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To Kill a Kingdom
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November 1, 2020
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November 30, 2020
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“Love and madness are two stars in the same sky. You cannot build a roof to keep out last year’s rain.”


~ Rating- 3.5 stars ~

Content / Trigger Warnings-
Slavery (mentioned), Sexual assault, Threats of rape, Child abuse, Disownment, Arranged marriage, Nightmares, Self-injury, Blood & gore depiction, Physical injury, Death of a friend, Death of a mother, Murder, Physical assault, Knife violence & stabbing, Gun violence, Torture, Drowning, Imprisonment, Kidnapping & captivity, Cyclones,
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Nash (all too unwell)
Buddy Read with Naomi!
Thank u for reading this with me. I had soo much fun reading this with u!

I love to read retellings. Especially if they are dark and bloody and murky. To Kill a Kingdom ticks all of those boxes!
To Kill a Kingdom is a dark romance. The main characters are Lira - the daughter of the sea queen and Elian the siren hunter/prince.

It's Elian's life mission to kill Princess Bane (aka Lira) who has killed many princes and taken their hearts. And he will stop at nothing to achieve tha
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Sophia
Apr 12, 2021 rated it liked it
3.5/5 stars

“In my heart, I’m as wild as the ocean that raised me.”

I am pleasantly surprised. This book was actually pretty decent, and I was not expecting it.

This could be a four-star, it is subject to change based upon how I feel after I process, but that also feels high.

This is a fantasy standalone, and those miss a lot of the time. I can never get into the characters or the conflict, but I actually got into this book quite a bit. I could have used a little bit more world-building and polit
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jace (taylor's version)
the writing was kinda mediocre, to be honest.

octobitch was the worst and best line in the entire book
Nimrat
Oct 15, 2021 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2nd-favorites
4.5
megz
Aug 06, 2022 rated it really liked it
Let's just say Lira is an absolute girlboss. And honestly, that's all I really needed in this book.
What do I even say about this? Very pirate-y. And more vicious than The Little Mermaid. A lot more vicious. And a whole lot better.
If you like badass siren princesses and pirate princes who are soon to be obsessed with said badass siren princesses, read it ;)
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Emma Hopps
amazing! loved how short and quick it was to read.
julia
Jan 30, 2021 marked it as to-read
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Feb 06, 2021 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Dec 22, 2021 rated it it was ok
stu
Mar 31, 2021 marked it as on-hold
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Apr 07, 2021 marked it as to-read
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May 04, 2021 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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SamWitch Books
Feb 01, 2022 marked it as to-read
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Laura :)
Apr 15, 2022 marked it as to-read