“I don’t know how you’ve fooled humanity for so long, but it’s as Envy said. You are the most skilled liar of all.” —Kerri Maniscalco, Kingdom of the Cursed •——————————————————————————• Is anyone else excited about Envy’s book Throne of the Fallen? I can’t believe we have to wait until, like October to get it! I’ll have to settle for rereading this series between now and then. •——————————————————————————• #booksbooksbooks #beautifulbooks #kingdomofthewicked #kingdomofthecursed #kingdomofthefeared #kerrimaniscalco #bookworm #constantreader #bookphotography #booknerdigans #bibliophile #bookaddict #booklove #fantasy #fantasybooks #bookcommunity #pins #pinsofinstagram #bookishpins https://www.instagram.com/p/CpJDK2hrQZM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Today has been a pretty good day. Why? Because I submitted two assignments (one more to go!) and I FINALLY released my Kingdom of the Wicked bookmarks 🔮🐍💀 There are five new designs available as part of this KOTW set: three quote bookmarks, and two variations of a bookmark inspired by Emilia and Wrath’s bargain tattoo. This bookmark is the “Powerful” design. Check out my stories or my Etsy shop for a look at the other designs. I feel like I’ve been on the cusp of releasing these bookmarks for a month now 😩 Between the weather and uni assessment, I had to delay them more than once. I’m so glad to now have them available in the store 🙌 Q: What bookmark are you using right now? #KingdomoftheWicked #Auskiwibooksta #KOTW #PrincesofHell #PrinceWrath #KerriManiscalco #KingdomoftheCursed #KingdomoftheFeared #popularbooks #bookquote #openbook #WrathandEmilia #aussiebookstagram #witchybooks #Etsysellerau #etsyseller #bookishetsy #bookmarkshop #newproduct #booktineusbookmarks #booktineusdesigns #smallbizau #shopsmall #readersofig https://www.instagram.com/p/CkQPFu4rKsD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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✨✨✨𝓗𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓸, 𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓲𝓼𝓱 𝓯𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓼!✨✨✨⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ “𝑵𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕: 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑏𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒.”⁣ ⁣ 𝐐𝐎𝐓𝐃: What’s a hyped book that you’re dying to read and one that you just can’t see yourself picking up?⁣ ⁣ 𝐀𝐎𝐓𝐃: I can’t wait to get into Belladonna🤩 I’ve heard plenty of great things about it and I’m counting down the days until my physical copy arrives😍 On the opposite side of the spectrum, I really can’t get into CoHo’s books😅 Nothing against the author, but that’s not really a genre I gravitate to😬 I end up getting into reading slumps, more often than not, if I push through with them🫣⁣ ⁣ I’ve finally finished watching Wednesday on Netflix and I’m absolutely gunning for season 2🤩 It got me in the mood to read dark academia or just a bit dark books in general😆 Would have plenty of time to read all through the night because we get a holiday tomorrow🥳 Hump day just got better🤩⁣ ⁣ Have a great rest of Tuesday, everyone✨🫶🏻⁣ ⁣ #TheBookwormPrincess👸🏻⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ #bibliophile #bookstagram #books #readersofig #igreads #booklover #bookaholic #mybookfeatures #bookstagramcommunity #booklovers #PageTurnersPH #bookstagramfeaturesonly #booksbooksbooks⁣ #bookish #bookworm #KingdomOfTheWicked #KingdomOfTheCursed #KingdomOfTheFeared https://www.instagram.com/p/Cli_dEMrzeB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

★ What are you currently reading? I‘ve been listening to the audiobook of Kingdom of the Feared by @kerrimaniscalco, and thoroughly enjoying it! I think it may be my favorite of the trilogy yet 😊 Kerri kicked up the heat tenfold with this one. 😏🔥🤤 Description: (beware of spoilers!) Emilia is reeling from the shocking discovery that her twin sister, Vittoria, is alive. But before she faces the demons of her past, Emilia yearns to claim her king, the seductive Prince of Wrath, in the flesh. Emilia doesn’t simply desire his body, she wants his heart and soul—but that’s something the enigmatic demon can’t promise her.

When a high-ranking member of House Greed is assassinated, Emilia and Wrath are drawn to the rival demon court. Damning evidence points to Vittoria as the murderer and she’s quickly declared an enemy of the Seven Circles. Despite her betrayal, Emilia will do anything to solve this new mystery and find out who her sister really is.

Together Emilia and Wrath play a sin-fueled game of deception as they work to stop the unrest that’s brewing between witches, demons, shape-shifters and the most treacherous foes of all: the Feared.

Emilia was warned that when it came to the Wicked nothing was as it seemed. But, have the true villains been much closer all along? When the truth is finally revealed, it just might end up costing Emilia her heart.

Two curses.
One prophecy.
A reckoning all have feared.

And a love more powerful than fate. All hail the king and queen of Hell. Thank you to @thenovl for sending me a copy of the book. ★ HASHTAGS //  #KingdomoftheFearedTour #KingdomoftheFeared #kerrimaniscalco #thenovl #storygramtours #kingdomofthewicked #kingdomofthecursed #bookstagram #spicybooks #fantasyromance #bookaddict #bibliophile  https://www.instagram.com/p/CjQqzBvJaeO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Shockingly, I consider this to be the best book out of the three. In the first two books, Emilia's naivety got on my nerves. While there were moments that certainly happened in this one—such as thinking you could subtly interrogate a duke of hell while writhing in his lap—thankfully this story wasn't introducing her to new characters and situations left and right, leaving her all but completely out of the loop. Her relationship with Wrath is more settled, she understands the politics of this world, and has grown into her power. All good things! That being said, the main criticisms I have revolves around the plot was moved forward, Emilia's overpoweredness, and especially the ending. I had no investment in the murder mystery—why would I care about some random side character we never met?—and while Vittoria's goals made sense, the execution of her plans did not, particularly when viewed retroactively. Without any spoilers, I was disappointed by the "sacrifice" of the ending, but more particularly about how that sacrifice was "corrected." Women aren't allowed to have power of their own, it appears. I've also seen some criticisms regarding the amount of sex in this book. Because it was marketed as YA, there are certain expectations that go along with that. This entire series should have been NA, given the hellscape setting and themes. While the language used is not "adult" (euphemisms abound) it's very clear what is happening without it. As an adult reader, I didn't have a problem with it, but someone else might. I also don't understand the reaction of "Wrath is boring now"—what is boring about loving, supporting, (and basically worshiping) your badass wife? 📸 Scroll through for some brief thoughts I posted on my Tumblr as I read along. EDIT: apparently it didn't like my photos. Sorry. 📚 Maniscalco, Kerri. Kingdom of the Feared. Little, Brown and Company, 2022. 🍂 #bookrecommendations #bookreview #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #readersofinstagram #readmorebooks #kingdomofthewicked #kingdomofthefeared #kingdomofthewickedseries #kerrimaniscalco #libbyapp https://www.instagram.com/p/ClwYhF5vrxD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

💬 Let’s play predictive text! Type “Kingdom of the” and tell me below what your phone fills in! Here’s mine: Kingdom of the New Ones. I like it!! Did you all see the STUNNING cover for Kingdom of the Feared by @kerrimaniscalco that was revealed yesterday?! 😍😍 It was love at first sight for me. This one just may be my favorite of the three! . . . h a s h t a g s : #kingdomofthecursed #kingdomofthewicked #kingdomofthefeared #kerrimaniscalco #bookhoarder #bookcollector #beautifulbooks #bookflatlay (at Cozy Home) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZwuVTiu_FV/?utm_medium=tumblr

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