When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she’s more than what she appears. Non mancano gli elementi caratteristici della fiaba del 1837 l’affascinante principe. To Kill a Kingdom è ben lontano dall’essere una semplice rivisitazione de La Sirenetta di Andersen. Hunting sirens is more than an unsavory hobby-it’s his calling. Alexandra Christo is a British author whose characters are always funnier and far more deadly than she is. The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen and or remain a human forever. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most-a human. See all 2 parent reviews Whats the Story At the start of TO KILL A KINGDOM, Princess Lira causes the death of one of her fellow sirens and earns the wrath of her mother, the Sea Queen. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. The female main was better and I wish we\’d have just gotten the book through he perspective alone.This action-packed YA debut pits a deadly siren princess and a siren-hunting human prince against each other as they fight to protect their kingdoms. I\’m normally not this negative, but I truly couldn\’t manage my disdain for his character. He was constantly whimpering about how awful it was that he had to be a prince and couldn\’t just be a pirate. The unwilling prince is already a tired trope, bit Elian took it to a whole new level. I really was about hoping Lyra would just take his heart, honestly. He whines about everything– unless he\’s talking about how GREAT he is and how SKILLED and LUCKY he is. I\’m not sure if it was the narrator or also just the character himself, but Elian was so freaking annoying. \”I… don\’t… think… that\’s… a … good… idea…\” I know it\’s hard to read for the opposite sex, but this was awful! It wasn\’t even just a poor accent, it was terribly done and I was rolling my eyes through every chapter he read. He read the male voices fine enough, but whenever he read a woman\’s part he spoke in the most halting manner, like he was learning to read each word as he read it. Stripped of her fins, Lira finds herself human and on a mission. But due to the circumstances that take place in the book, Lira becomes human and spends a lot of time with Elian. the female did her parts really well but the male– I was cringing through his reading. With Lira being a siren, and Elian being a siren-hunter, they are natural sworn enemies. The biggest kicker for me was the male narrator. A bit like a dark retelling of the Little Mermaid, if Ariel was a siren and had killed over a dozen men and taken their still-beating hearts. Review #2 To Kill a Kingdom audiobook streamming online Bottom line: It wasn\’t what I was hoping it would be, but I still enjoyed the story, even with all its disappointments. Let\’s just say it was an undeserving finale and wrap up for this book\’s potential. My rapt interest briefly returned toward the end of the story, when Elian finds out who Lira really is, but those scenes were followed by the final battle and ending which can be best described as lackluster. And, you guessed it, no swashbuckling shenanigans. Goodreads Description: Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. But both Lira\’s transition to humanity and her slow budding romance with Elian were underwhelming. 'Fantasy fans will like the idea of sirens and piratelike princes as the characters who are. 'With well-crafted fight scenes and vivid descriptions, Christo has created a world of beauty and monstrosity that will draw readers in.' Publishers Weekly. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one. Alexandra Christos young adult novel To Kill a Kingdom is a thrilling fantasy adventure. I was expecting a lot more from Lira\’s complex darkness, a nail-biting romance, and some fun pirate swashbuckling to top it all off. Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. I was riveted through the first quarter of the book, but my enthrallment slowly faded away as the story sailed on (pun intended). It\’s dark and different, and it paves the way for what I thought would be a fantastic story. Thoughts: This book starts off with a bang. Lira now has to bring back Elian\’s heart to win her mother\’s favor and become a siren again. How awesome is that? The story takes off when Lira makes a mistake that pisses off her one-dimensional, evil queen mother, who turns her into a human as punishment. The skinny: You have Lira, a beautiful siren princess who rips royal hearts from their chests with her bare hands, and Elian, a witty pirate prince who makes a successful career out of hunting Lira\’s kind.
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