![]() ![]() Beautiful, handsome, swoon-worthy Prince Elian. But, in a lot of ways, her actions subtly speak otherwise.Īnd then there’s Prince Elian. Lira, the siren called “The Prince’s Bane,” begins the book as a prickly, practically-heartless and hate-filled automaton. It’s the way these characters act, not who they are or even what they say, that show us who they truly are and why they’re fit to be in places of power. It’s very emotionally real, touching on the main characters’ shortcomings, fears, and sacrifices. And yet, it’s not necessarily a plot point, per say. ![]() While reading the novel, the fear and loathing the species have for each other is palpable and adds a lot of urgency to each moment. And yet, that threat doesn’t quite feel large enough in comparison to that of how humans and sirens feel about each other in general. Her ferocity and viciousness has even her own subjects fearful of her. One of the largest threats in the book is that of the sea witch maintaining her reign of the sirens and eventually taking over the ocean. There’s a constant sense of danger and urgency coursing through this novel, even in times of levity. From the descriptions of the sirens to the ways in which sirens and humans murder each other to the general world in which the novel takes place. While other iterations are generally sad or upbeat, the best word to describe To Kill a Kingdom is severe. ![]()
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