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Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco

8 reviews

edilyaaang's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

It was enjoyable enought. Though there were times were I got super frustrated on what was happening, especially how the two MLs can never cooperate enought to focus on the game at hand. It made me want to throttle them both from time to time. But other than that, I enjoyed it. Enought to make me curious about the author's other works

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Dementia, Cannibalism, Confinement, Bullying, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

msorendreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

It was fine. I don’t know what else to say, honestly. I enjoyed it enough to finish it but I don’t know if I’d recommend it to anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual violence

odomaf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

I very much enjoyed this read

What I liked

• Dialogue is fun, witty, and clever
• Flirting game that ran throughout the book. It made the sexy parts WAY hotter
• Court Intrigue is fun, esp the relationships between the princess of sin
• The book is a game/tournament/challenge plot line, and the contest is well crafted

What I didn't like

• It's a long book, which I don't really mind. It makes it a slower read, but it also doesn't feel like it drags anywhere. I did reach chapter 69, which I thought was the last one, and was like "Ha! Ending on 69!" But I was wrong, and there were about 5 more chapters that I did kind of think we didn't need :D
• Some of the courts of sin have a backdrop of lots of people having public sex, and that ceased to shock or charm me in any way a loooooooong time ago

This is the first of the series, and I will probably not continue right away because it was a LOT of emotional whiplash, and I need to go read a rom com for aftercare or something

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

lucindahoi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Torture, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Blood, Death, and War

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Stalking

katymat18's review

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

🌶️ 🥵

Holy SPICE! I mean I’m here for it, and I know this is Kerri’s debut into adult fantasy but man oh MAN! What a shift form the Kingdom of the Wicked series. I was a little tentative about a stand-alone for Envy but I LOVED it. The mystery of it all, the riddles, the games, the banter. DAMN! Like yes, please. I thought some things were a bit drawn out, like the mystery about Camilla herself, and I sort of guessed her parentage but it was still such a juicy reward to get that confirmation. Hope to see more of Camilla and Envy in future books - I know they’ll be side characters but god I love their witty back-and-forth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual violence, Torture, and Abandonment

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

whatbeccareadnext's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

After the incredible let down that was Kingdom of the Feared, I was a bit apprehensive to read this book. I was, however, pleasantly surprised. I loved the juxtaposition between the Regency England-esque human realm and the underworld. Where I think the Kingdom trilogy found itself awkwardly straddling between YA and adult, Throne of the Fallen is undoubtedly an adult novel, and suitably spicy to match. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Blood, Cursing, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment and Classism

Minor: Alcohol and Death of parent

graceev's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, War, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment

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soniajoy98's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Sexual assault, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Cursing, Blood, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Child death, Kidnapping, Suicide, Grief, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, and Physical abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Vomit