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KINGDOM OF THE CURSED (Kingdom of the Wicked) Paperback – Import, 30 August 2022
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- Print length480 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHodder Paperback
- Publication date30 August 2022
- Dimensions12.8 x 3.6 x 19.6 cm
- ISBN-101529350492
- ISBN-13978-1529350494
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A delicious and intoxicating new fantasy by a master of murder and mayhem ― Elizabeth Lim, author of Spin the Dawn
An intoxicating, tightly plotted feast for the senses ― Kirkus
A fast-paced adventure steeped in a luscious and dark world ― Chloe Gong, NYT bestselling author of These Violent Delights
KOTC is the paper and words embodiment of the fire emoji ... it makes for the most sizzling, intoxicating scenes. Sexy, smouldering and fuelled with a passionate rage befitting Wrath himself, Kingdom of the Cursed does something that not all sequels can do: it outshines the book that came before ― Culturefly
If there's one thing I know about Kerri Maniscalco, it's that she always delivers. A marked departure from the first book, this darkly beautiful, atmospheric seuel ramps up the steaminess and spice ― Culturefly
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About the Author
Kerri Maniscalco grew up in a semi-haunted house outside NYC where her fascination with Gothic settings began. In her spare time she reads everything she can get her hands on, cooks all kinds of food with her family and friends, and drinks entirely too much tea while discussing life's finer points with her cats.
She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stalking Jack the Ripper quartet.
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- Publisher : Hodder Paperback (30 August 2022)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 480 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1529350492
- ISBN-13 : 978-1529350494
- Item Weight : 100 g
- Dimensions : 12.8 x 3.6 x 19.6 cm
- Country of Origin : India
- Best Sellers Rank: #41,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,250 in Historical Fiction (Books)
- #1,526 in Fantasy (Books)
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About the author

Kerri Maniscalco grew up in a semi-haunted house outside NYC where her fascination with gothic settings began. In her spare time she reads everything she can get her hands on, cooks all kinds of food with her family and friends, and drinks entirely too much tea while discussing life’s finer points with her cats.
She is the #1 NYT and USA Today bestselling author of the Stalking Jack the Ripper series and the forthcoming Kingdom of the Wicked.
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Reviewed in India on 29 March 2022
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And again just like the first book, a lot of it was predictable.
I am hoping for Kerri to do better from the third books and involve the other six brothers more and write on their backstories too.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 29 March 2022
And again just like the first book, a lot of it was predictable.
I am hoping for Kerri to do better from the third books and involve the other six brothers more and write on their backstories too.

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It’s a decadent and pulse raising read filled with sizzling romance, deception and intrigue and I never wanted it to end. Like Kingdom of the Wicked, it’s beautifully written with such exceptional world building and descriptions that I felt I was travelling alongside Emilia as she experienced the Seven Circles.
The book starts immediately after book 1, Kingdom of the Wicked, as Emilia travels to the Seven Circles to become Queen of the Wicked after selling her soul in an attempt to solve her sister’s murder.
We see much more of Wrath (wink wink) in this novel and see his real, multi-faceted personality. All I can say is that Wrath is EVERYTHING and has made it into my tight knit harem of book boyfriends alongside Casteel, Rhys and Roth. Yes, there’s a dark haired bad boy with a heart thing going on there. Despite being a Prince of Hell, he treats Emilia like a Queen, encouraging and empowering her and always has her back, even when she’s pushing him away.
Emilia’s character really develops during this book as she takes charge of her destiny, embraces her wrath and doesn’t let anything get in the way of avenging her sister. Not even her sizzling chemistry with Wrath.
Kerri Maniscalo is the real Queen of the Wicked to leave us with THAT ending. I need book 3 NOW! All fantasy/romance lovers need this series in their lives!


Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 9 November 2021
It’s a decadent and pulse raising read filled with sizzling romance, deception and intrigue and I never wanted it to end. Like Kingdom of the Wicked, it’s beautifully written with such exceptional world building and descriptions that I felt I was travelling alongside Emilia as she experienced the Seven Circles.
The book starts immediately after book 1, Kingdom of the Wicked, as Emilia travels to the Seven Circles to become Queen of the Wicked after selling her soul in an attempt to solve her sister’s murder.
We see much more of Wrath (wink wink) in this novel and see his real, multi-faceted personality. All I can say is that Wrath is EVERYTHING and has made it into my tight knit harem of book boyfriends alongside Casteel, Rhys and Roth. Yes, there’s a dark haired bad boy with a heart thing going on there. Despite being a Prince of Hell, he treats Emilia like a Queen, encouraging and empowering her and always has her back, even when she’s pushing him away.
Emilia’s character really develops during this book as she takes charge of her destiny, embraces her wrath and doesn’t let anything get in the way of avenging her sister. Not even her sizzling chemistry with Wrath.
Kerri Maniscalo is the real Queen of the Wicked to leave us with THAT ending. I need book 3 NOW! All fantasy/romance lovers need this series in their lives!


Cursed:
First of all, I paid more than £8 for the Kindle version and the layout was horrendous! Paragraphs were misaligned all the time or in a different font and size… Nobody proof-read that? Moving on to the actual review.
It was… not for me. I’m leaving this review because I feel like I need to explain why I didn’t like it. Also bear in mind that I’m not a native speaker 🙏🏻
It was way too long for me, in the sense that it was so very slow. Nothing happens for most of the books, apart from little snipets of action that last a few pages and then we’re back to Emilia’s inner dialogue.
She came to House Wrath to discover who’s behind her sister’s murder, yet nothing is really done to solve this mystery. All we get is more confusing lore and myths and potential clues that Emilia thinks over ad nauseam, without any real sign of explanation. The stakes feel very low because of that (but maybe it was never meant to be a high stake story).
The whole world building is still a bit confusing to me. I get lost between the curses and goddesses and demons. But maybe it’s just me that’s slow ;) but I feel like the author was scrambling to make it a complex world and got lost and me with her in the process. Because, in the need, all the information we’re given doesn’t seem that important, there will be another plot twist that’ll make everything you thought you knew irrelevant. (Reminds me a bit of From Blood and Ash in that sense :/). We don’t know at what time it takes place. I assume pre-modern world because there’s no mention of technology but the way they talk and the way people travelled indicates it’s not so ancient. Emilia knows how well-bred English ladies wear their hair, French and English families came to live in Sicilia etc. The Kingdom of Italy is mentioned but it only existed for a century and was abolished after WW2… So nothing is for certain.
SPOILERS below
So Wrath is the devil. He has duties, responsibilities. But what are they?!? What they do down there? How do they live, what occupies their day, I want to know!! It’s so complex and so shallow at the same time!
It’s all based on Christian religion, the 7 deadly sins, the seven circles of Hell etc, but we do not know how it actually ties in with Chrisitian’s beliefs and stories. If Wrath is Samael, how did he become part of the story behind an entire religion?
I got confused with the Blood Tree and the Crone. She supposed to be part of the Goddess Triad or something. But plot twist! She’s also part of the Seven Sisters. Who are believed to be ruthless and frightening but were incredibly easy to find and be dealt with by Emilia. Seriously, in a few pages, just like that, POOF, gone! WTH?!
Also, I do love a slow burn but this one is so slow that it gets boring. Every time there’s a bit of spicy action, you find yourself wondering what excuse will the author find to make sure nothing final happens. Extremely frustrating. I don’t believe in their love I’m sorry. I could if there was a « fated mate » trope but it doesn’t seem to be the case as of yet. It doesn’t feel forced but apart from Emilia very rationally deciding that lust and attraction set aside, she wanted to spend her life with him, very little made her actually fall in love with me. I mean yes he gives her choice and consent and protection. But in a very bland way. It’s just all very lukewarm to me.
So yeah, it just wasn’t the book for me. Maybe I’ll read book 3, after all I invested hours of reading (it took me forever to finish this one, when I usually just inhale my books), so might as well read the last one to find out the big secret, but i’ll wait for Kindle prices to go down before I do.

That ending? I mean I guessed one part but the other part? 😳
In this instalment we’re in hell, literally. Emilia signed her soul away to Pride and Wrath took her straight home, his home.
Here is where she will await her husband to be to call for her.
But will he?
We follow Emilia on her hell discoveries and of course get to meet the other prince’s. Hell isn’t as she thought it would be and in fact she’s surprised to find a little beauty in it.
Her ‘enemyship’ with Wrath takes some interesting turns and some of the revelations from him about their ‘connection’ are satisfying for the reader.
Emilia faces all of hell with her head held high and as before she never backs down from a challenge. She grows with her power and in confidence and it was a delight to read.
Wrath, as annoyingly cryptic as ever, is a sweetheart when it comes to protecting Emilia. He’s one fierce demon prince and he will not tolerate anyone disrespecting hell’s new queen to be. But are his motives rooted in something more than just loyalty to his brother?
Does he just protect her simply because she will become queen?
We find out!
I loved this book, the story just ticked all the right boxes for me and I cannot wait for the next instalment.
And that cover though 😍
Stunning!

This installment was more action packed than the first so I felt the pace was better. There was a constant tension throughout making it a fun page turner.
The sexual tension between Emilia and Wrath also upped a notch, the will they won’t they aspect goes back and forth so much – but the chemistry between them is always enough that you stay invested! This will be a hit for those that enjoy a romance heavy fantasy with a little spice. The author announced this is a New Adult series, which explains the content in this book (I thought it was YA based on the first).
I didn’t care for the constant descriptions of Emilia’s dresses and I’ll admit I skimmed those parts. However, I could picture certain fan arts when reading, so I didn’t feel like I missed out on anything crucial. I actually skim outfit descriptions a lot in books, so this isn’t a reflection on the writing at all – my brain just won’t take in the outfit.
The food descriptions are back too and everything sounds delicious!
The plot took a turn I didn’t expect and that’s when I couldn’t put the book down. This feels like the foundations for book three so I can appreciate all the little details that have been scattered throughout.
Nothing is as it seems and just as you think you’ll piece things together… the conclusion bites you in the butt!
Overall this was a great read. I couldn’t put the book down and I’ve pre ordered book three as soon as I finished this one!


Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 2 May 2022
This installment was more action packed than the first so I felt the pace was better. There was a constant tension throughout making it a fun page turner.
The sexual tension between Emilia and Wrath also upped a notch, the will they won’t they aspect goes back and forth so much – but the chemistry between them is always enough that you stay invested! This will be a hit for those that enjoy a romance heavy fantasy with a little spice. The author announced this is a New Adult series, which explains the content in this book (I thought it was YA based on the first).
I didn’t care for the constant descriptions of Emilia’s dresses and I’ll admit I skimmed those parts. However, I could picture certain fan arts when reading, so I didn’t feel like I missed out on anything crucial. I actually skim outfit descriptions a lot in books, so this isn’t a reflection on the writing at all – my brain just won’t take in the outfit.
The food descriptions are back too and everything sounds delicious!
The plot took a turn I didn’t expect and that’s when I couldn’t put the book down. This feels like the foundations for book three so I can appreciate all the little details that have been scattered throughout.
Nothing is as it seems and just as you think you’ll piece things together… the conclusion bites you in the butt!
Overall this was a great read. I couldn’t put the book down and I’ve pre ordered book three as soon as I finished this one!


Wrath schools her on dealing with each of the Princes of Hell known as the Wicked – mainly Trust No One. Emilia is conflicted as she takes this advice on board as she instinctively trusts Wrath. As she manoeuvres through fabulous palaces, greets double-crossing Princes and obtains troubling and confusing clues to who killed her sister, Emilia is constantly surrounded but feels deeply alone. She wants to confide in Wrath but as he has proved secretive to her detriment in the past, she doesn’t know if he can ever be her true ally.
As she journeys to her future husband the King of Hell, she uncovers magical items that will help her unlock the truth she seeks and finally enact her revenge. But the closer she comes to being Queen the harder it is to resist her growing feelings for Wrath. Will her path lead her to a place so dark she will never see the light again and will Emilia embrace the sinful side of herself to defeat all who stand in her way?
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟. This was book 2 in the series and it certainly ramped up the action, intrigue and sexiness of the story and I loved it. Wrath is the dark, morally grey MC that I just love. He is conflicted, protects his kingdom but is trapped by his nature and responsibilities. He is also gorgeously seductive and powerful which makes him perfectly delicious. Emilia's character has grown from a naive young woman in the first book to a savvy, strong and commanding woman in this book. She also is more open to her sexuality and allows herself to explore that area of herself. The twists and turns were intense, addictive and had me gaping by the end of the book. The cliff-hanger was MEAN so I eagerly await book 3 so bad!!


Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 24 March 2022
Wrath schools her on dealing with each of the Princes of Hell known as the Wicked – mainly Trust No One. Emilia is conflicted as she takes this advice on board as she instinctively trusts Wrath. As she manoeuvres through fabulous palaces, greets double-crossing Princes and obtains troubling and confusing clues to who killed her sister, Emilia is constantly surrounded but feels deeply alone. She wants to confide in Wrath but as he has proved secretive to her detriment in the past, she doesn’t know if he can ever be her true ally.
As she journeys to her future husband the King of Hell, she uncovers magical items that will help her unlock the truth she seeks and finally enact her revenge. But the closer she comes to being Queen the harder it is to resist her growing feelings for Wrath. Will her path lead her to a place so dark she will never see the light again and will Emilia embrace the sinful side of herself to defeat all who stand in her way?
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟. This was book 2 in the series and it certainly ramped up the action, intrigue and sexiness of the story and I loved it. Wrath is the dark, morally grey MC that I just love. He is conflicted, protects his kingdom but is trapped by his nature and responsibilities. He is also gorgeously seductive and powerful which makes him perfectly delicious. Emilia's character has grown from a naive young woman in the first book to a savvy, strong and commanding woman in this book. She also is more open to her sexuality and allows herself to explore that area of herself. The twists and turns were intense, addictive and had me gaping by the end of the book. The cliff-hanger was MEAN so I eagerly await book 3 so bad!!
