Kerri Maniscalco is a gifted storyteller and her worlds are always the right mix of exciting and very dark.
This is a gripping and exciting novel that mixes darkness and pleasure, enjoyable and compelling.
Good world building and characters.
Liked it, recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

So I should probably start this review by saying that I read but wanted to dnf Kingdom of the Wicked. However, Throne of the Fallen was marked as an adult fantasy standalone novel set within the Kingdom of the Wicked world. So I came into this with not high hopes but medium hopes that I would like TOTF more than KOTW.

I thought that because the book was an adult fantasy the writing would also have matured a bit also but that wasn't the case. TOTF felt like KOTW but with spice, The world building was a bit off, on one hand I get whilst TOTF is standalone it's part of KOTW so the world building doesn't really need to be fully fleshed out as readers who pick up TOTF most likely have read KOTW. But then again it's a standalone so shouldn't the book be able to stand on it's own? I didn't finish KOTW series so once the left the mortal world I was very dependent on the world building to figure out just where they were in the grand scheme of things and I felt that was lacking. There was a lot of will they won't they because of all the secrets that were being kept so the ending when they finally got together felt a tad rushed which shouldn't have been the case when TOTF is 400 Pages long (according to Waterstones), there were more that enough pages to evenly spread out the plot.

I'm giving the book three stars because I don't if it's just me that had this issue I felt like the book could have been really amazing and maybe I just don't click with the series/KOTW world in general.

*also to know the netgalley arc was just a few sample chapters so I had to wait till release to read the whole thing to write this!

Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton, Hodderscape and netgalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco - 4.5/5 ⭐

Right, don't hate me, but I've read kingdom of the wicked series! It's on my TBR, but so are a lot of books. I havw heard ALOT about Kingdom of the Wicked series and I am very glad to have read Throne of the Fallen first, as I keep hearing nothing with live up to KOTW!

Anyway, back to this book. Spice, heroes and heroines, spice, adventure, fantasy and did I mention, spice? Literally every single box ticked. I'm sold. Now the first few pages were absolutely PHENOMENAL. It sold me instantly and knew I was going to love it. It was not slow at all, it's gripping and exciting.

I'm also led to believe that this book is part of the KOTW series so it all binds together in some way. I can't wait to dive into that series if it's anywhere near as good as this one!

Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder and Stoughton for allowing me to read this ARC - this is an HONEST review from my own personal opinion.

The first chapters of the new book from Kerri are really fascinating and promising a new book full of spice, danger, secrets and more.
Though I’m not sure if this series will be better than the Kingdom of the wicked series, the beginning is also introducing to a new area of the world as promising dark vibes, much tension between Camilla and Envy, and secrets, which will be found out. I’m excited!

Excellent introductory sampler to this standalone novel about Prince Envy. If you liked Kerry Maniscalco's Kingdom of the Wicked series this is the book for you. It's a potent mixture of sexy demon prince meets Regency heroine, who, in the tradition of Austen's Eliza Bennett, is very unimpressed by his charms and refuses to help him with a vital part of his quest to save his kingdom. I can't wait to read the rest of the story!

I will read literally anything that Kerri Maniscalco writes and this was no exception! I loved getting a look into the other Wraths! It was so fun and steamy!

Thank you to Netgalley and Hodder Books for the advance of the first 67 pages of this book.

Throne of the Fallen follows the Prince of Envy drawn into a deadly game to save his falling demon court. The game is full of riddles, hexed objects and other anonymous players.

Envy meets local artist Camilla Antonius who is being blackmailed by a notorious rake in the community to paint forged paintings.

To avoid ruin she must strike a devil's bargain with Envy and thus be drawn into the game he is playing.

I can't give my overall opinion on this title as I have only read the first 67 pages. However so far I have found the story very enjoyable much like the prior series the Kingdom of the Wicked. This excerpt has made me want to read the rest of the book and I look forward to finishing it.

Absolutely fantastic, I loved every second and only hope for more from this series, I always want more from Kerri, there aren’t enough books for me. Buy or borrow this now, you won’t regret it

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

The opening few pages are much better than Kingdom of the Wicked. Camilla and Envy appear to be fascinating characters to read about. Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for providing this sampler.

An excellent addition to the KOTW world! The first trilogy was amazing but this book was even better if that's even possible. It felt like a breath of fresh air, every page was engaging and kept me wanting more. The mystery was super well done and the romance was exactly what I wanted.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy.

This got me super excited to read the book - It was so amazing to be swept away into the same world but from new perspectives. I am so excited to finish this one and get all the feels that the KOTW series gave...

After reading this, not realizing this was just a sampler, I decided to get my hands on the full book immediately and I have zero regrets!

Let's be honest here. I might be biased because I adore the world of our seven wicked princes, but I was so glad to be back in this world, I enjoyed the hell (pun intended) out of this!
Was this book perfect? No, it's not, but I found myself unable to put this down, and while some of the revelations didn't exactly come as a surprise to me, I didn't even mind it tbh.

I'm glad we got to see some Wrath and Emilia and the other princes as well. Camilla was such a sassy and headstrong female lead, I just love her! I also freaking adore Envy, and they had some serious chemistry together that actually had me swooning. I also think this book had one of the longest smutty scenes I've ever read, and that says a lot!

The ending was great, and I hope to be read many more books in this universe, hopefully with Pride being next!

I am obsessed. I of course love the Kingdom of the Wicked Trilogy. It’s we’re I first fell for Envy and the first 5 chapters just proved my he is one of my favorite Wicked Princes. I also am lovely Camilla she is a take no prisoners independent woman. They both make me wish I either cared about art but more importantly they make me wish I was good at drawling or painting. I am exciting to see Envy fall on his ass for her and see how he goes about winning his game. Overall these first five chapters have me even more exciting to read for this book and desperate for a follow up books on the other five brothers more specifically Lust, Gluttony, Sloth, and Pride of course Greed.

Couldn't tell much from this small sample but the chapters that I've been able to read seem too exessive with filler details. Considering this is 627 pages long, if fantasy is not your favorite genre I don't thing this will be something you'll actually enjoy.

Another book I couldn’t put down, I really enjoyed this book! I have loved everything written by this author so far and I can’t wait for more! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an early copy of this book.

I really enjoyed this introductory extract and am looking forward to reading more of the book! I think the intro to the characters was good and the story so far is compelling. Only 3 stars just because it’s only an extract but I have high how’s for the full book.

A very fun start to an exciting book. I read the excerpt then went out and bought it in hardback because I was desperate to read the rest. Camilla and Envy are my favourites from this universe by far. Fun, flirty, dangerous and spicy. This is a book to be devoured!

This was just a short sampler, but gave a flavour of what’s to come - a painter who’s caught between scandals, being used as a pawn in a game of devilish immortals. It was intriguing but too early to say if it’ll follow a classic romantasy pattern. Some of the spice hints felt artificially engineered early - like the random lusty imaginings characters are gripped by - but I guess Kerri is writing for an audience that wants this; not sure it’s me!

An absolutely amazing start to the book! I’ve already been gripped and I can’t wait to continue the story when the whole thing comes out!

I really enjoyed this sample, it had my attention from the start! Camilla and Envy seem like interesting characters so far and I can’t wait to see what happens between them. I am excited forward to exploring more of this fascinating world!