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Kingdom of the Wicked

Kingdom of the Wicked

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  • Author：Kerri Maniscalco
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Summary

Two sisters。

One brutal murder。

A quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itself…

And an intoxicating romance。

Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe – witches who live secretly among humans， avoiding notice and persecution。 One night， Vittoria misses dinner service at the family’s renowned Sicilian restaurant。 Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin…desecrated beyond belief。 Devastated， Emilia sets out to find her sister’s killer and to seek vengeance at any cost-even if it means using dark magic that’s been long forbidden。

Then Emilia meets Wrath， one of the Wicked-princes of Hell she has been warned against in tales since she was a child。 Wrath claims to be on Emilia’s side， tasked by his master with solving the series of women’s murders on the island。 But when it comes to the Wicked， nothing is as it seems…

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sara ，

omg。 this was crazy

GiovannaReads_ ，

No sé ni por dónde comenzar a describir este libro， aquí nos encontramos con la historia de Emilia， una joven que vive feliz con su familia， que vive feliz con su hermana gemela y con su abuela que les cuenta historias， mitos y leyendas para prevenirlas y que se cuiden， sin embargo， las hermanas no creen en esas historias， las disfrutan， se divierten y se entretienen， pero no creen en esos mitos， pese a que ellas mismas pertenecen a seres de esos mitos， pues son brujas， brujas que han crecido sa No sé ni por dónde comenzar a describir este libro， aquí nos encontramos con la historia de Emilia， una joven que vive feliz con su familia， que vive feliz con su hermana gemela y con su abuela que les cuenta historias， mitos y leyendas para prevenirlas y que se cuiden， sin embargo， las hermanas no creen en esas historias， las disfrutan， se divierten y se entretienen， pero no creen en esos mitos， pese a que ellas mismas pertenecen a seres de esos mitos， pues son brujas， brujas que han crecido sabiendo que deben mantenerse alejadas de la magia oscura。 El problema se presenta cuando la gemela de Emilia comienza a tener actitudes extrañas y， un día， aparece muerta。。。Emilia en su dolor y deseo de venganza termina metiéndose con fuerzas demoniacas de las que su abuela siempre le advirtió se mantuviera enojada， es así como conoce a uno de los 7 príncipes del infierno y se unen para encontrar al asesino de su hermana y de otras brujas。Un misterio por desentrañar， peligro a cada rincón， decidir en quién confiar y en quién no， dejarse llevar por la sed de venganza， a estas y muchas cosas más， son a las que se va a tener que enfrentar Emilia en esta intrigante historia。Reconozco que tenía meses viendo este libro en booktok， no me terminaba de animar a leerlo， porque últimamente las recomendaciones de booktok， estaba decepcionandome， sin embargo， tenía ganas de leer algo de fantasía y， pensé， por qué no， y vaya que no me arrepiento， por mucho este libro no me decepcionó， a ver sí que al principio tardó en engancharme， me daba mucho sueño en los primero capítulos， pero。。。 se llegó el momento en dónde ya no pude soltar el libro， es que simplemente estaba enganchada y necesitaba saber qué demonios estaba sucediendo， si bien algunas cosas pueden ser bastante predecibles， no dejan de ser asombrosas cuando suceden y es que Emilia es una joven que creció siendo tranquila， con una vida lo más normal posible que， en realidad， nunca buscó aventura， a diferencia de su gemela。 Y de pronto se ve envuelta en cosas que ella jamás se habría imaginado， esto hace que vayamos viendo su camino de malas decisiones， de inseguridad， de angustia， de miedo， pero también de autoconocimiento， de aprendizaje y muchas cosas más， honestamente， tengo mucha fe para este personaje en el siguiente libro， afortunadamente， estamos a nada de que salga， porque ese final en verdad me dejó con ganas de más， necesito respuestas y necesito venganza。。。 。。。more

Megan Lahiff ，

That was EPIC！！！ Im so excited to read book 2， I haven't read a book quite that engaging since ACOTAR and From Blood and Ash。 It was well written and by the end I was hooked。 I enjoyed it way more than Stalking Jack the Ripper。 This book seemed more geared towards adults than YA which is fine by me！！！！！ That was EPIC！！！ Im so excited to read book 2， I haven't read a book quite that engaging since ACOTAR and From Blood and Ash。 It was well written and by the end I was hooked。 I enjoyed it way more than Stalking Jack the Ripper。 This book seemed more geared towards adults than YA which is fine by me！！！！！ 。。。more

Ishi Time ，

Wrath is hot。 The cover is beautiful。 And the audiobook is amazing。 Overall， I did enjoy the book， but I couldn't help but notice a few things that didn't make sense to me。 It was because of these things I didn't enjoy the book as much as I could have。 First of all， why are the devil's horns called the Horns of Hades？？ The devil is not Hades， and in a narrative that is very much influenced by Christianity， how does Hades even factor into the picture？ It made no sense。 At first， I thought the boo Wrath is hot。 The cover is beautiful。 And the audiobook is amazing。 Overall， I did enjoy the book， but I couldn't help but notice a few things that didn't make sense to me。 It was because of these things I didn't enjoy the book as much as I could have。 First of all， why are the devil's horns called the Horns of Hades？？ The devil is not Hades， and in a narrative that is very much influenced by Christianity， how does Hades even factor into the picture？ It made no sense。 At first， I thought the book was set in modern day。 But then the fashion （long dresses/skirts） implies that it might be set in older times？ Still， the narrative and characters seemed very modern to me and did not really represent their time period。 But then again， I could be wrong， because a time period or year is never mentioned， which is another problem in itself。 I liked the idea of Wrath。 A handsome and powerful Prince of Hell？ Yes please。 But at the same time， this is literally Wrath。 General of War。 Vengeance， anger， and violence personified。 How the hell did he stand there and take Emilia's shit for the entirely of the book？？？ Sorry， but I found it hard to believe。 Emilia was so infuriating and annoying。 I get that she liked cooking and wove spells with cooking or whatever， but maybe I didn't want to read paragraph after paragraph about scampi。 It did make me hungry though。 She's literally a witch and was taught about the Wicked from childhood， but she doesn't believe in them。 She thinks witches exist but werewolves and vampires don't？？ Basically， she meets a Prince of Hell， he offers her some deal， she milks him for information， and then refuses the deal。 Then this entire thing happens again like 5 more times。 It was very predictable。 I was also able to predict who the murderer was。 Despite how much she tried to be "bad" and vengeful， she was very obviously a sheltered goody-two-shoes。 How could she possibly have hoped to outmaneuver the devil and demons as old as time？ Overall， this book had lots of potential。 It just didn't manage to reach it。 。。。more

Linh ，

Maybe I’m too old for the princes of hell trope， but this was just not my favorite。 Kerri was so vibrant and fresh with Stalking Jack the Ripper and this felt far more unoriginal and filled with tropes。 Also， in the audiobook， Amelia and Wrath have English accents while literally everyone else has Italian so I don’t know what’s up with that。

Stephanie ，

I really enjoyed this novel， what I love about Emilia is that she starts off as sweet， in her own world， closed off a bit， to outgoing， unapologetic and （the appropriate word would be） wrathful witch。We can see her slowly becoming more consumed by her darker side throughout the book and I can’t wait to read the next one， I’m fascinated by novels that the mc becomes the “morally grey character” or even “villain” in a sense。 Doing whatever it takes to save those she loves and the good of the world I really enjoyed this novel， what I love about Emilia is that she starts off as sweet， in her own world， closed off a bit， to outgoing， unapologetic and （the appropriate word would be） wrathful witch。We can see her slowly becoming more consumed by her darker side throughout the book and I can’t wait to read the next one， I’m fascinated by novels that the mc becomes the “morally grey character” or even “villain” in a sense。 Doing whatever it takes to save those she loves and the good of the world no matter how ruthful vengeful or wrathful she may become and I can’t wait to see if the next book includes this。 I’m going to give this 5 stars because the world is beautiful， I’m obsessed with Italy and that’s exactly where this takes place， I love the concept of magic and witchcraft and Emilia and her family come from a long line with ancient practices and it’s amazing to read about， also I can defiantly tell the author has kitchen experience because of the detail she puts into the recipes Emilia and her family makes。 One star: witchcraft Two star: takes place in ItalyThree star: Emilia， and her backstory Four star: mentions Greek myths Five star: Wrath 。。。more

Tiphaine ，

[NOTE: 4。5/5] （lu en V。O）J'ai adoré ma lecture， et c'était presque un coup de coeur ！ J'ai beaucoup aimé tout le côté sorcière， démons， et personnification des pêchés capitaux - je trouve que tout a été super bien exploité et donné des mythes sur chacun d'eux。 L'histoire est très prenante et il se passe toujours quelque chose， sinon c'est un court chapitre （en dehors du début qui était un peu lent mais il fallait voir le côté "doux" et "sage" d'Emilia avant）。 J'ai bien aimé le développement d'Em [NOTE: 4。5/5] （lu en V。O）J'ai adoré ma lecture， et c'était presque un coup de coeur ！ J'ai beaucoup aimé tout le côté sorcière， démons， et personnification des pêchés capitaux - je trouve que tout a été super bien exploité et donné des mythes sur chacun d'eux。 L'histoire est très prenante et il se passe toujours quelque chose， sinon c'est un court chapitre （en dehors du début qui était un peu lent mais il fallait voir le côté "doux" et "sage" d'Emilia avant）。 J'ai bien aimé le développement d'Emilia côté pouvoirs - j'ai un peu moins aimé son caractère sur une grosse partie du livre （sauf la fin） où je l'ai trouvé chiante et têtue。 Wrath est hyper intéressant et j'espère en savoir plus sur lui， car je me suis bien attaché à ce prince ！La fin m'a surprise même si le choix du tueur m'a assez déçue， je m'attendais à quelque chose d'autre ！ Mais ça reste quand même très bien amené。 On est laissé dans l'attente du deuxième tome， avec quelques questions et interrogations sur la suite， sur ce qu'il adviendra de nos deux protagonistes ！ 。。。more

Karla ，

3。5*See I enjoyed the actual story enough but the writing style was so limited and excruciating to read at points。 The simplicity in the first person narrative gave the effect of a book written by a 13 year old。 Some aspects were enjoyable but I felt detached from the characters and felt as if the main characters pain wasn’t portrayed correctly。 Also do not think this involves romance at all， the man barely spoke。 The world was interesting and the concept as well

Andrea ，

Super fun story but a bit of a quick pace， and a very dissatisfying romance between Wrath and Emilia

Amanda Maes ，

So I love kerri maniscalco。 But much like stalking jack the ripper it was a slow start but once it picked up I couldn't put it down！ I can't wait untill the next book comes out I already have it on preorder。I am super curious what is going to happen with Emilia and wrath。😍😍And Antonio！ 😲 😯 So I love kerri maniscalco。 But much like stalking jack the ripper it was a slow start but once it picked up I couldn't put it down！ I can't wait untill the next book comes out I already have it on preorder。I am super curious what is going to happen with Emilia and wrath。😍😍And Antonio！ 😲 😯 。。。more

Morgan Bridgman ，

2。5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️This was starting out strong and then as the pages went by， I got bored。 Don’t get me wrong， the writing style is amazing！ My complaint are the characters and how boring and bland they are！ I did NOT feel a connection between Emilia and Wrath。 Or between any characters at all。 World building was good but after it was built I felt that nothing really moved forward in keeping me entertained and hooked。 This one isn’t for me。

Alejandra ，

i’ll kiss wrath！ wait what？ i meant to say i’ll kick wrath’s ass！

Kayce Champion ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was so good！ I love when a book invites me in and I never want it to end。 It was a wonderful read and I want to dissect it。The beginning of this story is a good pace， building up Emilia's background with her twin sister Vittoria and her loving parents and Nonna。 She is a witch but in secret as her family owns a family restaurant called Sea & Vine。 There they cook and live normal lives。Despite Vittoria and Emilia being twins， Emilia realizes that Vittoria had a bunch of secrets。 That le This book was so good！ I love when a book invites me in and I never want it to end。 It was a wonderful read and I want to dissect it。The beginning of this story is a good pace， building up Emilia's background with her twin sister Vittoria and her loving parents and Nonna。 She is a witch but in secret as her family owns a family restaurant called Sea & Vine。 There they cook and live normal lives。Despite Vittoria and Emilia being twins， Emilia realizes that Vittoria had a bunch of secrets。 That led to Vittoria's murder and Emilia filled with revenge to hurt whoever did this to her twin sister。 However， upon summoning one of the demon princes of hell， Wrath， she realizes there's more to the story than what originally appeared。Let's start off with Wrath。 I think anyone who reads this book is magnetized to him。 He presents such a bad boy but welcoming presence。 It was in moments where I could understand why Emilia was so distant but I was also like， "now kissth" because their chemistry is one of the strongest parts of the book。I love that Emilia is very unskilled in this world。 She has no idea what she's doing， the same as the reader， and that similarity makes the world seem scarier。 We don't know what powers that be and neither does she， on top of the fact she has been ruled by emotion， an advantage that the demons have over her。I liked the ending but I was left a little disappointed。 I feel like the dramatic Wrath "death" and Emilia discovering that Antonio， her childhood crush and member of the brotherhood， murdered her sister and led up to the selling of her soul to House Pride just was too much to unpack。 I liked the idea of Antonio murdering her sister， but it seemed inconsistent and underwhelming when it was overshadowed by the cliffhanger ending and the loose connection between Antonio's mother being killed by a witch and an angel telling him to kill all witches。 Maybe the next book will explain that better。Overall， I really enjoyed it and I am glad I only have to wait less than two weeks for the sequel to come out！！！ I am so excited！ Wonderful read！ 。。。more

matti ，

i… very much enjoyed ！！ it did confuse me sometimeswith all the trickery & false leads but that could be because i started a new job that is literally draining me of all common sense & critical thinking skills。 anyway ！！！ i love emilia。 i love prince wrath。 is she really with pride ？？ did he really betray her ？！ I MUST KNOW。 I MUST GET THE SECOND BOOK IMMEDIATELY。

Hannah Markmann ，

This was a fun read！ I think the world-building was really strong， but the characterisation for Wrath was lacking just a smidge。 I enjoyed Maniscalco's writing style， and thought Emilia was a good protagonist。 Definitely interested to see how the series progresses！ This was a fun read！ I think the world-building was really strong， but the characterisation for Wrath was lacking just a smidge。 I enjoyed Maniscalco's writing style， and thought Emilia was a good protagonist。 Definitely interested to see how the series progresses！ 。。。more

Roshni ，

I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK！！！！ this book was SO SO good。 it has mysteries， twists and turns， witches， demons， creatures from hell and the romance is freaking awesome。 and oh boy the ending was 。。。。 indescribable 。。。 I would sell my f-ing soul to read the 2nd book

Rebecca Edmisten ，

This was absolutely amazing。 I can not wait for the second book！！

Mariale ，

El final？？！ Como vas a dejar un libro así？ Impaciente por leer el segundo。 Emilia reina sos。

Emily ，

3。5。。。 maybe 4 stars？ This book was super intriguing but I didn't love it。 Will continue reading the series though。 3。5。。。 maybe 4 stars？ This book was super intriguing but I didn't love it。 Will continue reading the series though。 。。。more

Kirstin ，

I did like the book。 I felt some plot development parts were slow， but you can tell it’s really building towards something great in book 2。 Definitely a book that is setting the stage for continuation and gives a foundation。

Megan Farve ，

I’d give this book 4。5 stars but I’m rounding up。 I loved the story and the concept， and Amelia was a great character to follow。 Much like her Stalking Jack the Ripper series， I found myself unable to put the book down。 Well， audiobook （which was wonderful）。

Luz ，

The cover to this YA fantasy is stunning， which initially attracted me to the novel。 I enjoyed the plot and the characters were memorable， the main character Emilia's sister， Vittoriawas's was murdered and Emillia sets out avenge her death。 。 This is the first novel in a series and I'm looking forward to the next installment。 The cover to this YA fantasy is stunning， which initially attracted me to the novel。 I enjoyed the plot and the characters were memorable， the main character Emilia's sister， Vittoriawas's was murdered and Emillia sets out avenge her death。 。 This is the first novel in a series and I'm looking forward to the next installment。 。。。more

Ramona Wray ，

This is painting-by-numbers。 Checking off different bullet points of a list with all the elements of what sells a novel today。 However， no cohesion between these markers。 Also， a general tone deafness that grates to no end。 Certain audiences may well be taken in by the potentially redeemable bad boy situation or the ludicrous Italian cookery interludes， but for myself， I like a bit more substance to my stories。 And my cooking。

Mallory Rougeou ，

yea woooooooow this moved！ I never once was bored

Victorique Crawford ，

I like it， it's a lot of fun but is it anything groundbreaking。 Not particularly。 But I had a lot of fun and it's a quick read。 Also I managed to guess the ending the moment Hell was a Kingdom and a few other plot points。 So it wasn't that surprising but I liked it。 Emilia is kind of memorable， at least in how she isn't swooning。 It does what it sets out to do。 I like it， it's a lot of fun but is it anything groundbreaking。 Not particularly。 But I had a lot of fun and it's a quick read。 Also I managed to guess the ending the moment Hell was a Kingdom and a few other plot points。 So it wasn't that surprising but I liked it。 Emilia is kind of memorable， at least in how she isn't swooning。 It does what it sets out to do。 。。。more

nair ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “Are you certain this is what you want？ This is what you choose？” I nodded。 Wrath stared a moment too long， like he was trying to incinerate me on the spot。 “Done。”love me some good enemies to whatever these two were to back to enemies🖤

Mikka ，

Kingdom of the Wicked is a fast-paced， enemies-to-lovers kinda book。 It has a lot of myth and legend aspects as well as Italy in the 18th century。 I love wrath， and I mean， who doesn't <3， but I did find that the story wasn't all that well written and certain things were looked over or not focused on enough。 I think the idea behind the book is a good one， but the writing just wasn't it for me。 Kingdom of the Wicked is a fast-paced， enemies-to-lovers kinda book。 It has a lot of myth and legend aspects as well as Italy in the 18th century。 I love wrath， and I mean， who doesn't <3， but I did find that the story wasn't all that well written and certain things were looked over or not focused on enough。 I think the idea behind the book is a good one， but the writing just wasn't it for me。 。。。more

Hannah ，

Severely underwhelming。 I feel like the second book will be better tho。

Jude ，

i mean it was aaallllrrrrriiiigghhtttt

Kelly S ，

Story was decent but regressed way to slowly for my taste。 Had trouble finishing it。

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