A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies, #1)

A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies, #1)

Stacia Stark

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For fantasy romance readers who love Raven Kennedy, Amanda Bouchet, and Carissa Broadbent. This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers series will enchant you...  For years, when I fell asleep, I dreamed of a man with blazing green eyes and a cruel smile. The day I meet him, the ruthless mercenary leaves me for dead. Just hours after humans are born, the gods take what little power we have. In return, they protect our borders from the vicious, merciless fae. The humans who manage to keep their power are known as the corrupt. And they are burned. When my forbidden power is discovered, I'm forced to flee my tiny village and the life I adore. To survive, I make a desperate bargain with the mercenary who abandoned me at my weakest. Our deal is I'll help him and his mysterious friends sneak into the city. And he'll help me learn to wield the strange, dark power I've always kept hidden. The power that may just be the key to my survival. But the ruthless mercenary is hiding secrets of his own. Secrets that threaten the safety of everyone I love. Secrets that could tear this kingdom-and perhaps even this world-apart.


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  • VeraEliza
    Apr 06, 2025
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    DNF at 80%.

    This book had so much potential and it started off great. However, at like a third it started to go down. All the ingredients for a great story were there, it just wasn't well written. A problem would arise and the solution would just happen like half a page down. No thought behind how or why. And everything just continued to go that way. It felt rushed and not worked out properly. It's like the author threw some popular romance tropes at the wall and hoped it was enough to make it stick. So unfortunately, not for me. Couldn't get myself to finish the last bit. 

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  • Missy_Reading89
    Apr 12, 2025
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    I feel like I was listening to this book but that I couldn't keep my attention to what was going on. My life also kind of crumbled after I started reading this so I think I will put it down for now and then I will try to pick it back up again.

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  • BooDeng22
    Apr 20, 2025
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    Pretty good start to the series. I loved the first half, got a little to chaotic last few chapters. The reveals we’re a tad bit underwhelming but I’m looking forward to reading the sequel!

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