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Kingdoms of Hell #2
Disgrace
The daughters of a god find themselves having to meet an obligation they didn’t count on. They have been pledged to marry the Princes of Hell. Hell hath no fury like a goddess forced to marry a prince of the Underworld. The Kingdoms of Hell Saga is just starting.
Imagine this, you’re the daughter of Alric, a god who quite unwisely lost a battle to the King of the Underworld. Now, the terms of agreement that your father has to yield to so that he isn’t banished forever is to give your hand in marriage to one of the sons of the Underworld.
This is Gabriella’s fate.
A bastard son of the King of the Underworld, Holden’s been made a Prince of the Underworld. He’s only interested in the hellhounds he’s charged with caring for. This prince has no interest in humans and less of an interest in having a wife. He wants to be left alone in his realm—the Kingdom of Disgrace.
He wants to be alone. Too bad.
His father has betrothed him to the daughter of Alric, the god who started the war between gods.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, his hellhounds are dying. They are being killed by other bastard sons of the king, ones that have not been granted a kingdom.
His hellhounds dying, his kingdom at risk, and now his unwanted betrothed is in danger. The Prince of Disgrace’s life is no bed of roses.
Beware: Unputdownable stories of love and redemption can be found in this series of swicked action-packed fantasy with gods, goddesses, demons, hellhounds, and all the accoutrement one expects to find in the Underworld.
Imagine this, you’re the daughter of Alric, a god who quite unwisely lost a battle to the King of the Underworld. Now, the terms of agreement that your father has to yield to so that he isn’t banished forever is to give your hand in marriage to one of the sons of the Underworld.
This is Gabriella’s fate.
A bastard son of the King of the Underworld, Holden’s been made a Prince of the Underworld. He’s only interested in the hellhounds he’s charged with caring for. This prince has no interest in humans and less of an interest in having a wife. He wants to be left alone in his realm—the Kingdom of Disgrace.
He wants to be alone. Too bad.
His father has betrothed him to the daughter of Alric, the god who started the war between gods.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, his hellhounds are dying. They are being killed by other bastard sons of the king, ones that have not been granted a kingdom.
His hellhounds dying, his kingdom at risk, and now his unwanted betrothed is in danger. The Prince of Disgrace’s life is no bed of roses.
Beware: Unputdownable stories of love and redemption can be found in this series of swicked action-packed fantasy with gods, goddesses, demons, hellhounds, and all the accoutrement one expects to find in the Underworld.
266 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 9, 2018
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September 6, 2022
Good, but… *SPOILERS AHEAD*
There were again some grammar oddities and sentences that didn’t quite land and some unnatural dialogue, but overall it was a good little story. I had the same criticism in book 1 and this story also suffered the same problems.
PROBLEM 1. There was a very obvious discrepancy between the Blurb and what the story turned out to be. It was 100% misleading about what the story was about. For one the blurb made it sound like the other Bastards were going to attack and kill the hounds not have them die by plague.
PROBLEM 2. the foreshadowing could use some work, in actually foreshadowing what’s to come and existing at all. There should have been more signs of Tori and her influence (e.g. headaches, maybe lost time, flickers in mirrors, shadows, dreams etc.).
PROBLEM 3. It wasn’t a completely cohesive story, the opening seemed to be from a completely different story than what happened in the middle and the end. It was more like three stories mashed into one.
PROBLEM 4. The timeline was a complete mess. It seemed like they fell in love in a week and the rest was just one shit show after another. Even Irina and Ezra got a few weeks to build a relationship before they were both forced into a situation that made them completely open up. Gabby and Holden just seemed to blurt out their life stories and then decided they like-liked each other. That shit needs to take more time.
PROBLEM 5. Nothing much happened and then it all happened. It was a bit of a mess. And there were also plot pieces that were completely dropped, like Rush the hellhound as a character. Once the plague started he was dropped from the roster which was disappointing.
PROBLEM 6. Her magic is a “Deus Ex Machina” solution to the Plague, but this might go back to the problem I had with the foreshadowing (or lack there of).
Overall despite the MANY criticisms I had, I could see what the author was trying to do and I really liked the idea of this story. All in all what this book and the last one need are a few more editing comb throughs. I have no doubt that if the author were to properly plan out this story with a detailed outline and edit it within an inch of its life this story will come alive more than it already sort of does. It would be a better story and be more cohesive.
There were again some grammar oddities and sentences that didn’t quite land and some unnatural dialogue, but overall it was a good little story. I had the same criticism in book 1 and this story also suffered the same problems.
PROBLEM 1. There was a very obvious discrepancy between the Blurb and what the story turned out to be. It was 100% misleading about what the story was about. For one the blurb made it sound like the other Bastards were going to attack and kill the hounds not have them die by plague.
PROBLEM 2. the foreshadowing could use some work, in actually foreshadowing what’s to come and existing at all. There should have been more signs of Tori and her influence (e.g. headaches, maybe lost time, flickers in mirrors, shadows, dreams etc.).
PROBLEM 3. It wasn’t a completely cohesive story, the opening seemed to be from a completely different story than what happened in the middle and the end. It was more like three stories mashed into one.
PROBLEM 4. The timeline was a complete mess. It seemed like they fell in love in a week and the rest was just one shit show after another. Even Irina and Ezra got a few weeks to build a relationship before they were both forced into a situation that made them completely open up. Gabby and Holden just seemed to blurt out their life stories and then decided they like-liked each other. That shit needs to take more time.
PROBLEM 5. Nothing much happened and then it all happened. It was a bit of a mess. And there were also plot pieces that were completely dropped, like Rush the hellhound as a character. Once the plague started he was dropped from the roster which was disappointing.
PROBLEM 6. Her magic is a “Deus Ex Machina” solution to the Plague, but this might go back to the problem I had with the foreshadowing (or lack there of).
Overall despite the MANY criticisms I had, I could see what the author was trying to do and I really liked the idea of this story. All in all what this book and the last one need are a few more editing comb throughs. I have no doubt that if the author were to properly plan out this story with a detailed outline and edit it within an inch of its life this story will come alive more than it already sort of does. It would be a better story and be more cohesive.
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