be their friend, their confidant. The characters were so endearing, so human, so relatable.I smiled throughout. I wanted to savour every page, every sentence, every feeling it evoked within me. ![]() But also because I didn’t want to rush through it. In a way, it was simply because I was busy and didn’t have the time to open this gorgeous book. It was enchanting, a work of art, a brilliant reminder of why I adore books.Īs I look back and realise it took me almost a month to read it, I really don’t understand how. But there was no way I could have dived into this book (no pun intended) and not been marvelled. I didn’t want to believe the hype and truly, I tried to stay as impartial as humanly possible. When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she’s more than what she appears… Hunting sirens is more than an unsavory hobby-it’s his calling. The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. It has honestly become my favourite book of 2018 ❤ I want to thank Hot Key Books for kindly providing me with a review copy of To Kill a Kingdom. Instead, I made it “short” (I tried, okay?) and sweet just for you ^^ ![]() When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she’s more than what she appears.I hope good and ready to read my fangirl testament of today □ Believe me, it required a lot of restraint on my part not to write a twenty page essay on how awesome this book is. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen or remain a human forever. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most-a human. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. It has since become an international bestseller and has been translated into over a dozen languages. It was published in March of 2019 and marked Alexandra's debut. To Kill a Kingdom or TKaK for short is a YA novel based on the book The Little Mermaid and is also the first book in the Hundred Kingdoms series. "For those I love who never got the chance to see this happen." ~Dedication ![]()
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