I’ve been reading To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo for the past week and absolutely loved it. I received an advanced copy from NetGalley but it is a paperback I will be buying to add to my collection. Below you will find the description of the book along with buy links and then my review.
To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
Dark and romantic YA fantasy for fans of Sarah J Maas – about the siren with a taste for royal blood and the prince who has sworn to destroy her.
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 unsavoury 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?
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My Review of To Kill A Kingdom
What can I say, I loved this book from the very first sentence. The writing is flawless, the characters are amazing, and the story is unique in its own way. This is a type of retelling of the little mermaid, but a whole lot darker. Lira is a princess and a killer. She only takes the heart of princes though. Her mother is the sea queen and a vile, evil, monster. When her mother turns her human we really get to see Lira’s character come to life and I have to admit I really liked her.
Prince Elian is a pirate who doesn’t like the idea of becoming king. He spends his time at sea with his crew only going home when he has to. He is a great character, well-formed and well thought out. His crew are great too and the sarcastic witty banter that goes on between them is fantastic.
Elian rescues Lira from the sea after her mother turns her to human and here begins this amazing tale. The dialogue between Elian and Lira is great and so funny at times. I could almost hear them arguing in my head as I read. When Elian learns of an ancient object that has the power to destroy the Sea queen and all the sirens, he sets out to find it. With Lira on board his ship, disguised as a human, they set out to find the second piece of the eye of Keto and a means to rid the world of sirens.
Alexandra Christo has created a magnificent world with believable characters and a great plot. Her writing is delightful and the story is packed full of action. It dark and twisting and each page brings something new to light. It’s definitely a book I will be buying in paperback to add to my collection and one I will be recommending to everyone.
Until next time,
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Amanda
Amanda J Evans is an award-winning Irish author and writing coach. Amanda writes adult romance that often crosses into paranormal and fantasy. Growing up with heroes like Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones, her stories centre on good versus evil with a splice of love and magic thrown in too. Her books have all won awards and her novella, Hear Me Cry, won the Book of the Year Award at the Dublin Writers Conference 2018. Amanda is also the author of Surviving Suicide: A Memoir from Those Death Left Behind, published in 2012.
