Kingdom of the Feared: The Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling steamy finale to the Kingdom of the Wicked series

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I should have lowered my expectations for this one, then I wouldn't have been so disappointed. I don't even remember why or how I liked the second book. I'm trying really hard to let myself DNF this. There's no reason I should suffer through something that isn't enjoyable just to finish it for the sake of finishing and I'm trying to make my brain accept that. I'll be returning the book to the library ASAP (because of course it's a library book, I knew I didn't want to waste money on what was probably not going to be a good book) so that it's out of sight and hopefully out of mind. Tell me every dark desire, Emilia. Every fantasy you wish to come true. And I vow to make every one of them happen.”

And don't even get me started on the overly excessive descriptions of everything, whether it be a place, a room or an article of clothing, and Emilia's repeating thoughts worded slightly different over and over again. No, ma'am. i mean, don’t get me wrong, im a romance smut lover. go scroll through my read shelf and you’ll be assured... but it just makes me feel so weird to read explicit smut in a book that’s labelled YA and marketed for young people💀 first SJM started doing it, then JLA... now this trilogy? Go to hell? Gladly, as long as it’s the version in Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco, and the Prince of Wrath is my betrothed. Done and done. There is also a very common YA fantasy romance trope that happens in this book that I don’t want to give away since it’s a new release. However, I am so mad that Maniscalco put this in the book, regardless of the ending. The feminist in me was screaming. there was nothing. truly, this book is more so about explaining all the ominous shit that happened in the first two books. Emilia puts the pieces together (or is blatantly told what happened), and every mysterious encounter she’s previously had now makes sense. which was a relief, to be honest, because it did answer some questions that previously really bugged me😭 but this meant there was no actual plot for this book.After that, I'll dig out all the Kerri Maniscalco's books I haven't read, and binge on them like there's no tomorrow. whenever Emilia and Wrath were together, all her thoughts revolves around sex. all of the detrimental, urgent issues surrounding her become non-existent the moment her mind drifts to sex.

Tell me every dark desire, Emilia. Every fantasy you wish to come true. And I vow to make every one of them to happen.” firstly, my main issue with this book is the way it’s been labelled and promoted— someone needs to deep-dive into the progressing phenomenon of smutty fantasy romances being marketed as YA books. or just generally, books with explicit content being promoted as YA. because it’s becoming so commonplace now and i find it so odd that it’s allowed?i need to formally apologise to Vittoria, Goddess of Death, the superior twin sister, master manipulator and the realest, baddest bitch about... i am so sorry i ever called you a bland, caricature villain. i judged you too harshly, baby girl, and for that, i will never forgive myself. seriously, every plot twist and bomb she dropped was so good. the Shifting Isles reveal. the truth about their Nona. who the “Feared” are. Vittoria came to show all these other bitches up, i loved her. Wrath honestly felt like a secondary character to me in this final instalment because he felt so... passive. Vitoria and Emilia really propelled the plot forward. with Wrath everything was so stagnant. Who could possibly read: "All he does is lounge about with his books. His House is one giant, messy library." and not go completely feral for the guy. I happily volunteer to be his love interest whenever Kerri Maniscalco writes his book. I'll begin by saying that this series started out strong. The first book was excellent. The second was less so, but I thought it was just a bridge type of sequel in a trilogy, so I didn't mind that it was overly long and that nothing important seemed to happen. I thought the second book was just setting up an epic ending, and I was excited for it.