TITLE: To Kill a Kingdom
AUTHOR: Alexandra Christo
PUBLISHER: Feiwel & Freinds
PUBLISHING DATE: March 6, 2018
FROM GOODREADS: Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most—a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen or remain a human forever
The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. Hunting sirens is more than an unsavory hobby—it’s his calling. When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she’s more than what she appears. She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good—But can he trust her? And just how many deals will Elian have to barter to eliminate mankind’s greatest enemy?
MY THOUGHTS: So this was probably one of my most anticipated books of the year - or at least the first half. I feel like I've been drooling over that cover FOREVER. You guys KNOW I love tentacles. Add all of that to the fact that some of my favorite blogging buddies loved this book and.............. I should have known it would fall flat for me. Seriously guys, hyped books and I do not have the best relationship.
So this story has sirens (mean and vicious sirens), royalty, pirates and numerous kingdoms. Lira basically gets on the Sea Queen's bad side, who is also her demented mother, and is punished by being made human. In order to return to her killing fun in the sea, she has to obtain Prince Elian's heart. We all see where this is headed right? I have to give the book credit though because there definitely isn't any insta-love here. More like insta-attempted murder.
I think my main problem is I didn't really care for Lira or Elian. I much better liked the minor characters, especiallu Elian's crew. I love to read some more stories about them. The adventure aspect was interesting enough, but I struggle to keep picking this book up and at the end, just wanted to be done.
I know lots of people LOVE this book so I would never tell anyone to skip it... well, okay, I have told a few friends to do that. However, I didn't connect with "To Kill A Kingdom" which is sad, because I STILL love that cover.
RATING: 2 Paws (which in reality is more like 2.5 but stupid Goodreads and half ratings! And I'm not feeling it enough to round up.
