The Kingdom (Graveyard Queen, #2) in Nothing But Reading Challenges

Mar 18, 2016 Delitealex rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: own, paranormal, ghosts

I really enjoyed the writing it was definitely creepy. Loved when Amelia researched and mentioned differences in meanings of gravestone markings and other things about graveyards. It was also great to find out more of Amelia's past and the circumstances of her birth. There was alot of action and things to figure out that kept my interest. I can't wait to continue on with the series. ...more

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Jan 21, 2016 Stormi (StormReads) rated it really liked it

Shelves: finished-series

I don't normally read a series back to back but once I finished The Restorer I pretty much went right into this one as I was curious what the Graveyard Queen would be doing next.

Amelia was in need of a getaway so she takes a job at Asher's Fall but she had no clue what she was getting into when she took the job.

She is there to restore the cemetery that was owned by the Asher's, but was donated to the town after their old cemetery ended up becoming a lake. All sorts of mysterious things happen to I don't normally read a series back to back but once I finished The Restorer I pretty much went right into this one as I was curious what the Graveyard Queen would be doing next.

Amelia was in need of a getaway so she takes a job at Asher's Fall but she had no clue what she was getting into when she took the job.

She is there to restore the cemetery that was owned by the Asher's, but was donated to the town after their old cemetery ended up becoming a lake. All sorts of mysterious things happen to her while she is there and right off the bat she ends up with a poor ole battered dog that had his ears chopped off because he was once in a illegal dog fight. Others want to just shoot him but Amelia took an immediate liking to him and feeds the poor starving dog and he soon becomes her loyal companion.

When she mentions that she is there to restore the cemetery it doesn't seem like she is in for a very warm welcome and nobody knows or pretends not to know who the anonymous benefactor is that paid for her to be there. Everyone in that town is strange and Amelia gets the feeling that she is here for a reason other than cemetery restoration.

Thane Asher has taken a liking to her and a crazy (or maybe not so crazy) old lady give her warning to stay away from him. She starts to have some memories of her childhood while there that she had forgotten and begins to wonder if she has some sort of connection to this place. She knew she was adopted and she is curious to know the mystery of her birth.

The Kingdom was an interesting read and centered around one very strange town ran by one powerful family who are very strange. Thane Asher seems like the only semi normal one and that is probably because he is not a real Asher. I really liked finding out more about Amelia and her birth and the circumstances surrounding how she came to be with those that raised her.

Overall, I really enjoyed this and can't wait to get to the next book in the series! I wanted to listen to it right away but alas I have some others I needed to get to first. :) ...more

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Dec 23, 2014 Vickie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: booksthatmakemegowow, keeper-shelf

Part of why I adore this series is the premise. Amelia Gray, the main character, restores cemeteries. I love touring cemeteries, especially old ones. Mysterious, craggy, informational, craftsmanship...
This is Amelia's career and passion, restoring long neglected cemeteries to a new glory. She also sees spirits even though she has to keep it to a minimum so that they don't latch onto her.
Amelia is commissioned to restore the cemetery in Asher Falls, South Carolina. She finds that there are two c ...more

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Apr 25, 2020 Heather rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, suspense-thriller, paranormal, audible-escape, raven-crow

3.5 stars

In some ways this was better than the first book - it had more of a mystery (although it was easy to figure out). But it dragged in the middle. Amelia spent a whole lot of time running around clueless and scared. The book would've benefited from removing an hour or so of that. Thus the removal of 1/2 star. Otherwise, I liked the mystery/suspense and especially the Southern Gothic feel to the book.

There was really only a pseudo-romance in it, so I'm looking forward to getting back to Cha ...more

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Jul 15, 2013 Rebekah rated it really liked it

Shelves: genre-mystery, rating-4, genre-fantasy, genre-adult, genre-romance, genre-horror, genre-fantasy-paranormal, genre-fantasy-urban-fantasy, genre-fantasy-supernatural, genre-paranormal-ghosts

I liked this one better than the previous novel in the series, The Restorer. I found the characters more realistic and I honestly preferred this love interest, he was so much more authentic and...interesting lol. And by interesting, I mean hot.

Honestly, I found the Devlin character to be too much of a stereotype of the perceived prototypical Southern gentleman. The cocky cad-like nature of Thane Asher seemed much more realistic to me. Plus, he was young and fun and spontaneous, which is just wh ...more

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