A Kingdom of Frost and Fear by Whitney DeanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
"I am tired of forgiving you. I am tired of kneeling to you only to get my knees bruised." -Whitney Dean A Kingdom of Frost & Fear
Ratings
Overall: 4/5
Spice: 4/5
Violence: 2/5
TW:
Explicit Sexual Scenes
Dark Themes
Attempted SA
Violence
Blood Play
Breathe Play
Primal
Self Harm
Demon
Death Spirits
Blurb copies from website After years of wondering where she came from and what her story was, Raven received the answers she had been craving: she has a family and is the true heir to the throne of Seolia. But the answers she so hopelessly sought only bred more questions. As she digs deeper into her past, she wonders if maybe she should have stayed hidden in the shadows, safe from the pain and agony of knowing her happily ever after may not be so happy after all. Zeke had been right all along: she hates him for what he'd hidden from her. Now, with Raven desperate to learn who she is, he's desperate to win her back. But while still holding secrets of his own, doing so will come at a price he may not be able to pay. And all the while, magic is slowly reawakening in the realm of The Four Kingdoms and not a soul is prepared for the new black magic Raven is now in possession of. This is book two of an epic dark fantasy adventure series and contains scenes of graphic and mature content. Reader discretion is advised.
My Thoughts
Kingdom of Frost and Fear is the second installment to "The Four Kingdoms" Series by Whitney Dean. We find ourselves back with Raven and Zeke and their adventures.
The world-building is great as usual from Whitney Dean and Zeke is still smoking hot.
I will try to write this as best I can while not spoiling anything, however from here on out try to read with caution. If you have not read the first book- go back and do that now.
The twist and turns that came from the book were extremely neat and even a couple I didn't see coming. I found Raven to be growing more into herself and her confidence blooming. I could have wished for a bit more of her magical side to have come out, but that's just because I love the magic she has!
The world-building and descriptions of the world are beautiful and I can always vividly see the towns and places in my head. I want to move to one of the palaces introduced in this series just because of her descriptions of it.
I love the introduction of the new characters, Edmond has my heart and I NEED MORE of him in the next series!!! His banter and attitude were absolutely everything. These characters brought out different sides of our characters which were SO nice to see. I loved seeing a side of Zeke that we hadn't seen in the first book.
As with the first book- There is a lot of spice. This has even more spice than the first book. This book was full of "I love yous" and Borderline Toxic Obsession between our two main characters, which is to be expected in a fated mates trope. Each spice scene was extremely unique and different as the story progressed... so did their scenes and that is an A+ there.
If you like extremely heavy heat, this is the book for you. I did appreciate being able to see their insecurities show, instead of the normal "fated mates = we know each other" thing. That was refreshing. They do work well together and their relationship does not come easy, I do miss some of the banter from the first book before they were obsessed with each other- but I feel this has been done for a reason so I am super curious to see their relationship grow from here as well.
While, the spice is extremely well written I found myself losing sight of the plot line because of it, and getting tired of the constant "I love you" and spice scenes.
I am extremely excited for the next book and to see where everything goes from here. We were left on a cliffhanger, and it was one that I wasn't expecting so eagerly await the next release coming out June 27, 2023!! More than enough time for you to catch up on the series!!
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