To Kill a Kingdom

"I really liked this at first. As the book continued I found the antagonists to be pretty thin, and the early momentum of the book to fizzle out as the romance needed to happen. That being said I still enjoyed the book as whole. But I am still laughing at Christo not knowing how gold works and banking a admittedly small scene on readers also not knowing. "There was a spot of blood on her tongue...from the shards of gold inside the bottle""

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"I really enjoyed this. Little mermaid if she were evil kinda book but do try it out!! "

"Overhyped… some things felt weird and forced :( beautiful cover though!! If you want something similar to this with pirates and royalty and sirens, check out Daughter of the pirate king and Daughter of the siren queen. Much better!"

"This was definitely overhyped on TikTok, if you are coming for the romance there isn’t much, I mean the storyline was interesting, but it wasn’t my favorite book. It was cute, if you are looking for a pretty easy read with a tad of romance it was cute. "

"3.75 star. The story was a little more sinister than I thought it would be which I liked. I was suprised the siren Lira was so feral and animal like. Finally something new. I quite enjoyed her character fierce and sharp.<br/><br/>"You should assume," she says, "that everything I say to you is an insult. One day the world is going to run out of luck to give to you." -Lira<br/><br/>Maybe I'm the only one but especially with seafaring books I expect a map. Really any book because I can't help myself. It gives you a since of direction and distance. Also when you have more than one kingdom its easier to memorize.<br/><br/>The comradery of the crew was very pleasant like family. Of course Lira and Elian's bickering was great. Most of the time hate/love relationship banter is eye rolling annoying but Alexandera did very well in her writing. Instead of exasperated sighs I was giggling every few mins.<br/><br/>I think this book would have been a four to five star if their sea travels were more detailed. Also the ending came together quite easly and quick. The big fighting scene was a little all over the place. But this story was different from what I expected, that's always a bonus. I also enjoyed the myths and the detailed creatures. Again it was just great to see a new spitfire character biting and clawing her way thru the story."

"This book is a dark, somewhat macabre twist on the little mermaid. What I enjoyed about this book though, was in the enemies to lovers dynamic it’s usually the man that has this dark ominous side. In this story I loved that it was the female for a change that is the monster. The siren/pirate vibes are awesome and if that’s your thing, you will love this book! I thought the ending was a little cheesy romance wise. But other than that it’s a good quick read! #enemiestolovers #fantasy #pirates #advent #sirens "

"This book is enemies to lovers, but imagine the little mermaid! It’s a lighter read, has an easy to follow plot, and a ton of fun in general <3"

"This book had some great enemies to lovers side! The female lead was the “enemy” for a change, which was great. In my opinion this book is pretty dark and has some twists. The plot is wonderful even though I feel like there aren’t much detail… And at first I didn’t like neither of the main leads, but eventually they really grew on me! "

"I found this book to be a bit boring. The romance is pretty bland and the story isn’t anything super exciting. Would only recommend it to younger readers or someone who really likes pirate/mermaid stories. "