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Fantasy fans will like the idea of sirens and piratelike princes as the characters who are imaginative and well developed."— School Library Journal But anyway, now that I got my incoherent rambling out of the way, let's talk about this book and the fact that I loved it.
Fantastic Racism: Sirens and humans despise each other due to a centuries old war between them which led to the death of the Siren Goddess. If you like Young Adult books then come join! We've got a bit of everything: friendly members, great threads, challenges, writing & review corners, an If you like Young Adult books then come join! We've got a bit of everything: friendly members, great threads, challenges, writing & review corners, and lots of addictive games. We're one big Goodreads family! New members are always welcome :D I finished reading this very hyped book—and I wasn’t crippled by disappointment? To quote May: “ omg, lily liking a popular book?? is the world still spinning??” It may have stopped for a second, or two. No, there are no LGBTQ+ characters that I’m aware of in this novel. Is this book a series or will it be? Although Lira tries to be cold and cruel, she will never be cold enough to gain the approval of her mother. She tries to put on a different personality around her mother so The Sea Queen won’t see what truly lies within Lira – a good heart.Elian - AKA: Siren Hunter. He is a royal prince, but also a cutthroat sea captain who sees the world on his ship, The Saad, with his crew. His family rules Midas, the city of gold, and they want nothing more than for him to give up his pirate life and to finally be king. Also, Elian and his entire family are brown-skinned. Families can talk about how To Kill a Kingdom uses aspects of ancient mythology. Why are sirens, mermaids, and mermen interesting to modern readers? p. 111 Pote den tha. It was supposed to say "I would never" but we don't cut it that way here like in English. It's "pote den tha to ekana". Elian’s interactions with his crew are just as endearing. The camaraderie between him and his crew is something to marvel at. Once Lira spends more time around this amazing group of people, none of can deny the tiny spark of humanity that rises in her, however against her wishes. We witness her contemplate that spark and realise the truth of how evil she has become, and that maybe even wanting to be like her mother was wrong. This was the blandest book I've ever read. I think it might even be worse than Crooked Kingdom haha *sobbing* I didn't think I'd be finding another book with a boring cast, plot, and story so soon. I hate this.
To Kill a Kingdom is in its essence a retelling of the fairytale The Little Mermaid, but the only elements of the story that are adopted from it are that a sea creature is turned into a human girl by an evil witch, and her fate hinges on whether or not she manages to fulfill the witch’s quest. Only, in this book’s case, it’s not a mermaid that is cursed, but a deadly siren, and the evil witch is her mother, the Sea Queen. Love Redeems: Lira starts off as a vicious Serial Killer of princes and has a distaste of humanity. She starts to fall in love with the human Prince Elian and eventually helps him to overthrow her bloodthirsty mother and create peace between sirens and humans. I meet the eyes of my prince and stroke his soft, angelic skin. Gently, with one hand on his cheek and another resting on the thin bones of his shoulder, I kiss him. And as my lips taste his, I pull him under.On a mission to kill all Sirens, Crown Prince Elian is often found at sea. One day he finds a ✨strange✨ girl out in the middle of the sea just... floating there and alive. We’ll be the only ones singing,” I say. “It’ll enchant them all, but if you lay your focus on one, they’ll fall in love with you so resolutely that even as they drown, they’ll scream of nothing but your beauty.”
To Kill a Kingdom is a fresh, exciting young adult novel with an adventurous premise, well-rounded characters and enough lust and betrayal to keep you roped in. They were fascinated with each other and it showed throughout the entire book. Also can we take a second to appreciate how self-aware they were? Both of them knew exactly what they were capable of and where they would draw the line and even though they questioned themselves and their own decisions they always knew who they were. And the banter!!! Did I already mention the delicious sarcasm and banter? *lol*
When a series of tsunamis start worrying Lira, she warns the Midasan queen about it, but she doesn't expect to be trapped under the rubbles of the castle after a massive earthquake hits the city. Language: English Words: 3,509 Chapters: 2/2 Comments: 8 Kudos: 84 Bookmarks: 12 Hits: 1,136 He takes in all the ridiculous explanations of her having learned a language that literally no other human has ever been known to speak? To say that Elian is a fool is an understatement :) p. 104 Aschimi ligo skyla. It is supposed to be translated to "filthy little bitch". If you're not Greek, you won't understand how funny this is. It's like saying "filthy a bit bitch" or something. The correct one is "aschimi mikri skyla". We don't really say that here, but it's the right translation.
She trails off. What she thought was that princes were mine and I didn’t share. That’s not untrue, but where there are princes, there are kings and queens, and I’ve never had much use for either of those. Rulers are easily deposed. It’s the princes who hold the allure. In their youth. In the allegiance of their people. In the promise of the leader they could one day become. They are the next generation of rulers, and by killing them, I kill the future. Just as my mother taught me. Vintagenights Fandoms: Den lille Havfrue | The Little Mermaid - Hans Christian Andersen, To Kill A Kingdom - Alexandra Christo And no, this doesn’t happen just once. There’s multiple moments in this book where they say things where I just had to look into the voice bc it made no sense for them to use “slang” in this world. I could have killed her, but I didn’t, because she’s a wonder. A creature that has eluded me for so long and then, finally, appeared. Let me be privy to a face few men live to speak about.” Her personality is strong, brave, courageous, and lethal. Underneath all of her hardness is someone who cares for others.
Elian and Lira were exactly how I expected them to be and after reading this I think I’ll be able to enjoy “The Little Mermaid” once again. XD p. 105 Parakalo = Please (here in Greece we never beg with only parakalo, we say se or sas parakalo, but I will let it slide) Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most—a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen or remain a human forever. Brought Down to Normal: Lira's mother turns her into a human and steals her siren song as punishment for disobeying her. Throughout the novel, Elian shows that he is more interested in being a pirate, coasting along the sea hunting sirens than he is taking on his royal duties.
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