Reviews

A Crown So Cursed by L.L. McKinney

cj_parsley's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

tatyanavogt's review

3.5

I enjoyed the series but sadly I didn't love it as much as I wanted to. The idea was there for me, but it felt very YA and didn't really keep me as invested as it should have from the concept and all the action going on. I feel bad cause I really wanted to like it more than I ended up liking it. There was a relationship aspect that I was interested in but the rest I didn't really care for and although I did like the twist that we had in this book, I did struggle to keep interested in the whole series. That being said I DID like a lot more of the elements in this book than I did in book two at least and am happy that I have finally completed the series. I would recommend it to people who actually enjoy YA.

caughtbetweenpages's review

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I think A Crown So Cursed did a pretty solid job of concluding the plot that was going on, and it did a pretty solid job of concluding Alice's arc in specific, but I felt that there were some threads left untied from the previous book that I really wanted to see closed up in this one, so I'm hoping that we either get some sort of spin-off or bonus book in The Nightmareverse to wrap up all those final loose ends and explain some things a little further that I felt were kind of neglected within A Crown So Cursed.

My series review wraps it all up in more depth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkE_D01YUPY 

samjey2021's review against another edition

3.75

The pacing felt off - the three quarters of the book felt like set up for an ending that felt rushed. 

Still well written, and I still love the characters, so overall enjoyable. 

davi's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

i liked it. is it my favorite in the series? definitely not. the book is entertaining don't get me wrong, but i just feel like it was lacking something idk. i love alice and nem downnn, the action was great, and the suspense really had me. but, i just feel like for a finale, it didn't give what it could've gave 

mo_elcius's review

3.0

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krissayel's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

damusicalpoet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

rmyd42's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

debrakelsey's review against another edition

5.0

I can’t recommend this series enough! It’s action-packed. It’s gut wrenching at times, but beautifully written. I was transported to a world both new and nostalgic. This one is going to sit with me for a while!!