Writing style
Atmospheric · Descriptive · Direct
Apple BooksKingdom of the Wicked
Fantasy · Gothic
- Print length
- 400 pagesHodder & Stoughton, 2021
Description
In nineteenth-century Sicily, twin sisters Emilia and Vittoria are witches who conceal their magic while working in their family’s restaurant. When Vittoria is murdered, Emilia rejects the warnings that have governed her life and begins hunting for whoever killed her. Her investigation leads her to Wrath, one of seven demon princes associated with the deadly sins, whom she summons despite believing his kind to be dangerous. Bound by an uneasy bargain, witch and demon follow clues through a world of forbidden magic, competing powers, and seductive threats. The novel combines a murder investigation with dark fantasy and adversarial romance, centering Emilia’s struggle between grief, vengeance, inherited rules, and perilous attraction.
Reading profile
About this profile
Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).
- Writing
- How much attention the sentences and language require.
- Ideas
- How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
- Structure
- How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
- Background knowledge
- Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
- Emotional intensity
- Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.
Pace
Brisk
Tone
Dark · Romantic · Suspenseful · Tense
Structure
Linear
Focus
Mystery · Plot · Relationships
Emotional intensity
4 / 5
Reading complexity
1–5 · higher means more demanding- Writing
- 2 / 5
- Ideas
- 2 / 5
- Structure
- 2 / 5
- Background knowledge
- 1 / 5
Themes
Book details
For the print edition listed above.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781529350487
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