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Prince of Sin #3
Throne of Nightmares
'Beware of waking the gods, their dreams are often our nightmares . . .'
A book of dangerous magic draws two readers into a perilous quest to find it - and their own happy ending - in this action-packed standalone fantasy romance from Sunday Times bestselling sensation Kerri Maniscalco.
A prince who prefers games of the head to those of the heart.
Prince Sloth hates leaving his enchanted library, but when a forgotten deity threatens the very fabric of the Underworld, he's thrust into a race against time. He must find the Book of Nightmares - an ancient artifact that has the power to break worlds - before it unleashes a deadly game to free its master, the Goddess of Night. When a betrayal leaves him marked, and desperate, his path collides with a young woman who possesses the legendary Phoenix Tear - a portal stone unlike any other.
A librarian who is all sweet sunshine . . . until she burns.
Lore Brimstone has always loved getting lost in a book - but she never meant literally. Yet, after visiting a traveling caravan, she quickly finds herself transported to a terrifying but oddly familiar world - with a calculating prince at her side. Realizing they are living out her favourite novels one by one, they face off against an increasingly dark magic as they try to survive the story.
A twisted tale that means they can't trust themselves - or their hearts.
As Lore and Sloth navigate the pages of her beloved novels gone wrong, she must channel her inner main character to defeat the Book of Nightmares before the wall between the gods and mortals comes crashing down, dooming them all.
A book of dangerous magic draws two readers into a perilous quest to find it - and their own happy ending - in this action-packed standalone fantasy romance from Sunday Times bestselling sensation Kerri Maniscalco.
A prince who prefers games of the head to those of the heart.
Prince Sloth hates leaving his enchanted library, but when a forgotten deity threatens the very fabric of the Underworld, he's thrust into a race against time. He must find the Book of Nightmares - an ancient artifact that has the power to break worlds - before it unleashes a deadly game to free its master, the Goddess of Night. When a betrayal leaves him marked, and desperate, his path collides with a young woman who possesses the legendary Phoenix Tear - a portal stone unlike any other.
A librarian who is all sweet sunshine . . . until she burns.
Lore Brimstone has always loved getting lost in a book - but she never meant literally. Yet, after visiting a traveling caravan, she quickly finds herself transported to a terrifying but oddly familiar world - with a calculating prince at her side. Realizing they are living out her favourite novels one by one, they face off against an increasingly dark magic as they try to survive the story.
A twisted tale that means they can't trust themselves - or their hearts.
As Lore and Sloth navigate the pages of her beloved novels gone wrong, she must channel her inner main character to defeat the Book of Nightmares before the wall between the gods and mortals comes crashing down, dooming them all.
559 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 10, 2026
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About the author
Kerri Maniscalco
24 books36.5k followersI'm mostly on instagram--where I'm always ready to talk fictional crushes and nerd out over books. (Okay, okay. And I've also been known to share snippets and teasers from my upcoming novels, if you're into that sort of thing...) Please feel free to chat with me there @KerriManiscalco. I love talking with fellow readers!
Kerri Maniscalco grew up in a semi-haunted house outside NYC where her fascination with gothic settings began. In her spare time she reads everything she can get her hands on, cooks all kinds of food with her family and friends, and drinks entirely too much tea while discussing life’s finer points with her cats.
She is the #1 NYT and USA Today bestselling author of the STALKING JACK THE RIPPER quartet, the KINGDOM OF THE WICKED trilogy, and her forthcoming adult debut, THRONE OF THE FALLEN, set within the KINGDOM OF THE WICKED universe. Two other un-named titles will also be set within the KOTW world and will follow two different princes.
For more information, visit Kerri online:
www.kerrimaniscalco.com
www.facebook.com/KerriManiscalcoAuthor
Follow Kerri on Instagram:
instagram.com/kerrimaniscalco
Kerri Maniscalco grew up in a semi-haunted house outside NYC where her fascination with gothic settings began. In her spare time she reads everything she can get her hands on, cooks all kinds of food with her family and friends, and drinks entirely too much tea while discussing life’s finer points with her cats.
She is the #1 NYT and USA Today bestselling author of the STALKING JACK THE RIPPER quartet, the KINGDOM OF THE WICKED trilogy, and her forthcoming adult debut, THRONE OF THE FALLEN, set within the KINGDOM OF THE WICKED universe. Two other un-named titles will also be set within the KOTW world and will follow two different princes.
For more information, visit Kerri online:
www.kerrimaniscalco.com
www.facebook.com/KerriManiscalcoAuthor
Follow Kerri on Instagram:
instagram.com/kerrimaniscalco
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February 26, 2026
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February 24, 2026
this book was a love letter to book readers!
me reading every page, “is this fucking play about us?!”
ok i’ve been waiting for this one. back when prince sloth was introduced in the ‘kingdom of the wicked’ series, i was like “i want him STAT!” like instead of making sloth’s characterization laziness and slow, he’s actually smart, logical, loves books over people, whimsical, and built like a greek god?! pass me around or whatever idc! 😫
imagine being stuck in all your favorite books as the main character? and having to survive trials in order to survive?! a great time was had reading Lore and Sloth battle every story and overcome every obstacle.
there’s nothing more poetic and satisfying than a sunny fmc taming a grumpy mmc. and tame she does. sloth was on a LEASH let me tell you. for a man consumed by logic and reason, he completely crumbles at the sight of this woman! this man moved mountains, chased her through every universe (literally), and killed anyone or anything in his path. SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAYS!
“I want you. More than I’ve wanted anything. I could worship you for the rest of my life and it still wouldn’t be long enough. Your mind. Your heart. You know what you like and don’t care what anyone thinks. and there’s nothing sexier or more interesting than that. you’re fucking perfect, lore” he seems very passionate at whimsical to me ☝🏽
“my mind, my body, my very soul, had all narrowed to her. Like she was a central point of my universe, and I was caught up in her gravitational orbit.” I WILL TRAUMA BOND ALL OF US RIGHT NOW! 😔🫶🏽
me reading every page, “is this fucking play about us?!”
ok i’ve been waiting for this one. back when prince sloth was introduced in the ‘kingdom of the wicked’ series, i was like “i want him STAT!” like instead of making sloth’s characterization laziness and slow, he’s actually smart, logical, loves books over people, whimsical, and built like a greek god?! pass me around or whatever idc! 😫
imagine being stuck in all your favorite books as the main character? and having to survive trials in order to survive?! a great time was had reading Lore and Sloth battle every story and overcome every obstacle.
there’s nothing more poetic and satisfying than a sunny fmc taming a grumpy mmc. and tame she does. sloth was on a LEASH let me tell you. for a man consumed by logic and reason, he completely crumbles at the sight of this woman! this man moved mountains, chased her through every universe (literally), and killed anyone or anything in his path. SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAYS!
“I want you. More than I’ve wanted anything. I could worship you for the rest of my life and it still wouldn’t be long enough. Your mind. Your heart. You know what you like and don’t care what anyone thinks. and there’s nothing sexier or more interesting than that. you’re fucking perfect, lore” he seems very passionate at whimsical to me ☝🏽
“my mind, my body, my very soul, had all narrowed to her. Like she was a central point of my universe, and I was caught up in her gravitational orbit.” I WILL TRAUMA BOND ALL OF US RIGHT NOW! 😔🫶🏽
March 9, 2026
3.5 ⭐️
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June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 Pre-read:
WE HAVE A TITLE!! Gotta say, I was thinking the title was going to be Throne of Knowledge, but I am over the moon thrilled with Throne of Nightmares. AND ITS SLOTH!!! OIBSYBUHDBUGVDUBDUBDUDV PRINCE SLOTH AND LORE BRIMSTONE!!!! But my golly, why is the pub date Feb 10th?? That's so faaaaaaarrr away. *Runs to preorder the Barnes and Noble Edition anyway* Also, since she's left Pride on such a cliffhanger, I think is a sure bet we will get Lust's, Greed's, and Pride's stories as well.
February 23, 2025 Pre-read:
I love you, Kerri, but I have a feeling this is gonna be either Pride or Lust and I WANT SLOTH!! I need my dagger wielding library hottie. I am BEGGING, GET CONTRACTED FOR THE LAST THREE PRINCES!!
WE HAVE A TITLE!! Gotta say, I was thinking the title was going to be Throne of Knowledge, but I am over the moon thrilled with Throne of Nightmares. AND ITS SLOTH!!! OIBSYBUHDBUGVDUBDUBDUDV PRINCE SLOTH AND LORE BRIMSTONE!!!! But my golly, why is the pub date Feb 10th?? That's so faaaaaaarrr away. *Runs to preorder the Barnes and Noble Edition anyway* Also, since she's left Pride on such a cliffhanger, I think is a sure bet we will get Lust's, Greed's, and Pride's stories as well.
February 23, 2025 Pre-read:
I love you, Kerri, but I have a feeling this is gonna be either Pride or Lust and I WANT SLOTH!! I need my dagger wielding library hottie. I am BEGGING, GET CONTRACTED FOR THE LAST THREE PRINCES!!
February 12, 2026
3.0 STARS
I wanted to love this book because I loved the other two in the series, but it felt like a completely different author wrote this. The tones of books 1 & 2 were serious, dark, and high stakes, whereas this was more immature and almost comedic? (not in a good way).
I hate to say it, but the plot was just not as interesting compared to her other books. I did not care about the Liber Noctem or their quest at all. I didn't even fully understand why it was such a big deal, because it was not built up at all. I understand the whole point was to explore different tropes, but the MC constantly bringing them up flat out all the time made me internally cringe and left nothing to suspense. There was so much unnecessary repetition in this, that it felt like she had a word count needed to be reached.
Lore is one of the more irritating character's this author has written, she came across sounding like a child who had raging ADHD. This girl could not focus on a thing, her thoughts were all over the place. Sloth had no personality compared to his brothers besides logic and even then, he had no idea what was happening until the end, so it just sort of diminishes his House of Sin.
The ending seemed so rushed and like the author was trying to throw in as many concepts as she could to make it appear to be a huge plot twist reveal, however it just came across messy and confusing. Basically was just a rip off of her Kingdom of the Wicked books and Emilia's reveal, except hers made sense. Also her family/friends who were so talked about in the beginning of the book were just given a 1 page conclusion in the epilogue. Nothing was explained on how Lore would break news of this caliber to people who didn't even know of the realm's existence.
Predicting that Lust's story will be book 4, and hoping the author goes back to the writing style of her previous ones, because this new direction would tank the series for me.
I wanted to love this book because I loved the other two in the series, but it felt like a completely different author wrote this. The tones of books 1 & 2 were serious, dark, and high stakes, whereas this was more immature and almost comedic? (not in a good way).
I hate to say it, but the plot was just not as interesting compared to her other books. I did not care about the Liber Noctem or their quest at all. I didn't even fully understand why it was such a big deal, because it was not built up at all. I understand the whole point was to explore different tropes, but the MC constantly bringing them up flat out all the time made me internally cringe and left nothing to suspense. There was so much unnecessary repetition in this, that it felt like she had a word count needed to be reached.
Lore is one of the more irritating character's this author has written, she came across sounding like a child who had raging ADHD. This girl could not focus on a thing, her thoughts were all over the place. Sloth had no personality compared to his brothers besides logic and even then, he had no idea what was happening until the end, so it just sort of diminishes his House of Sin.
The ending seemed so rushed and like the author was trying to throw in as many concepts as she could to make it appear to be a huge plot twist reveal, however it just came across messy and confusing. Basically was just a rip off of her Kingdom of the Wicked books and Emilia's reveal, except hers made sense. Also her family/friends who were so talked about in the beginning of the book were just given a 1 page conclusion in the epilogue. Nothing was explained on how Lore would break news of this caliber to people who didn't even know of the realm's existence.
Predicting that Lust's story will be book 4, and hoping the author goes back to the writing style of her previous ones, because this new direction would tank the series for me.
February 22, 2026
This was a half and half for me. Lore opens up a trope any reader dreams off. We've all seen the reader fan videos on social media were they are sitting and reading a fantasy book and then tries to either jump or fall into their book to appear in that world. Well that's what happens to these characters. Pretty original and I loved it, but this book flicked between fast and slow, and honestly at one stage I kind off just wanted it done.
March 16, 2026
very pleasantly surprised that i enjoyed this one as much as i did, since book two fell a little flat for me, which was rather disappointing because i ate up the first book!
this is definitely a fun twist on readers falling into their favorite books and interacting with their favorite characters and fictional crushes.
hopefully i continue to enjoy the next few books in the series!
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so excited to dive into the third book! especially considering kerri announced the next princes' books!!
this is definitely a fun twist on readers falling into their favorite books and interacting with their favorite characters and fictional crushes.
hopefully i continue to enjoy the next few books in the series!
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so excited to dive into the third book! especially considering kerri announced the next princes' books!!
January 21, 2026
I did not expect to love this nearly as much as I did! Kerri Maniscalco outdid herself with this book!
First, thank you SO much to Little Brown for the ARC, this will be coming with me first in a house fire, lol.
The story follows Prince Sloth and Lore, through different books Lore has read, and traps them in some of our favorite tropes- and I ate it all up!
This book was bursting with originality, humor, and tension. I loved the banter between the two characters as our FMC is a sunshine-y bookworm librarian, who is not afraid to own what she reads- and the MMC is the grumpy, homebody Sloth who hates being outside his shell. It made for perfect tension as we follow these two in close quarters on an adventure.
The ending of this book felt a tad bit rushed, but other than that, this was the perfect, easy, fun read! I loved basically everything about this. I think this is Kerri’s best book yet! Sloth Supremacy, baby! 4.75 stars ✨
First, thank you SO much to Little Brown for the ARC, this will be coming with me first in a house fire, lol.
The story follows Prince Sloth and Lore, through different books Lore has read, and traps them in some of our favorite tropes- and I ate it all up!
This book was bursting with originality, humor, and tension. I loved the banter between the two characters as our FMC is a sunshine-y bookworm librarian, who is not afraid to own what she reads- and the MMC is the grumpy, homebody Sloth who hates being outside his shell. It made for perfect tension as we follow these two in close quarters on an adventure.
The ending of this book felt a tad bit rushed, but other than that, this was the perfect, easy, fun read! I loved basically everything about this. I think this is Kerri’s best book yet! Sloth Supremacy, baby! 4.75 stars ✨
March 10, 2026
started this in the morning finished by night!! 🤭 rtc <3
March 5, 2026
4⭐️
Are we really surprised that I fell in love with yet another Kerri Maniscalco book? Cause I'm not. Just like her other books in this series, this book was a journey filled with emotion and action that was so addictive and binge-worthy. Genuinely what a fun book!
I found myself really loving Lore and Prince Sloth in this book! Lore and her reading addiction was so relatable and I really enjoyed the fact that she presented herself as very soft and sweet, but when you messed with her? She would raise HELL. She had that perfect combination of sweet and fierce and I think Kerri did a great job at weaving her character to fit the story perfectly.
Sloth was also extremely likable and his personality meshed so well with Lore. Their witty banter and back-and-forth was so fun and I had so many moments of laughter. The only thing that didn't really work for me with these two was their chemistry throughout the book. Yes, I think that their personalities meshed well, but it was their chemistry that didn't feel quite right. It felt like their pacing was a bit off and it sometimes felt a bit forced to get to the point? Could totally just be me, but I wasn't the biggest fan. Some of the spicy scenes were good but I felt meh towards them. I think it was definitely because of how I felt their chemistry was that didn't have me fully convinced.
NOW MY FAVORITE PART OF THIS BOOK???
THE PLOT. OH MY GOD WAS IT SO FREAKING GOOD!!
The story and journey of living out the books that you read with such good magical elements was SO refreshing and unique. This is one of those fantasy books that didn't feel like everything else out there that's written. Kerri did a phenomenal job of pacing it just right with a good chunk of this book crazy action scenes and slower moments right where they were needed. The best word to describe this book would be ADDICTIVE! Once I picked it up, I could not put it down, especially when we got towards the end where all the crazy plot twists showed up. I was getting actual whiplash from those plot twists cause it went off into a million directions before we got to the true end. Talk about the best emotional roller coaster of my life!!
One of the biggest things that Kerri does to draw me into her books and really keeps my attention is her style of writing and how she lays out her stories. They are so unique and she has a way of storytelling that is just so fun and interesting. I'm talking about all of her books, not just this series, but this series especially. I have not read the Kingdom of the Wicked series yet, but her Stalking Jack the Ripper was a fun one too!! BUT THIS SERIES??? They've all been 4 stars and above. If I had to rank the books in this series of how much I loved them it would be:
Throne of the Fallen (Book 1)
Throne of Nightmares (Book 3)
Throne of Secrets (Book 2)
You honestly can't go wrong with any of these because they're that good!! Definitely one of my favorite series of all time.
ꜰᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ Qᴜᴏᴛᴇꜱ:
"No one wants to read about normal, well-adjusted people. They want the misunderstood villain with the sassy pet dragon. Tell me you're not more intrigued by the man who will torch the world for his true love rather than sacrifice himself for the greater good."
"Guard your heart as well as your mind, Lore. Or it will be the undoing of us all."
Maybe I would never marry, or fall into a wild, passionate courtship with someone, but that was okay. I loved a hundred characters and would never be lonely with them by my side.
"You could at least tell me I look pretty."
"Why would I do that?"
"Forget it."
"You don't look pretty. You look like complete and utter ruination, Lore."
"I knew what I fear and what I needed to face.
My fear of never finding true, passionate love. Never being loved wholly by someone else or giving that kind of love to someone.
Maybe my biggest romances in my life would always be fictional.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
𝓟𝓻𝓮-𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭: 🩷💐👑
The queen has published another long awaited book and I am so excited to be back in this universe!
Book 1 for me was a 5 star and book 2 was a 4 star so my hopes are high for this one <3
Are we really surprised that I fell in love with yet another Kerri Maniscalco book? Cause I'm not. Just like her other books in this series, this book was a journey filled with emotion and action that was so addictive and binge-worthy. Genuinely what a fun book!
I found myself really loving Lore and Prince Sloth in this book! Lore and her reading addiction was so relatable and I really enjoyed the fact that she presented herself as very soft and sweet, but when you messed with her? She would raise HELL. She had that perfect combination of sweet and fierce and I think Kerri did a great job at weaving her character to fit the story perfectly.
Sloth was also extremely likable and his personality meshed so well with Lore. Their witty banter and back-and-forth was so fun and I had so many moments of laughter. The only thing that didn't really work for me with these two was their chemistry throughout the book. Yes, I think that their personalities meshed well, but it was their chemistry that didn't feel quite right. It felt like their pacing was a bit off and it sometimes felt a bit forced to get to the point? Could totally just be me, but I wasn't the biggest fan. Some of the spicy scenes were good but I felt meh towards them. I think it was definitely because of how I felt their chemistry was that didn't have me fully convinced.
NOW MY FAVORITE PART OF THIS BOOK???
THE PLOT. OH MY GOD WAS IT SO FREAKING GOOD!!
The story and journey of living out the books that you read with such good magical elements was SO refreshing and unique. This is one of those fantasy books that didn't feel like everything else out there that's written. Kerri did a phenomenal job of pacing it just right with a good chunk of this book crazy action scenes and slower moments right where they were needed. The best word to describe this book would be ADDICTIVE! Once I picked it up, I could not put it down, especially when we got towards the end where all the crazy plot twists showed up. I was getting actual whiplash from those plot twists cause it went off into a million directions before we got to the true end. Talk about the best emotional roller coaster of my life!!
One of the biggest things that Kerri does to draw me into her books and really keeps my attention is her style of writing and how she lays out her stories. They are so unique and she has a way of storytelling that is just so fun and interesting. I'm talking about all of her books, not just this series, but this series especially. I have not read the Kingdom of the Wicked series yet, but her Stalking Jack the Ripper was a fun one too!! BUT THIS SERIES??? They've all been 4 stars and above. If I had to rank the books in this series of how much I loved them it would be:
Throne of the Fallen (Book 1)
Throne of Nightmares (Book 3)
Throne of Secrets (Book 2)
You honestly can't go wrong with any of these because they're that good!! Definitely one of my favorite series of all time.
ꜰᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ Qᴜᴏᴛᴇꜱ:
"No one wants to read about normal, well-adjusted people. They want the misunderstood villain with the sassy pet dragon. Tell me you're not more intrigued by the man who will torch the world for his true love rather than sacrifice himself for the greater good."
"Guard your heart as well as your mind, Lore. Or it will be the undoing of us all."
Maybe I would never marry, or fall into a wild, passionate courtship with someone, but that was okay. I loved a hundred characters and would never be lonely with them by my side.
"You could at least tell me I look pretty."
"Why would I do that?"
"Forget it."
"You don't look pretty. You look like complete and utter ruination, Lore."
"I knew what I fear and what I needed to face.
My fear of never finding true, passionate love. Never being loved wholly by someone else or giving that kind of love to someone.
Maybe my biggest romances in my life would always be fictional.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
𝓟𝓻𝓮-𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭: 🩷💐👑
The queen has published another long awaited book and I am so excited to be back in this universe!
Book 1 for me was a 5 star and book 2 was a 4 star so my hopes are high for this one <3
April 1, 2026
If you think of yourself as a romantasy girlie… this might just be your dream book come true 🖤📖
📖 Book: Throne of Nightmares
🖋️ Author: Kerri Maniscalco
🌟 Rating: 5 ✧ — one of my favorite books
🖤 Genre: Dark fantasy romance
📚 Series: Prince of Sin
✨ Summary: In this newest installment set in the decadent, dangerous world of the Princes of Sin, we follow Lore, a book-loving girl with a fascination for dark romance and fantasy adventure, whose life takes a turn when fiction and reality begin to blur. Pulled into a world of ancient magic, cursed knowledge, and deadly secrets, she finds herself entangled with Prince Sloth, a ruler as enigmatic as he is captivating. As stories unfold within stories, and truths hide behind carefully woven lies, Lore must navigate a world where books are more than just stories… and where some endings are far more dangerous than they seem 📖🖤✨
♡ What I loved most:
• The bookish theme: I loved how deeply this book revolves around books and storytelling — ancient tomes, a bookworm FMC obsessed with all things fantasy (even dark romance and RH), and even the idea of being pulled into stories. It felt like a love letter to readers 📚
• The worldbuilding: as expected from Kerri, absolutely stunning. Complex, layered, and immersive. Even with modern references like “enemies to lovers” or “dark romance,” nothing felt out of place — it was woven in so seamlessly ✨
• The dual POV: alternating between Lore and Prince Sloth made everything richer… and I won’t lie, I was always waiting for Sloth’s chapters 🙈
• The plot: intricate, layered, and so well thought-out. Everything connects, everything has a purpose, and it keeps you constantly engaged 🔮
• The banter: absolutely delicious. Kerri’s dialogue always adds so much charm and tension — I flew through these scenes 💬
• The writing: this is where Kerri truly shines. After reading quite a few indie books lately, I couldn’t help but appreciate how polished, intelligent, and intentional her writing feels
• The slow burn: this is how you do slow burn. 350+ pages with no spice, and yet I was completely hooked because the tension was that good 😮💨
• The spice: and when it finally arrives? Worth it. Always 🔥
• The twists: I loved how unpredictable the story became toward the end. I kept trying to piece things together, but the layers made it impossible to fully guess 🔪
• The ending: I closed the book with a full heart and the biggest smile. Just… perfection 🖤
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୨ৎ Overall:
I went into this thinking I wouldn’t love Sloth as much as the other Princes… and wow, was I wrong. He is now officially sharing the throne with Wrath 👑
I loved this book so much that I actually tried to slow myself down while reading it — I wanted to savor it. But the moment I hit the last 100 pages? Gone. I devoured it 🤭
This book had everything I could possibly want: an intricate, well-crafted plot, a slow-burning romance filled with yearning, a beautifully executed bookish theme, incredible twists, and emotional highs and lows — all set in one of my favorite fictional worlds.
At this point, I genuinely don’t think Kerri can miss for me in this universe. Every book just reinforces how much I love it.
I adored this so much — and now I’m left both fulfilled (because I read something this good) and slightly heartbroken… because I’ll probably have to wait a while for the next one 🥹🖤✨
xoxo, until the next book 💋📖✨
「Prince of Sin series」
#1 Throne of the Fallen — 5 ✧
#2 Throne of Secrets — 5 ✧
#3 Throne of Nightmares — 5 ✧
「Kingdom of the Wicked trilogy」 — set in the same universe (chronologically before the Prince of Sin series)
#1 Kingdom of the Wicked — 5 ✧
#2 Kingdom of the Cursed — 5 ✧
#3 Kingdom of the Feared — 5 ✧
📖 Book: Throne of Nightmares
🖋️ Author: Kerri Maniscalco
🌟 Rating: 5 ✧ — one of my favorite books
🖤 Genre: Dark fantasy romance
📚 Series: Prince of Sin
✨ Summary: In this newest installment set in the decadent, dangerous world of the Princes of Sin, we follow Lore, a book-loving girl with a fascination for dark romance and fantasy adventure, whose life takes a turn when fiction and reality begin to blur. Pulled into a world of ancient magic, cursed knowledge, and deadly secrets, she finds herself entangled with Prince Sloth, a ruler as enigmatic as he is captivating. As stories unfold within stories, and truths hide behind carefully woven lies, Lore must navigate a world where books are more than just stories… and where some endings are far more dangerous than they seem 📖🖤✨
♡ What I loved most:
• The bookish theme: I loved how deeply this book revolves around books and storytelling — ancient tomes, a bookworm FMC obsessed with all things fantasy (even dark romance and RH), and even the idea of being pulled into stories. It felt like a love letter to readers 📚
“There was nothing I loved more than fully immersing myself in a story.
It felt as intrinsic to me as breathing. It gave me peace and joy. A release whenever life got too stressful. Books were my one true love.
The moment I cracked open a spine, I was transported to some wild new adventure. Filled with romance and danger and mystery.”
• The worldbuilding: as expected from Kerri, absolutely stunning. Complex, layered, and immersive. Even with modern references like “enemies to lovers” or “dark romance,” nothing felt out of place — it was woven in so seamlessly ✨
• The dual POV: alternating between Lore and Prince Sloth made everything richer… and I won’t lie, I was always waiting for Sloth’s chapters 🙈
• The plot: intricate, layered, and so well thought-out. Everything connects, everything has a purpose, and it keeps you constantly engaged 🔮
• The banter: absolutely delicious. Kerri’s dialogue always adds so much charm and tension — I flew through these scenes 💬
• The writing: this is where Kerri truly shines. After reading quite a few indie books lately, I couldn’t help but appreciate how polished, intelligent, and intentional her writing feels
“A woman was branded as unlikable and irredeemable if she behaved the same way a man did. It was unjust how we demanded perfection from some characters while praising the flaws of others as growth. That unfortunately wasn’t restricted to the pages of novels.”
• The slow burn: this is how you do slow burn. 350+ pages with no spice, and yet I was completely hooked because the tension was that good 😮💨
• The spice: and when it finally arrives? Worth it. Always 🔥
• The twists: I loved how unpredictable the story became toward the end. I kept trying to piece things together, but the layers made it impossible to fully guess 🔪
• The ending: I closed the book with a full heart and the biggest smile. Just… perfection 🖤
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୨ৎ Overall:
I went into this thinking I wouldn’t love Sloth as much as the other Princes… and wow, was I wrong. He is now officially sharing the throne with Wrath 👑
I loved this book so much that I actually tried to slow myself down while reading it — I wanted to savor it. But the moment I hit the last 100 pages? Gone. I devoured it 🤭
This book had everything I could possibly want: an intricate, well-crafted plot, a slow-burning romance filled with yearning, a beautifully executed bookish theme, incredible twists, and emotional highs and lows — all set in one of my favorite fictional worlds.
At this point, I genuinely don’t think Kerri can miss for me in this universe. Every book just reinforces how much I love it.
I adored this so much — and now I’m left both fulfilled (because I read something this good) and slightly heartbroken… because I’ll probably have to wait a while for the next one 🥹🖤✨
“Be still, my fiction-loving heart.”
xoxo, until the next book 💋📖✨
「Prince of Sin series」
#1 Throne of the Fallen — 5 ✧
#2 Throne of Secrets — 5 ✧
#3 Throne of Nightmares — 5 ✧
「Kingdom of the Wicked trilogy」 — set in the same universe (chronologically before the Prince of Sin series)
#1 Kingdom of the Wicked — 5 ✧
#2 Kingdom of the Cursed — 5 ✧
#3 Kingdom of the Feared — 5 ✧
Want to read
March 27, 2025pleaaaaase let it be Pride
February 15, 2026
« For the bookworm who dreams of falling into the pages of their favourite fantasy world, this one is for you. »
Throne of nightmares was the best one in this series so far but it’s not really surprising considering it was the one I was impatiently waiting for.
Prince of Sloth was always my number one out of the wicked 🤭
« Causing ruination is far more dangerous than simply being pretty. You are intriguing and therefore wholly captivating. Men go to war over less. »
During my read though, I will admit I went from bored to amused - back and forth. I saw the twists coming but I had fun! I really loved Sloth & Lore, I think they were the best characters. They were fun and amusing to follow.
The romance 🫠🫠 the tension was perfect and it was slow burning just right.
« Give me your worst and I’ll still be by your side. » ❤️🔥
‼️ Just a heads up though - the author wrote that her name was Lore but it should be Maeghan :)
Throne of nightmares was the best one in this series so far but it’s not really surprising considering it was the one I was impatiently waiting for.
Prince of Sloth was always my number one out of the wicked 🤭
« Causing ruination is far more dangerous than simply being pretty. You are intriguing and therefore wholly captivating. Men go to war over less. »
During my read though, I will admit I went from bored to amused - back and forth. I saw the twists coming but I had fun! I really loved Sloth & Lore, I think they were the best characters. They were fun and amusing to follow.
The romance 🫠🫠 the tension was perfect and it was slow burning just right.
« Give me your worst and I’ll still be by your side. » ❤️🔥
‼️ Just a heads up though - the author wrote that her name was Lore but it should be Maeghan :)
February 24, 2026
1.) Throne of the Fallen ★★★
2.) Throne of the Secrets ★★★
the highest of 3 stars <3 truly so much fun
swapping celebrating halloween to valentines day <3
♡ buddy read with maëlys
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1.) Kingdom of the Wicked ★★★
2.) Kingdom of the Cursed ★★★
3.) Kingdom of the Feared ★★★
2.) Throne of the Secrets ★★★
the highest of 3 stars <3 truly so much fun
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1.) Kingdom of the Wicked ★★★
2.) Kingdom of the Cursed ★★★
3.) Kingdom of the Feared ★★★
February 12, 2026
throne of nightmares is a love letter to every romantasy reader who wishes they could live within the pages of their books. ♥︎
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this book was SUCH a fun time. the way i was giggling and kicking my feet every chapter, and i physically had to make myself put it down to sleep. if you’re looking for a hilarious and fast paced book romantasy read that will have you hooked, this one’s for you!
our fmc lore is officially one of my new favorite female leads. she’s a witty librarian who absolutely loves romance books (especially fantasy romance, she’s so me). lore is a daydreamer who would do anything to experience the worlds she reads about, and little does she know, she’s about to do just that (with a twist).
this book hit a little too close to home and made me feel so seen with lore’s internal battle of being a hopeless romantic, yet feeling like love isn’t out there for her. but despite it all she stayed true to herself and never changed her personality for anyone.
“𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒏𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒆, 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒅.”
prince sloth… wow. this broody, grumpy, homebody mmc absolutely delivered. we saw a sneak peek into him with the other books, but nothing could’ve prepared me for how much i ended up loving him. this man was so down bad for her and absolutely in denial about it, and i ate it up. the grumpy/sunshine trope went so hard hehe.
not only does this book deliver on the banter, tension, and slow burn, but the plot and action were top tier! the concept of being thrown into different book plots was one of the most fun things i’ve ever read. and the plot twist at the end? crazy and so well done. i genuinely was questioning everything.
as always, i loved seeing all my fav princes and their partners at the end of the book! this found family is growing to be top tier. i’m also sensing lust’s book coming next? (pls i’m begging)
“𝒊𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚’𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒗𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍.”
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this book was SUCH a fun time. the way i was giggling and kicking my feet every chapter, and i physically had to make myself put it down to sleep. if you’re looking for a hilarious and fast paced book romantasy read that will have you hooked, this one’s for you!
our fmc lore is officially one of my new favorite female leads. she’s a witty librarian who absolutely loves romance books (especially fantasy romance, she’s so me). lore is a daydreamer who would do anything to experience the worlds she reads about, and little does she know, she’s about to do just that (with a twist).
this book hit a little too close to home and made me feel so seen with lore’s internal battle of being a hopeless romantic, yet feeling like love isn’t out there for her. but despite it all she stayed true to herself and never changed her personality for anyone.
“𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒏𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒆, 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒅.”
prince sloth… wow. this broody, grumpy, homebody mmc absolutely delivered. we saw a sneak peek into him with the other books, but nothing could’ve prepared me for how much i ended up loving him. this man was so down bad for her and absolutely in denial about it, and i ate it up. the grumpy/sunshine trope went so hard hehe.
not only does this book deliver on the banter, tension, and slow burn, but the plot and action were top tier! the concept of being thrown into different book plots was one of the most fun things i’ve ever read. and the plot twist at the end? crazy and so well done. i genuinely was questioning everything.
as always, i loved seeing all my fav princes and their partners at the end of the book! this found family is growing to be top tier. i’m also sensing lust’s book coming next? (pls i’m begging)
“𝒊𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚’𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒗𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍.”
February 15, 2026
I adore Maniscalco's books, but this one just didn't work.
February 9, 2026
Okay but I had SUCH a good time reading this.
This book is fun, like genuinely FUN. The kind where you keep saying “just one more chapter” and suddenly it’s way too late.
First, if you’re here for slow burn romance… you are about to be FED. The tension is Incredible. The yearning….ELITE. Is it less spicy than some of her other books? Yes. Did I care? Absolutely not. Because the banter and build-up made every single interaction hit harder!!!
Lore is officially one of my favorite heroines. A sunshine librarian who loves books and then gets thrown into magical chaos?? Say less, I adored her immediately. I freaking love her!!
And Sloth… listen. A grumpy prince who would rather stay inside his enchanted library than deal with people? That is a man after my own heart, The dynamic between these two was EVERYTHING it was witty, tense, emotional, and occasionally made me want to scream!
Also can we talk about how this book plays with romance tropes?? It felt like a love letter to readers while still giving us a high stakes fantasy story. Seriously, if you are a romance reader you are gonna love this one!!!
And that twist?? I Did not see it coming at all.
If you go into this expecting nonstop spice, adjust your expectations, this is very much a tension and yearning kind of romance. But honestly, it made the story feel richer and more addictive.
Overall, this book is Spectacular. I highly recommend it!!
If you love:
✨ slow burn
✨ sharp banter
✨ grumpy/sunshine vibes
✨ magical danger
✨ a bookish heroine
You need this on your TBR immediately.
Thank you to Little, Brown and Company for the ARC. All opinions are my own.
This book is fun, like genuinely FUN. The kind where you keep saying “just one more chapter” and suddenly it’s way too late.
First, if you’re here for slow burn romance… you are about to be FED. The tension is Incredible. The yearning….ELITE. Is it less spicy than some of her other books? Yes. Did I care? Absolutely not. Because the banter and build-up made every single interaction hit harder!!!
Lore is officially one of my favorite heroines. A sunshine librarian who loves books and then gets thrown into magical chaos?? Say less, I adored her immediately. I freaking love her!!
And Sloth… listen. A grumpy prince who would rather stay inside his enchanted library than deal with people? That is a man after my own heart, The dynamic between these two was EVERYTHING it was witty, tense, emotional, and occasionally made me want to scream!
Also can we talk about how this book plays with romance tropes?? It felt like a love letter to readers while still giving us a high stakes fantasy story. Seriously, if you are a romance reader you are gonna love this one!!!
And that twist?? I Did not see it coming at all.
If you go into this expecting nonstop spice, adjust your expectations, this is very much a tension and yearning kind of romance. But honestly, it made the story feel richer and more addictive.
Overall, this book is Spectacular. I highly recommend it!!
If you love:
✨ slow burn
✨ sharp banter
✨ grumpy/sunshine vibes
✨ magical danger
✨ a bookish heroine
You need this on your TBR immediately.
Thank you to Little, Brown and Company for the ARC. All opinions are my own.
February 12, 2026
These books are getting worse and worse. I couldn't even reach halfway through this one.
My main issue is the way we're thrown into this story with no context no background you're just suddenly here, kind of like the way our MMC meet our MFC, no introduction, no conversation just boom i'm here let's go on an adventure.
My other issue with it is the MFC and how quirky, awkward and cringy she is. She's a huge bookworm and keeps on comparing everything she lives to books or tropes. Just 30% into the book and the amount of comparisons were more than annoying me. I'm reading of course i love books no need to remind it to me every two pages.
I'm so sad because Sloth was one of my favourite characters apart from Pride and this was just complete disappointment. I wished to see more of Sloth's House, his past everything just not this weird world based on a book in which he has to find a book for God knows what.
My main issue is the way we're thrown into this story with no context no background you're just suddenly here, kind of like the way our MMC meet our MFC, no introduction, no conversation just boom i'm here let's go on an adventure.
My other issue with it is the MFC and how quirky, awkward and cringy she is. She's a huge bookworm and keeps on comparing everything she lives to books or tropes. Just 30% into the book and the amount of comparisons were more than annoying me. I'm reading of course i love books no need to remind it to me every two pages.
I'm so sad because Sloth was one of my favourite characters apart from Pride and this was just complete disappointment. I wished to see more of Sloth's House, his past everything just not this weird world based on a book in which he has to find a book for God knows what.
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June 14, 2025THERE’S GOING TO BE ANOTHER ONE!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I will not apologize for who I’m going to be when this book comes out.
**UPDATE**
We have a title, everyone!!
**UPDATE**
We have a title, everyone!!
February 17, 2026
OH MY GOSH ARE YOU KIDDING😍😍
this one is for the book girlies, through & through and I ate up every single story inside of the story like a starved woman. Sloth may just be my very favorite Prince & Lore… just holy crap at that twist I definitely DID NOT see coming! ahhh, I love this series so much & can’t wait to see who’s next! Lust maybe?!
I could write so much, but I don’t wanna give any spoilers. Just know that this book is fantastic, and like the other two in the series, gets a big fat 5⭐️ EASY.
thank you to Little Brown for my gifted copy!🫶🏼
this one is for the book girlies, through & through and I ate up every single story inside of the story like a starved woman. Sloth may just be my very favorite Prince & Lore… just holy crap at that twist I definitely DID NOT see coming! ahhh, I love this series so much & can’t wait to see who’s next! Lust maybe?!
I could write so much, but I don’t wanna give any spoilers. Just know that this book is fantastic, and like the other two in the series, gets a big fat 5⭐️ EASY.
thank you to Little Brown for my gifted copy!🫶🏼
February 15, 2026
Honestly this was beyond frustrating! The woman made me want to slap her so bad. When I was told the female protagonist mentioned books a lot in reference to her situations I thought “well fair enough though! She’s a librarian book lover with a book club! Of course she references books”… my good friends no. No no. Not to this level. It is literally every other sentence including in life threatening situations which, yes indeed, are hugely distracting for the reader. Life threatening situations and she decides to compare them to being in her own dark romance novel? No. Just no. There were so many examples of this kind of thing but I’ve wasted enough of my life on this book. So sad after how much I enjoyed the other ones!
March 18, 2026
❀ 𝔸𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟: 𝕊𝕡𝕠𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕣 𝕗𝕣𝕖𝕖 ❀
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🐦🔥≋📜≋🌸 𝓣𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓝𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓶𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓼 🌸≋📜≋🐦🔥
꒰➛ Stars: 6 ⭐!
꒰➛ Pov: Dual first-person
꒰➛ Spice: 3.5 / 5
꒰➛ Content: Violence; death; swearing; a couple in-detail spicy scenes
꒰➛ This was a buddy read with the wonderful, raving, demon-prince-loving Ishraq! Thank you so much for absolutely drooling over this book with me!
◦◦,`°.✽✦✽.◦.✽✦✽.°`,◦◦◦◦,`°.✽✦✽.◦.✽✦✽.°`,◦◦
💛 𝓢𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂 💛
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꒰➛ I have never met a Prince of Sin book I didn't like, and that's very much the case here too! Like actually, this series makes me laugh out loud, kick my feet, and actually out loud say "One more chapter" 🥰 In fact, this might be my favorite so far!!
꒰➛ Okay but WHYYYY was the plot so fun?? I love the idea of a book that changes scenes all the time, it keeps it fresh and new, and I couldn't wait to see what story we would shift to next! 💕 And yes, Kerri Maniscalco knows the people reading her books, because there was every romantasy trope you could imagine in here, from shifters to hot dominating fae to pirates of all things XD
꒰➛ The humor IS 👏🏻 GOLDEN 👏🏻 I mean, all the Prince of Sin books are goldenbecause the demons are freaking hilarious but this one had me laughing out loud, especially at the end! (FMCs + Lust are involved in that moment) 🤣
🖤 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼 🖤
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ˋ°•* 𝐿𝑜𝓇𝑒 ➳
꒰➛ She's an FMC after my own heart 🙏🏻 Obsessed with stories, shamelessly reading dark romance and stories about dragon shifters, she's just ME. Her quick wit and romantasy-style sass (yes, she knows) made her just so gosh-darn lovable! Her style of humor worked for me, and her find-the-silver-lining mentality really shone throughout the story 💗 Oh, and her audacity to call one of the Wicked Blondie . That instantly made me root for her
ˋ°•* 𝒮𝓁𝑜𝓉𝒽 ➳
꒰➛ The analytical, calculating knowledge to Lore's sunshine, emotional mentality. I fell for him the moment he stabbed Envy but welcomed Camilla inside in Throne of the Fallen, and I was NOT disappointed! (My love for him cannot compete with that of Ishraq though 😋). I loved the way the entire world is described in his POV, because it definitely fits the detail-oriented demon he is. But of course, he has banter to match Lore's, something all us romance girlies absolutely adore 💓
ˋ°•* 𝒪𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇𝓈 ➳
꒰➛ Lore's family is literally just my IRL family. The encouragement to read, the love, the picking apart of literature over the dinner table, all of it was so cute. But that mirroring of real life added a very personal layer of sweetness for me 🥰
꒰➛ The other princes aren't in here (except for the end, and they are golden in their banter together), so instead we have Sloth musing over what they'd do in certain situations. Like how Lust and Wrath would join in a bar fight whole-heartedly, but at least Wrath would hold himself back; Lust would just go all-out. As is why he's my favorite of the princes 🤭Please please I need a book for him
🩷 𝓡𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮 🩷
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꒰➛ Lore and Sloth are such a good couple 💐 They compliment and contrast each other so well, and I couldn't get enough of the dynamic between them! Unexpected allies quickly turns into a dance of yearning and wondering, and I was there for it
꒰➛ Also, there's a trope related to romance here I was not expecting in the slightest, but was absolutely delighted to see!
◦◦,`°.✽✦✽.◦.✽✦✽.°`,◦◦◦◦,`°.✽✦✽.◦.✽✦✽.°`,◦◦
𝓒𝓸𝓷𝓬𝓵𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷: Just go read this series 🙏🏻🙏🏻 If something in this review hasn't convinced you this series is amazing, then let me shout it: THIS SERIES IS AMAZING!!Me and Ishraq need books for the final three I'M BEGGING HERE
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❀ 𝔸𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟: 𝕀𝕗 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖𝕕 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕤𝕒𝕨, 𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘! ❀
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🐦🔥≋📜≋🌸 𝓣𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓝𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓶𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓼 🌸≋📜≋🐦🔥
꒰➛ Stars: 6 ⭐!
꒰➛ Pov: Dual first-person
꒰➛ Spice: 3.5 / 5
꒰➛ Content: Violence; death; swearing; a couple in-detail spicy scenes
꒰➛ This was a buddy read with the wonderful, raving, demon-prince-loving Ishraq! Thank you so much for absolutely drooling over this book with me!
◦◦,`°.✽✦✽.◦.✽✦✽.°`,◦◦◦◦,`°.✽✦✽.◦.✽✦✽.°`,◦◦
💛 𝓢𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂 💛
~~~~~~~~~
꒰➛ I have never met a Prince of Sin book I didn't like, and that's very much the case here too! Like actually, this series makes me laugh out loud, kick my feet, and actually out loud say "One more chapter" 🥰 In fact, this might be my favorite so far!!
꒰➛ Okay but WHYYYY was the plot so fun?? I love the idea of a book that changes scenes all the time, it keeps it fresh and new, and I couldn't wait to see what story we would shift to next! 💕 And yes, Kerri Maniscalco knows the people reading her books, because there was every romantasy trope you could imagine in here, from shifters to hot dominating fae to pirates of all things XD
꒰➛ The humor IS 👏🏻 GOLDEN 👏🏻 I mean, all the Prince of Sin books are golden
🖤 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼 🖤
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ˋ°•* 𝐿𝑜𝓇𝑒 ➳
꒰➛ She's an FMC after my own heart 🙏🏻 Obsessed with stories, shamelessly reading dark romance and stories about dragon shifters, she's just ME. Her quick wit and romantasy-style sass (yes, she knows) made her just so gosh-darn lovable! Her style of humor worked for me, and her find-the-silver-lining mentality really shone throughout the story 💗 Oh, and her audacity to call one of the Wicked Blondie . That instantly made me root for her
ˋ°•* 𝒮𝓁𝑜𝓉𝒽 ➳
꒰➛ The analytical, calculating knowledge to Lore's sunshine, emotional mentality. I fell for him the moment he stabbed Envy but welcomed Camilla inside in Throne of the Fallen, and I was NOT disappointed! (My love for him cannot compete with that of Ishraq though 😋). I loved the way the entire world is described in his POV, because it definitely fits the detail-oriented demon he is. But of course, he has banter to match Lore's, something all us romance girlies absolutely adore 💓
ˋ°•* 𝒪𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇𝓈 ➳
꒰➛ Lore's family is literally just my IRL family. The encouragement to read, the love, the picking apart of literature over the dinner table, all of it was so cute. But that mirroring of real life added a very personal layer of sweetness for me 🥰
꒰➛ The other princes aren't in here (except for the end, and they are golden in their banter together), so instead we have Sloth musing over what they'd do in certain situations. Like how Lust and Wrath would join in a bar fight whole-heartedly, but at least Wrath would hold himself back; Lust would just go all-out. As is why he's my favorite of the princes 🤭
🩷 𝓡𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮 🩷
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꒰➛ Lore and Sloth are such a good couple 💐 They compliment and contrast each other so well, and I couldn't get enough of the dynamic between them! Unexpected allies quickly turns into a dance of yearning and wondering, and I was there for it
꒰➛ Also, there's a trope related to romance here I was not expecting in the slightest, but was absolutely delighted to see!
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𝓒𝓸𝓷𝓬𝓵𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷: Just go read this series 🙏🏻🙏🏻 If something in this review hasn't convinced you this series is amazing, then let me shout it: THIS SERIES IS AMAZING!!
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❀ 𝔸𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟: 𝕀𝕗 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖𝕕 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕤𝕒𝕨, 𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘! ❀
February 20, 2026
respectfully i never want to read the words morally grey in a fantasy book ever again!!!!!!
this PAINS me to have to write a negative review of the book i’ve been waiting YEARS for (SLOTH! MY KINDRED SPIRIT! love of my LIFE!) — but this fell short in almost every single way imaginable and i simply cannot let it go.
i am on my hands and knees begging kerri maniscalco to write a single book that makes sense, that builds on existing lore, that utilizes cohesive worldbuilding, and that matches how cool and genius the concept of seven deadly sin princes of hell is!!! i am BEGGING!!!!! THIS SERIES COULD BE SO GOOD IF SHE JUST GOT OUT OF HER OWN WAY!!!!!
the initial trilogy was FUN. confusing and got increasingly more convoluted as it went, sure, but FUN. every subsequent book after has gotten messier, less coherent, and more disappointing. each of these spinoffs are just individual, insane one-off adventures that don’t intersect or build on existing worldbuilding at all. every single book kerri’s just inventing new stuff!! hey, here’s a random fae court that you’ll never see or hear of again but that is vital to the plot! here’s a vampire court that could be so, so cool but is never used again! and in this one, we get a random goddess from an unnamed, unspecified pantheon of Old Gods we’ve never heard of and probably will never hear about again. AND IT IS SO !!! FRUSTRATING !!! because the initial concept was GENIUS AS IS! seven circles of hell! warring factions!!!! scheming sinners!!! why must it be needlessly complicated with random plot devices that are underexplained and eventually rendered irrelevant altogether as the series continues??? i know it’s interconnected standalones, BUT THE OVERARCHING WORLDBUILDING SHOULD STILL FIT TOGETHER!!!!!! i yell as they drag me away
i have spent many years believing in and championing this series because the potential is there, but these disappoint me every time. inventing random magic systems and gods and lore and courts that we’ve never heard of makes each of these books feel like disconnected fever dreams, and takes away from all the elements of the world and characters that we love. the best part of all of these standalones so far are the last chapters when she squeezes in a heartwarming roundtable with the other princes of sin!!! MORE OF THAT!!! PLEASE!!!!!
not to mention so much of this entire book is — and i know i will be vilified for saying it — cringe. in no way is a librarian living in an era where there isn’t tiktok or even technology thinking about embroidering team morally grey on her tunic. i love a fun romantasy as much as the next reader, but this tried too hard to be relatable in a ‘booktok girlies unite!!!!’ kind of way for it to be even remotely palatable.
if you can get past the incoherent worldbuilding, the devastating lack of fulfilling its own potential, the cringe dialogue and references to booktok culture, there are parts that are fun — but not enough to really make this slog worthwhile imo. good news, though!!! none of these books connect to the others in any meaningful way, so you can skip right past this into whatever’s next.
a bonus star for lust being one of the girls in hell’s first romance book club — i fear, once again, kerri has me hooked enough to at least read his book.
this PAINS me to have to write a negative review of the book i’ve been waiting YEARS for (SLOTH! MY KINDRED SPIRIT! love of my LIFE!) — but this fell short in almost every single way imaginable and i simply cannot let it go.
i am on my hands and knees begging kerri maniscalco to write a single book that makes sense, that builds on existing lore, that utilizes cohesive worldbuilding, and that matches how cool and genius the concept of seven deadly sin princes of hell is!!! i am BEGGING!!!!! THIS SERIES COULD BE SO GOOD IF SHE JUST GOT OUT OF HER OWN WAY!!!!!
the initial trilogy was FUN. confusing and got increasingly more convoluted as it went, sure, but FUN. every subsequent book after has gotten messier, less coherent, and more disappointing. each of these spinoffs are just individual, insane one-off adventures that don’t intersect or build on existing worldbuilding at all. every single book kerri’s just inventing new stuff!! hey, here’s a random fae court that you’ll never see or hear of again but that is vital to the plot! here’s a vampire court that could be so, so cool but is never used again! and in this one, we get a random goddess from an unnamed, unspecified pantheon of Old Gods we’ve never heard of and probably will never hear about again. AND IT IS SO !!! FRUSTRATING !!! because the initial concept was GENIUS AS IS! seven circles of hell! warring factions!!!! scheming sinners!!! why must it be needlessly complicated with random plot devices that are underexplained and eventually rendered irrelevant altogether as the series continues??? i know it’s interconnected standalones, BUT THE OVERARCHING WORLDBUILDING SHOULD STILL FIT TOGETHER!!!!!! i yell as they drag me away
i have spent many years believing in and championing this series because the potential is there, but these disappoint me every time. inventing random magic systems and gods and lore and courts that we’ve never heard of makes each of these books feel like disconnected fever dreams, and takes away from all the elements of the world and characters that we love. the best part of all of these standalones so far are the last chapters when she squeezes in a heartwarming roundtable with the other princes of sin!!! MORE OF THAT!!! PLEASE!!!!!
not to mention so much of this entire book is — and i know i will be vilified for saying it — cringe. in no way is a librarian living in an era where there isn’t tiktok or even technology thinking about embroidering team morally grey on her tunic. i love a fun romantasy as much as the next reader, but this tried too hard to be relatable in a ‘booktok girlies unite!!!!’ kind of way for it to be even remotely palatable.
if you can get past the incoherent worldbuilding, the devastating lack of fulfilling its own potential, the cringe dialogue and references to booktok culture, there are parts that are fun — but not enough to really make this slog worthwhile imo. good news, though!!! none of these books connect to the others in any meaningful way, so you can skip right past this into whatever’s next.
a bonus star for lust being one of the girls in hell’s first romance book club — i fear, once again, kerri has me hooked enough to at least read his book.
February 11, 2026
dnf @ 60%
i don’t usually mark dnfs as read but since i passed the halfway point and it’s a big book, i’m gonna count this one. no one’s more upset about it than me bc i loved the first two books but this one was a huge disappointment. unfortunately i found the story and the characters boring and it just lacked the spark the others had
i don’t usually mark dnfs as read but since i passed the halfway point and it’s a big book, i’m gonna count this one. no one’s more upset about it than me bc i loved the first two books but this one was a huge disappointment. unfortunately i found the story and the characters boring and it just lacked the spark the others had
February 16, 2026
I am GUTTED!!!! This was one of my anticipated releases for 2026 and I had to DNF @ page 150. I feel like the writing in this was soooo different to the first two books and I felt as if I was reading the writing of an 18 year old. The FMC was INSUFFERABLE to me and I feel like the book just lacked any real substance and almost felt as if it was just a book for the sake of being a book- it was too immature and jokey for my personal taste.
I feel like the twist of the book, you could see coming from a mile away so long as you read with your eyes open 🙃🙃
Only bonus is the fact this series is stand-alone so you can miss reading one of the books and it doesn’t ruin a ‘bigger picture.’ Hopefully the next book (if there is one) reads a bit more adult and less YA
I feel like the twist of the book, you could see coming from a mile away so long as you read with your eyes open 🙃🙃
Only bonus is the fact this series is stand-alone so you can miss reading one of the books and it doesn’t ruin a ‘bigger picture.’ Hopefully the next book (if there is one) reads a bit more adult and less YA
February 13, 2026
Endless inner dialogue and I mean ENDLESS.
March 22, 2026
rating: 4.25 ★
"𝙞𝙛 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙙 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡."
maniscalco really wrote this book like it was a love letter for every book lover in the universe??
the descriptions and really just overall imagery maniacalco is able to convey throughout the entirety of the story had me absolutely enthralled. the fact that she was able to maintain this level of writing and plot immersion whilst the characters are traveling from one jurassicly different setting to the next is no easy feat.
okay can we talk about prince sloth and lore for a hot minute?? their banter was EVERYTHING from the very beginning of the book until the very end. not only that, but the relationship growth really felt organic. i know that it's marketed as a slow burn, which it is but in some aspects the build up of their relationship needed to be slow because of who each of the main characters were (if that makes sense? who knows but it does in my head).
“𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙮. 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚.”
i cannot wait for the next book in this series and i am dying for official confirmation about which prince it is going to be about?? 😭
"𝙞𝙛 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙙 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡."
maniscalco really wrote this book like it was a love letter for every book lover in the universe??
the descriptions and really just overall imagery maniacalco is able to convey throughout the entirety of the story had me absolutely enthralled. the fact that she was able to maintain this level of writing and plot immersion whilst the characters are traveling from one jurassicly different setting to the next is no easy feat.
okay can we talk about prince sloth and lore for a hot minute?? their banter was EVERYTHING from the very beginning of the book until the very end. not only that, but the relationship growth really felt organic. i know that it's marketed as a slow burn, which it is but in some aspects the build up of their relationship needed to be slow because of who each of the main characters were (if that makes sense? who knows but it does in my head).
“𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙮. 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚.”
i cannot wait for the next book in this series and i am dying for official confirmation about which prince it is going to be about?? 😭
February 17, 2026
No one is more upset than me by this rating. Kingdom of the Wicked and the Prince of Sin books have all been 5 star reads for me, and this one seemed just perfect for the book girls who want to jump into a romantasy story. I was actually very excited for Sloth’s story! But…the lack of actual dialogue made me want to DNF the book. Most of the story is exposition and inner dialogue, the (limited) characters don’t actually have much dialogue? This made the insta spark between them just unbelievable. Also the least romance of any Prince of Sin book so far, it was more cozy YA (minus 2 scenes) fantasy tbh.
I am so disappointed having waited this long and I love Kerri’s writing and this world. The idea was there, and her writing was fantastic but the plot and storytelling execution sadly was not right.
I am so disappointed having waited this long and I love Kerri’s writing and this world. The idea was there, and her writing was fantastic but the plot and storytelling execution sadly was not right.
February 22, 2026
It was ok ... easy to read as a palate cleanser. I'm not sure I will continue reading the next books. I don't have the feeling the author improves her writing skills or adds anything substantial to the interconnected storyline...
If the protagonist would have mentioned a book trope one more time I would have tossed the book out of the window.
If the protagonist would have mentioned a book trope one more time I would have tossed the book out of the window.
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June 12, 2025Throne of nightmares, Sloths book. She better have secure more contracts because if I don’t get pride and lust I will be murderous
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