I loved reading about the relationships (both familial, friendship and romantic) between characters. The major supporting characters and the love interest Rudjek were developed and well done. I liked all the characters even the antagonists I found very interesting. Other than that the writing was very pleasant and clear. I did however find some descriptions a bit repetitive, which once I noticed it, I couldn’t stop notice is. It had a great flow and descriptions were detailed and vivid without being too flowery or confusing for me.

I did enjoy the story a lot! It was very entertaining and a lot of fun! But I don’t love it like some other books I’ve read recently and some of the things I disliked about the story become more undeniable, like curd settle on top of milk.

When I finished reading it I was on a high and so excited and rated it 5 stars which I have since reduce to 3.5. I think the more time I spend thinking about Kingdom of Souls, the more time I let the story settle in my mind the less I like it. And if he rises, his hunger for souls will bring the world to its knees… unless Arrah pays the price for the magic to stop him. The long-imprisoned Demon King is stirring. Until the Kingdom’s children begin to disappear, and Arrah is desperate to find the culprit. There’s only one thing Arrah hasn’t tried, a deadly last resort: trading years of her own life for scraps of magic. But each year she fails to call forth her ancestral powers, while her ambitious mother watches with growing disapproval. Magic has a price-if you’re willing to pay.īorn into a family of powerful witchdoctors, Arrah yearns for magic of her own. Publisher & Publication date: HarperVoyager, September 3rd 2019īook Links: Goodreads🐍 Amazon🐍 BookDepository yay)Ĭontent Warning: violence, murder, gore, mutilation, self-harm, torture, abusive parent, toxic parent-child relationship, references to sexual assault, off-page rape of a major supporting character, victim blaming LGBTQ+ rep: two of the major supporting characters are in a lesbian relationship, gender fluid supporting character, reference to gay character (characters don’t seem to face any discrimination based on their gender or sexuality and are open about it. Representation: All characters are people of color.

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