Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. Get started Close Families can talk about how To Kill a Kingdom uses aspects of ancient mythology. Why are sirens, mermaids, and mermen interesting to modern readers? Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most--a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen and or remain a human forever. Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. Mermaids are usually presented as beautiful mystical creatures that live within the sea. They have gorgeous tails, long flowing hair, and flawless skin. For example, see Ariel from The Little Mermaid or the mermaids from Peter Pan. They are beautiful!

Lira is a siren known as the 'Prince's Bane' - and she's infamous for killing princes. Yep, that's what she does. She rips out their hearts. Not to mention, she's the daughter of the mighty Sea Queen who is pretty much terrible all around. She's Ursula if Ursula was chewed up and spit out by the devil himself (but still manages to be attractive). Basically she's the reason Lira is the way she is - and her story is actually quite sad. To Kill a Kingdom is in its essence a retelling of the fairytale The Little Mermaid, but the only elements of the story that are adopted from it are that a sea creature is turned into a human girl by an evil witch, and her fate hinges on whether or not she manages to fulfill the witch’s quest. Only, in this book’s case, it’s not a mermaid that is cursed, but a deadly siren, and the evil witch is her mother, the Sea Queen. Love is a word we scarcely hear in the ocean. It exists only in my song and on lips of the princes I’ve killed. And I have never heard it from my mother’s mouth.” p. 308 Ilthia anoitos. It's supposed to say "stupid fool" but in Greek it's redundant to use both. So just only say "ilithia" or only "anoiti". Con una colección de diecisiete corazones de príncipes en su haber, Lira es una sirena temida y venerada en todos los confines del reino submarino. Pero un desliz provoca que su madre, la Reina del Mar, la transforme en lo que mas aborrece. un ser humano. Privada de su canto, Lira dispondrá hasta el solsticio de invierno para entregar el corazón del príncipe Elian a la Reina del Mar o permanecer como humana para siempre.

While other iterations are generally sad or upbeat, the best word to describe To Kill a Kingdom is severe. From the descriptions of the sirens to the ways in which sirens and humans murder each other to the general world in which the novel takes place. There’s a constant sense of danger and urgency coursing through this novel, even in times of levity. Through an unfortunate turn of events, she mistakenly saves Prince Elian instead of killing him by stealing his heart, and so her mother punishes her by turning her into a human There wasn’t enough time for me to grow attached to the characters and world, which is a shame, because it had so much potential. I think this would’ve worked better and read more fulfilling had it been a duology possibly, where then the writing, the characters, the world and plot would’ve been given their due right. Authors, if you are a member of the Goodreads Author Program, you can edit information about your own books. Find out how in this guide.

insert drooling face here* I can't help it. I'm a wee bit bloodthirsty and I love these types of heroines. *excited squeal* The book certainly brought all the feels, and elements of all characters. Throughout the novel, the story is smooth and generally moves along well. At the end of the day if you are looking for something that you have read similar to this before and don’t mind another, then this will satisfy you. If you are looking for something more than just an average read, that you will want to engage with, then this is also something you will enjoy. Details About To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo ePub It’s a shame,” says Kahlia. “When I was spying on him, it was like looking at an angel. He has such a pretty face.”

If I married you?” I stand to tower above him, pushing away the unraveling thing inside me. “I suppose it would be my mind.” SPOILER WARNING]– We learn that The Sea Queen was the one who killed Kahlia’s mother. Her own sister. Speaking of boring, this sh*t had absolutely no right to be and yet here we are. This is the most boring book in the history of ever. I don’t get it! The world-building was god awful, half the characters were flat, there was no setup or explanation or exposition of any kind, and yet NOTHING HAPPENS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE BOOK. I got halfway through and thought I was only a fraction of the way in! Nope, just bad writing! With well-crafted fight scenes and vivid descriptions, Christo has created a world of beauty and monstrosity that will draw readers in."— Publishers Weekly THEY WERE DOING SO WELL AND THEN YA HAD TO GO OFF AND MAKE IT A SHIT ROMANCE SLKWQDKSBVDSKLAVA, NO.

Hahahaha. “Legislation on the books.” Get it? Like that’s what you say about passing legislation successfully, but also it would be legislation on books? God I’m funny. It felt and read like the story was being crammed in. It wasn’t necessarily slow at any point. The plot was moving, however it seemed almost too calculated and each aspect of the story was placed accordingly. It didn’t flow, rather it felt too deliberate and purposely steered into a particular direction, i.e. getting the two main characters together. They are both rough around the edges, both willing to do whatever they deem necessary, and both unafraid to get their hands a little bloody. When fate thrusts them together what we get is a book worth of verbal battles as they use their wit to draw each other out. We get tension and action, we get slowly building friendships and even slower building romances. Basically, we get a lot of awesome things that you are just gonna have to see for yourself. p. 191 Anthropinos. It says "human" but the word "anthropinos" is the adjective. "Anthropos" is the noun. We get no violence. We get pondering and crying and more pondering and the ultimate condemnation of violence and it is a hundred thousand million times worse than if this were a straightforward Little Mermaid retelling with no violence at all.I am guessing you're a Ronan fan though (gut feeling?) so it shouldn't be that big of a problem :DDD"