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Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco

8 reviews

lunarflowfairy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

5.0

This is Bridgerton meets fantasy meets spicy in an adventurous and intense storyline with an enemies to lovers trope. The plot is layered so thickly, there were multiple shocks to the plot that I found perfectly paced, the spice was sprinkled and not the entirety of the plot, and the depth of storytelling was phenomenal. There is an ongoing art theme that is illustrated wonderfully with intricate depictions of imagery. There is violence and adult themes - reader discretion advised. FANTASTIC stand alone novel that didn’t leave me feeling incomplete. 
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kaseybereading's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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asipofcozy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I am all for a good enemies to lover's trope and this one definitely hit all the right notes. The characters were witty, the pace was decent, and the story was well executed.

This is definitely a book for enjoyment over intricacy. At times the plot would get lost in the author's need for smut. The games and twists were intriguing but were shoved to the background many times for the character's to play out their emotions. I wanted to know more backstory but that tended to get lost in the mayhem of focusing on the characters and the present.

I know the author said you don't have to read the Kingdom of the Wicked trilogy to pick up this standalone that take place in the same world...I beg to differ. If you haven't read Kingdom of the Wicked at times some of the smaller plot pieces will be lost on you, and also the ending of KoTW will be spoiled as the book picks up right after that and gives away a lot of that plot. There are also a lot of characters that are introduced in KoTW and you get the backstories there not here. 
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j_day's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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edilyaaang's review against another edition

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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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witcheep's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The book is... fine, I guess. The plot of riddles in a high-stakes game is intriquing, especially when it involves reluctant allies each withholding their own secrets but still slowly warming up to each other. However, the plot gets put on the back burner very often in favor for emphasizing the main characters constantly lusting over each other.

This makes the smut feel so mundane it becomes a boring diversion from the actual plot and meaningful interactions between the main characters. If the smut was rarer in the book, it would feel more meaningful and make the story more balanced.

For added shock-value, there is meaningless violence, torture, and other possibly triggering events to cause diversion for the MCs from the main game in the plot. This dampened my enjoyment of the book.

If you are looking for a book with a nice premise for plot, interesting characters, but main focus on smut, you'll find a great match here.
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roziereads's review against another edition

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3.75

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midnightrose_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Throne of the Fallen is the adult fantasy romance debut from Kerri Maniscalco. It’s Prince Envy’s story from the Kingdom of the Wicked world. Along with his romantic lead, Camilla Antonius. This was a fun steamy book that expanded on a fan favorite Prince of Hell’s story and I’m looking forward to the other two Prince’s stories (particularly Pride and Lucia!).
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