![]() ![]() Nonetheless, Christo forgets to heighten the steaks of the narrative. Simply put, To Kill a Kingdom‘s main storyline is that of murder, betrayal, and our royal protagonists choosing the paths they will lead. The writing primarily caused my zoning out, but the plot played as another factor. I continuously rewound chapters of the audiobook due to the numerous times I disengaged from the reading. Substituting these lackluster descriptions for personification and stronger verbs would have brought Christo’s fantasy world to life. Christo uses an excessive number of similes and linking verbs throughout the book, blurring the imagery’s clarity. Sadly, the execution of this portion of the novel weakens the narrative. The strength of To Kill a Kingdom‘s story relies heavily on Alexandra Christo’s writing. *Since I listened to the audiobook, some names and places may be misspelled.* She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good-But can he trust her? And just how many deals will Elian have to barter to eliminate mankind’s greatest enemy? Review (Minor Spoilers): 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. 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. 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. Discussion Are you team siren or mermaid? Because now I’m all about the sirens.July 2nd, 2018 – July 8th, 2018 Rating: Format: You need To Kill a Kingdom and you can find it at Goodreads. It’s about the conflict we have when are trying to end a war, as it wages on beneath our skin, and in our hearts. To Kill a Kingdom is about the choices we make to try to be who we should be when we don’t know who we want to be. I was in love with this book from the very beginning and it only grew as the book went on. Are we the product of our hearts or our upbringing? Overall, They struggle with this idea of who they are with the reality of their feelings and it provides a genuine joy to see it play out on the pages. But there’s a genuine sense of growth and of introspection. This, in and of itself, was absolutely wonderful to see their interplay, but then you have a thrilling story to add! The crew gives the entire book a new flavor, and if there’s a sequel I want more of them. (I also loved how ruthless Lira was as a human, I would have hated for her to lose her fire). ![]() I adored the edge to them as they protect their wounds, but also try to learn if they can be true to who they are and who they are meant to be. There’s a vulnerability to them, even as they are ruthless and as they attempt to stab you in the heart. You cannot help but love the ways in which Elian and Lira mirror each other – they both have been pushed into costumes that hang off of them, like a child playing in a dress up box eager to please their parents. It has more depth, more detail, and more fun! I’ll take all the ruthless sirens now please, thank you very much.Ĭhristo expertly balances our sincere love for our characters with a plot that has secrets and intrigue. I loved that this had the bare bones of what we may have come to expect from The Little Mermaid except it was obliterated and replaced with something 100% better. This is what I have been wanting from all my retellings. However, she’s not all that she seems and it’s possible her secrets may just destroy the both of them. But all of that is about to change when he rescues a stranded woman at sea who seems to hold the key to his greatest desires – to kill the Sea Queen. He is a prince on land, but a siren hunter on the sea. Prince Elian is at home on the ocean where there is no pretense, no court, and only the rocking waves for company. Now she has to retrieve the heart of Prince Elian or she will remain a human forever. Except one day, all of that is ripped away from her when she is punished by the Sea Queen and transformed into a human. She is a legend, both above and below the surface of the ocean. Lira is the Siren Princess and she has been taking hearts for years now – seventeen to be precise. It wove a spell around me because of its compelling characters and intrigue filled story. It was everything I wanted and more mostly because it had none of the saccharine candy floss that the Disney tale we know has, and ALL of the ruthlessness and witty banter. This Little Mermaid retelling blew me out of the water. ![]()
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