Confused and devastated, Emilia makes a somewhat illogical decision to turn to dark magic and summon a demon to gain some answers. From this point on, Emilia is positioned completely in the centre, as the only person who is aware of the seemingly random killings of witches.

Vittoria is secretive and seemingly always busy and ultimately murdered as a result. Maniscalco has created a world with its own mythology and history, set in an ambiguous time period, where witches live amongst humans and must be protected from the Malvagi.įrom the onset, the reader is made aware that Emilia is the rational one, the witch with the head on her shoulders. Her family-owned restaurant, Sea and Vine, is the setting for which she, alongside her twin sister Vittoria, her Nonna and her mother, learns her legacy as a witch descened from the First Witch. Set in the backdrop of the Sicilian countryside, Maniscalco does wonderfully well in weaving the cultural setting of Palermo, Sicily with the magical and wicked.Įmilia Di Carlo is a young woman from a family of witches. I would describe the story as a fantasy/mystery young adult novel with a hint of romance. The Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Mansicalco is a spell-binding novel of a witch, a demon prince and the wickedness of humanity. Don’t claim a book is and have the two characters have absolutely no chemistry!!!! review The ‘enemies to lovers’ romance that it’s marketed as, was such a miniscule aspect of it that I was kind of annoyed.

I did find this book enjoyable (for the reasons described below) but I also found it incredibly fucking boring.Įmilia and Wrath had no real depth. I gave The Kingdom of the Wicked 3 stars, which is a good rating. I think for me the case was that my expectations were not met and as a result, I was disappointed. I want to put a disclaimer, that I do know that this book is and will be heaps of people’s favourites, which I can totally understand. The Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco was one of my most anticipated books of the year! It sounded incredible, with a fantastically refreshing premise set in the beautiful Sicily, Italy!

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