Book: A Kingdom of Beasts and Betrayal by James Róisín
Reviewed by IvI
Rating: 4/5
I received this ARC and this is my honest review ❤️🔥 With a 3.75 stars, rounded up.
With The Witcher vibes, A Kingdom of Beasts & Betrayal is a dark fantasy tale set in a crumbling continent ruled by Human Kingdoms at war and locked in conflict with the Elves.
Driven by a prophecy and abandoned by the Fates, the Aduro Kingdom is left with only one of its royal twins, Princess Briar, while her brother, Crown Prince Benjamin, has been missing for ten years. Determined to find him, Briar escapes the castle, only to be captured by the enemy. To fulfill her destiny, she must ally with the Hunters, mutant monster-slayers, but can she truly trust them?
With lyrical writing and a magical world-building, the author creates an enchanted and haunting story that had me hooked from the very first page.
That being said, it would’ve been great to see more of the other characters’ POV from the start, would’ve made the story even more interesting and helped me understand the world and side characters better.
Here are the Tropes:
Dark Fantasy
Prophecies
Royalty
Fire Magic
Enemies to Lovers
Slow-burn Romance
Multiple POVs
I’m excited to see how this series evolves!