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King's Dark Tidings #4

Kingdoms and Chaos

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The future of the Ashaiian haven, the newly founded Kingdom of Cael, is anything but secured. Rezkin must seek recognition from the King of Gendishen if his people are to maintain possession of their island home and the enchanted secret it contains. In an unexpected twist, events overtake Rezkin, and he is thrust into a frustrating adventure to seek a worthless prize. He finds that his carefully constructed reputation as an indomitable foe has consequences as others seek to use his strengths for their own gain. Meanwhile, friends are confronted with too many truths, power and strength might be more than some desire, loyalties and friendships are tested, and at least one of Rezkin’s friends might be headed for a miserable demise.

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First published September 7, 2018

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Kel Kade

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Kel Kade lives in Texas and occasionally serves as an adjunct college faculty member, inspiring young minds and introducing them to the fascinating and very real world of geosciences. Thanks to Kade’s enthusiastic readers and the success of the King’s Dark Tidings series, Kade is now able to create universes spanning space and time, develop criminal empires, plot the downfall of tyrannous rulers, and dive into fantastical mysteries full time.

Growing up, Kade lived a military lifestyle of traveling to and living in new places. These experiences with distinctive cultures and geography instilled in Kade a sense of wanderlust and opened a young mind to the knowledge that the Earth is expansive and wild. A deep interest in science, ancient history, cultural anthropology, art, music, languages, and spirituality is evidenced by the diversity and richness of the places and cultures depicted in Kade’s writing.

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Profile Image for Gavin.
1,072 reviews445 followers
December 27, 2024
This was another good instalment in Kel Kade's King's Dark Tidings series. On the whole this series is one of my favourite fantasy finds of the last 5 years. The books deliver a super fun fantasy adventure story packed with likeable characters, plenty of action, humour, and even a few touching moments. The writing and the story do have a slightly YA-ish feel to them but that does not stop this being an exciting and utterly compelling read!

Rezkin is the star of this story, and remains one of my favourite fantasy characters in general, but I feel like Kade has done a good job of developing a lot of the support cast to the point where I'm engaged and interested in their various story arcs and plights. Tam, Wesson, and the duo of Malcius and Yserria were the standout secondary characters in this instalment but Farson, Frisha, and Tieran all had good moments as well. All the characters in this series have shown a good amount of growth. Most of it positive!

In terms of story this 4th instalment of the series was probably an upgrade on what we got in Legends of the Ahn. We got some of the secret war with the demons and fae but for the most part the focus was on Rez trying to secure his claim as King of Cael. To do so he needed the King of Gendishen to recognize the claim. A task that did not go quite so smoothly as we have come to expect when Rez is involved. The King of Gendishen had a task for Rez as the price of his claim on Cael and that task managed to snowball quickly into a whole bunch of tasks that saw Rez and his friends tour, and cause havoc, across a number of kingdoms in the land.

The story was a lot of fun and was packed with a lot of unexpected twists and turns and developments. I also enjoyed glimpsing a bit more of the other kingdoms, and their people, in this instalment.

The first two books in this series are pretty perfect in my eyes but the third and fourth books do have a few flaws. In many ways this 4th book fixed a lot of the flaws of the 3rd book and got the story back on track but unfortunately it had a few negatives of its own. The big negatives being the way a lot of the personal relationships between the characters played out. I was annoyed on three or four separate occasions by the relationship developments which is so not like me while reading this series! I usually love all the drama lol.

Major spoilers ahoy! I've decided to take some time out of this review to moan about those personal relationships developments that managed to slightly taint my enjoyment of this one.



That is a fair bit of complaining but despite all those things that did frustrate me I did still enjoy this a whole lot. I was as addicted to following Rezkin's crazy adventures as ever and the book was packed with the usual mix of humor, action, and likeable support characters that makes this series such a favourite of mine to read.

Rating: 4.5 stars. I've chopped a half star off as a reflection of my frustration at a few of the happenings and the possible change in direction of the story but this was too compelling and fun a read outside of that stuff to overly damage my enjoyment of this fun series. I'm tempted to chop more off but I feel like the story could still get back on track so I'm not going to judge any of the happenings too harshly just quite yet.

Reread Update: it has taken me over 6 years to get to this reread but I got on better than expected with it. I’m still down on the same stuff but I think knowing they were coming made them easier to deal with. Rez remains a fantastic character and this whole series is very easy to get sucked into!

Audio Note: This was narrated by Nick Podehl. His performance was absolutely fantastic and he really captured the spirit of the story. He was so good that he is probably one of the reasons I enjoyed this book so much.
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9 reviews6 followers
September 10, 2018
Frisa you spoiled useless twat!!

I love these books! Can't wait for the next! I want to see Frisa confined to a tower insane with guilt soon!
Profile Image for Genevieve Grace.
976 reviews116 followers
September 9, 2018
Guys, I don't even have the first clue what to say.

Plot wise, I enjoyed this one much more than book three. Rezkin & co. are on a mission to get their little island kingdom recognized officially. In order to do that, they for some reason end up going on a weird, extended, Legend of Zelda-like quest across what seems like the whole world. "You can have your kingdom if you get me this sword." "You can have this sword if you get me this girl." "You can have this girl if you marry the queen."

It's very much like a video game level where you have to collect all these things and roam back and forth and back and forth before you can unlock the door to your actual goal. Rezkin, meanwhile, is up to his usual antics, taking over kingdoms on accident this time instead of thieves' guilds. It's a lot more fun than the demon wars of book three.

Good things:
• Rezkin continues to be truly the greatest and most powerful human being ever to touch his callused, omnipotent foot to the earth. This, really, is all anyone ever needs to know about any of the books in these series. Kel Kade stretches out their hand and says in a kindly, gentle voice, "Here, I have made you some more Rezkin," and I, a sickly, poor, weak, and foolish beggar, weep as I kiss the hem of their robe and sob, "Thank you, thank you."

• INFORMATION. We finally have concrete, detailed answers about Rezkin's background, and the mysterious person General Marcum was planning to sic on Rezkin in the first book! YES. I HAVE WAITED SO LONG AND NOW I AM SATISFIED.

• AT LAST, SOME MOVEMENT ON THE FRISHA ISSUE. Frisha actually gets to be in on the main plot in this book! I can't tell you how relieved I am! She's there most of the time, and she gets to talk to Rezkin quite a bit, and process what she feels and think about what she wants. I can't say I'm honestly satisfied with where this went, but any kind of meaningful movement is better than having no movement at all.

• *sing songy voice* Rezkin gets more practice processing his emo-tions. The slow, glacial progression from Robot Warrior With No Feelings to what I am convinced will end with Rezkin forming healthy, human connections, continues in this book. Book three punched out Rezkin's emotional wall, and in book four he comes off a little wobbly several times. He still doesn't know what's going on most of the time, but he is able to NAME the "tight feeling" as being from loss, and he gets visibly angry and frustrated several times. It's happening, folks. Eventually, one day, years from now, he will be able to tell someone he loves them, I'm SURE of it.

• He's also expressing more and more personality. The more attuned he becomes to the "outworld," the more you can see that's just Rezkin, as opposed to the overall state of Being Confused And Weird. "I don't need a mother. I wonder if I could give her to any of my friends?" Don't mind me, I'm just wiping a single tear from my eye because I love him.

• I love the inevitable scene when Rezkin comes before a new potential ally or potential enemy. At this point, his shadow is so huge it blocks the sun, plunging entire lands into darkness at his approach. His boot shakes the earth when he disembarks his ship, and people for miles around know -- he has arrived. Nothing will ever be the same once his touch has been felt in your kingdom. Then, inevitably, he says, "I am nineteen years old" and the whole room is just like *freeze frame* *record scratch*. I LOVE THESE MOMENTS SO MUCH.

• Striker Farson. He was in most of the book and I very much enjoy his presence. His dynamic with Rezkin is so important, and the day they come to realize they care about each other will probably be my favorite part of the whole series when it happens.

It's just so. Funny. "You can have my daughter, but ONLY if you agree to become king." "You can have the sword, sure, I don't care. But ONLY if you agree to take my throne." Meanwhile Rezkin is like UGH. YOU PEOPLE. I JUST WANT MY ISLAND, GO AWAY. What pure, absolute self-indulgent fun. I tore through this book so quickly.

However, I only gave it three stars. That's because of the queendom of Lon Leresh. The whole place is, apparently, a matriarchy where men are used for breeding chattel and brute labor, and women engage in constant catty, backstabbing status politics while wearing next to nothing and calling it empowerment. It, apparently, is not safe for a good looking man to walk the street without being forced against his will to join some lecherous, voluptuous, noblewoman's harem. In this series, when at least one paragraph every chapter is dedicated to Rezkin's gorgeousness, we all know where THAT concept is going.

It's skin-crawlingly creepy. There's dubcon. It's very much a Buck Rogers and Princess Ardala type situation. Yeah, I don't know what else to say about this.



One day, when I am gripped with dementia that has caused me to forget all my loved ones and no longer know my own name, tears will spill down my weathered old cheeks, and my grandchildren will ask, "Grandma, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" And I'll say, "What? What do you mean?" because I won't remember why I am crying, and it will be because of this. Even when my mind has failed, my soul will always remember the cringey, repulsive agony of having to read this extremely cursed Lon Leresh section.

I want to overlook and handwave this, but I can't. I want to give more than three stars, but I can't. I can never forgive, and never forget. Let's not do this ever again, thank you.
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22 reviews2 followers
September 10, 2018
quite honestly the plot twist at the end was quite ....... idk what to say :D
i never liked frisha but that plot twist .... oh boy i dont understand it and i even dislike her now more than before, didnt think that was possible.
tieran and frisha makes no sense in my eyes .......... i mean frisha has no purpose in those books.
Dk why but that scene did it for me with this book, i just hope the next one will be better Y_Y
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1,868 reviews735 followers
August 12, 2022
The first hundred or so pages of this book were useless, at least in my opinion. Eventually we got to an interesting development and got pretty much ALL the answers as to who Rezkin is and the things that surround him so that was nice.

And from that point on it wasn't bad, but the storyline got even more ridiculous. I never think it can get more ridiculous but every single book proves me wrong.

Rezkin is out there claiming kingdoms left right and centre, and he's on his way to becoming an EMPEROR. That's right friends, E M P E R O R. All he needs to be now is a supreme overlord of the whole universe and then he will have achieved all that he possibly could.

But that's not all, the romance also became interesting for the first time because .

We actually got a romance between several characters and I don't mind that they found love, only that now .

I really don't know how I feel about this? Dare I say I even liked it to an extent? It's weird, but something keeps pushing me to finish this series, and I'm not so sure how much of it is spite at this point.

3.5
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163 reviews30 followers
November 5, 2018
I wasn't a fan of the third book, but I have to say I love this one ! ♥
1. Let's start with Farson and Wesson. When Rez is with one of them, you can be sure the scene will be good. You can just tell that even if he isn't aware of it, he cares about them. The interactions with them are great, they feel to me like the right friends for Rez bescause they support him,(in their own way) but they hold him acountable and they don't always want something from him like the others.
2. The Frisha element. #EverybodyHatesFrisha
I'm soooo happy that they crashed and burned. They just didn't click, Frisha wasn't the right one for Rez. She is useless and ever since she discovered that Rez was Dark Tidings, unbearable. I even like Ilinet better with Rez. And Rez can collect the pieces of his broken heart and make a beautiful mozaic to give to someone else. (at this point I don't care who as long as they are strong and love him)
3. The travels !
There was so much travel in this one, but it didn't feel like useless page filler. It expended the world quite a bit.
4. Humour !
What I love about this series, aside from the swords and the action, is that it doesn't lose its funny scenes as the books go on.
5. What I would like to see in the future :
More of Wesson, Farson and Kai. Less of Frisha. A rescue team for poor Tam. Someone to love Rez. The relationship between Malcius and Isarya. A point of view to see what is really happening in Ashai. Knowing the reason behind Rezkin's episodes of paranoia and hunger.
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2 reviews
September 19, 2018
**WARNING SOME SPOILERS**

I like this better than the previous book. BUT, my goodness, please, PLEASE I BEG YOU, make a much better character development on Frisha. She was sooooo annoying I kept wishing she'd be dead or gravely injured most of the time. I know she's the heroine and is supposed to be innocent and all but I can't help but to compare her to Haruno Sakura's character. But Frisha is much, much more disappointing because she's always safe and protected from the bad big world and not even stop to think for a moment to come out of her comfort zone, even when she knows Malcius disappeared.


Don't get me wrong, I really support and would like her as our heroine and I can see why she would balance Rezkin and that he needs her at his side, but she'd need to be more than just a spoiled little brat to deserve that, don't you think?


That little twist about Frisha and Tieran is amusing, but Frisha's side is quite lacking shown in the story so that it makes their sudden relationship awkward and forced. But it's a good twist, really. Rezkin needs a rival in order for him to realize his own feelings. And there's no way better than his own cousin snatching his woman under his nose. I say keep going with it. We need our hero finds his missing soul, after all. We'd like to see him happy and is capable to realize that he, too, has desires and feelings, and is allowed to keep it. And I can see why he needs Frisha to do that. But please, PLEASE I BEG YOUR HUMBLE HEART do not be one of those writers who makes his hero ended up alone with the nonsense of "love doesn't have to mean we should be together" and makes Rezkin stands alone while watching all his friends happy. I'd like to see him be selfish for once and keeps something, or someone, for himself. He's done so much for his friends and kingdom it'll be sad and cruel if he's just become a martyr.


The marriage is very disturbing and I admit this is why I gave only 3 stars(YES, I STICK TO THIS SERIES ONLY FOR THE ANTICIPATION OF THE ROMANCE PF THE MAIN CHARACTERS SO?). It was very, very disturbing and I loath that The Bitch Queen was forcing a reluctant 19 year old boy (doesn't matter how manly he looks) to marry her, and even (OMG EWWWW) consumate with the witness of her supposedly possessive and faithful lover. I hope she died horribly in the end. I strongly ship Rezkin to be with Frisha and it really breaks my heart to see him that cold towards her. I'm also very disappointed that Frisha, again, does absolutely nothing besides complaining. I'm sure most readers want to see her to die painfully at this point. And maybe smack Rezkin (maybe not just Rezkin but also the author...sorry, Kel) on the head with a chair for agreeing on such thing.


Anyway, I'm still confused with where all these ancients and elementals and demons are going. And it's like the confrontation with Cadence is purposely kept for final, but it left us readers wonder just how mad and cruel is this king everyone keeps talking about as if he's the worst of the worst. We have not yet to really see how he's deserving everybody's ire. I'd be disappointed if he'd be continuously kept out of Rezkin's way. I'm waiting for someone who's going to be able to stand toe to toe with Rezkin. Wouldn't be an impressive villain otherwise.


In the end, I was disappointed that our supposedly invincible hero was brought to heel by a bitch queen and be ordered around by monarchs all the while he just wants to do his duty, for his friends. Added with Frisha's judgment towards him, it was just sad and unfair for Rezkin. But I love that he's becoming more human here. I love that he's realizing his feelings and more normal. I hope that he finds peace and a sense of belonging in the end, and someone who loves him and he loves back, after all of those efforts. I hope Rezkin and Frisha could stand their differences and make it up and find each other. (Or I'd have break something in the end of the series...)
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852 reviews6 followers
August 12, 2019
Brilliant, just absolutely amazed at how amazing this story truly is. Kel Kade has definitely grabbed my attention and has rightfully earned a spot among my favorite authors. This series as I have said before is massive in scope and is wonderfully crafted.

The journey is constantly going in different and unexpected directions which gives the series a constant freshness. I honestly do not have a clue where this series is going but I am so eager to stay on and enjoy the ride. Rezkin and all the characters are my sweet angels and devils, my trash children and I will go down with them.

I am a little sad that I have caught up with this series and now have to wait for the next book like everyone else. I am even more sad that we do not know when we are getting the next book. However Kel Kade has a new series starting and book 1 for that is right around the corner.
82 reviews
September 13, 2018
Disappointing and meandering follow up to a promising series so far

This book lost a lot of the the realistic plot development that allows for any kind of suspension of disbelief. Instead you follow reckon around as he easily conquers four other kingdoms, despite not making any progress at the kingdom he actually needs to pursue. Then, the story lumps into a cliffhanger with no indication that the plot is concluding except the few pages left in the book
1 review
September 21, 2018
So I love this series and I did like parts of this addition as well. But the parts I liked were HEAVILY outweighed by those I didn't.

I liked we got some closure on Rez's identity, and that it fit. I was worried that they would make his identity a major plot twist or continue the mystery for many books to come. Happy that wasn't the case. I also liked the development of Rez's relations with many of the others (for example Farson and Wesson, ect.) It was consistent with Rez's character while still seeming to be moving towards him opening up somewhat, which I liked. Also Tam's arc has potential. I don't like that Rez seemed to give up on him at the end, but whatever he's a pragmatic guy I can see it.

But the negatives! First what pissed me off the most was the whole Frisha and Tieran thing. And NOT because I thought Frisha betrayed Rez or anything. No, it's because it was so ridiculously out of Tieran's character that it offends me. The guy went from utter disdain for commoners and a stated lack of respect for Frisha to basically "I've always loved you and I'm willing to die to be with you." Just like that. No real foreshadowing, no real explanation of WHY he changed so much.... It just felt like such lazy writing that it shocked me and left a sour taste in my mouth.

Other than that things just generally worked out to easily for Rez on the conquest side of things. Parts of the Lon Leresh act was well done but even there, let alone everywhere else, it just felt so poorly paced at times and, well, easy IMO.

And finally I could barely stand the Malcius and Yserria arc at the end. It was obvious and had PAINFUL dialogue, I literally found myself skipping chunks of it...

I still have faith in this series, a lot of it. This book disappointed me but I'll still be reading the next installment the day it comes out I'm sure.
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3 reviews
November 5, 2018
This could have been a five star read, but I'm too angry for that.
SPOILER AHEAD : Ok, so this ending. I don't much care about Frisha, she isn't a big loss really. What pisses me off is that it is with Tieran. He is the only family Rezkin has accepted and recognised. Now if I read the first books again, their growing friendship will be tainted by this betrayal.
She could have been paired with Jimson or Brandt, or litterally anyone else. But no, the author chose Tieran and by doing so, undermined the whole development of the character. It was a bad choice, I liked Tieran.
Secondly, cliffhangers are cheap. When you pack an emotional punch at the end, we cannot ride the feeling with the character. We are left hanging and if the trick works for any other cliffhanger, an emotional one, just results in the readers feeling detached from the situation in the next book because time has passed.

For the rest, the book was good.
Like a lot of other reviewers I have seen, I like Farson, Kai, Wesson and Cat the cat.
I missed Jimson though, he was absent here.
We finally have answers about Rezkin's past. Rez is as awesome as ever and the pace was quite fast, which I like.
I will continue on with the series, even if I am pissed with this one's ending.
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983 reviews63 followers
May 14, 2023
I’m totally addicted to this series.
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55 reviews12 followers
December 8, 2018
Okay. I love this series, I love Kel Kade, but I really wish there was some sort of recap or a reminder who is who. My memory sucks and I spend too long trying to remember people instead of getting into the story.
The 'X said' even regarding a question is getting really old now.
Poor Tam.
Frishia NEEDS to die. ASAP. I don't understand what's the point of her at all. Rez doesn't deserve someone like her. She's constantly putting him down, but she doesn't recognize her own flaws. She KNOWS he's emotionally stunted and instead of trying to help him somehow, she's being a total b****. At least the other characters call her out on it, but it it's not enough. She's blaming him because he didn't hold up to her fantasies. I just get so freaking angry when she shows up and at this point I don't think even the best redemption arc in the history of redemption arcs is going to be enough.
Wesson and Rez though are friendship goals. Kinda.
Nick Podehl is an amazing narrator.
14 reviews
February 26, 2019
Meh...

Books 1 & 2 were rather good.
Character development was centered and driven.
The plot and setting was well established.

Books 3 was 4 were all over the place.
...Rezkin's nature is no longer introspective -- he instead simply plays a roles and becomes a one dimensional character with tremendous swings in personality. One moment showing incredible analysis of character and motives of complete strangers--an absolutely none in situations where he has come to know and care for people deeply.I

The story has regressed from a central theme- who am I and where do I fit--to a never ending quest that adds lots of action-- but doesn't provide much in character development.
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388 reviews81 followers
December 13, 2018
3 Stars!

I was really hoping this was the final book in the series. On a bright note, there was a little character development and the plot moved in a positive direction. So, maybe book 5 will finish this series. But, I've come this far so I might as well finish this thing.


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11 reviews1 follower
September 8, 2018
Been with since the the first book

Great addition
Good twists, some though regarding Frisha could be seen a mile away
Rezkins friends are selfish ungrateful pricks
Wtf ending
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190 reviews47 followers
July 15, 2022
Gromadząc więcej władzy, Rezkin staje przed coraz poważniejszymi wyzwaniami. Honorowanie zasad, nawet tej pierwszej i najważniejszej, staje się wyzwaniem. Szczególnie, gdy z każdej strony czają się wrogowie obserwujący każdy krok i ewentualne potknięcie. Wow! Muszę przyznać, że to zdecydowanie najlepszy tom z serii Kronik Mroku. Ta seria od pierwszego tomu bardzo się zmieniła, ale to właśnie ten, zaraz po początkowym, będzie moim ulubionym.

Autorka systematycznie rozwija całe uniwersum, a Królestwom i chaosowi najbliżej do powieści drogi, bo bohaterowie właściwie przez całą rozciągłość fabuły podróżują z miejsca na miejsce, starając się wypełnić postawione przed nimi niemożliwe zadanie. Dzięki temu całe uniwersum się rozwija, a odkrywając nowe miejsca, poznajemy z bohaterami różnorodne kultury, często o zupełnie odmiennych obyczajach. Przykładem może być królestwo Lon Leresh w którym panuje matriarchat, a cała władza pozostaje w rękach kobiet posiadających oblubieńców.

W tym tomie najbardziej rozwija się sama historia, przybierając finalny kształt, który bardzo mi się podoba. Rozwój akcji pozwala na to, by jeszcze bardziej poznać postać Rezkina, który wciąż skrywa w sobie wiele tajemnic. Mimo częściowo rozwikłanej tajemnicy jego pochodzenia i szkolenia, autorka wciąż nie odkrywa wszystkich kart. Bardzo podoba mi się też to jak Rezkin stopniowo, z tomu na tom, zaczyna rozpoznawać własne uczucia i rozumieć powody skąd one pochodzą.

Ta odsłona serii znacznie rozwija za to postaci drugoplanowe, które nawet jeśli obecne od pierwszego tomu, nie miały jak dotąd pola do popisu. Po raz pierwszy Kel Kade rozdzieliła akcję, która nie skupia się już wyłącznie na Rezkinie, a z rozdziału na rozdział przedstawia rozwój poszczególnych wątków i związanych z nimi bohaterów. Dzięki temu cała książka znacznie zyskuje. Yserria bardzo mnie do siebie przekonała, a akcja z nią związana przybrała zupełnie nieoczekiwany obrót, dlatego jestem bardzo ciekawy co będzie dalej. Nawet Frisha, która jest chyba najmniej lubianą bohaterką w całej serii, wydaje się mniej roztrzepana. Warto też wspomnieć o humorze, który może nie pojawia się tak często jak w pierwszym tomie, ale jest skrojony zdecydowanie w punkt, a sarkastyczne żarty po prostu śmieszą.

Po czterech częściach Kronik Mroku mogę stwierdzić, że zdecydowanie jestem fanem tej serii i z tomu na tom jestem pod coraz większym wrażeniem. Początkowo było to lekka, fantastyczna przygoda, która z kolejnymi tomami przybrała o wiele poważniejsze tony. Wiem, że na piątą, finałową odsłonę tej serii przyjdzie nam nieco poczekać, jednak biorąc pod uwagę ile czasu w oryginale upłynęło od wydania tych dwóch książek, jestem pewny, że autorka przygotowała coś wyjątkowego. I nie mogę się już doczekać!
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646 reviews34 followers
September 27, 2025
It seems authoress, Kel Kade, is more interested in spinning new adventures for our characters than getting them back on track to solve the original plot. Then again, Kade's job is to write and sell books.

The writing remains interesting and the adventures are innovative, however I find it annoying how Kade will stretch this tale for as long as she can.

Since I got Kindle deals on the books, I will continue. This is probably a four star saga, but since I am annoyed at the "stretching," three stars.
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2,421 reviews61 followers
January 5, 2024
Wzięłam się za nią z dwóch powodów - chciałam coś, co zajmie mnie na dłużej i coś mi świtało, że na początku tego roku wychodzi kolejny tom (chyba w lutym). I zawsze zaskakuje mnie, jak szybko płynie się przez te książki i w ogóle nie czuć upływu czasu. Fakt, że wiele rzeczy jest absurdalnych, a wspaniałość Rezkina może czasami męczyć (no bo ileż razy można powtarzać, jak ktoś jest idealny), ale podobała mi się fabuła tego tomu i czekam niecierpliwie na to, co przyniesie kolejny, bo było mi aż smutno, kiedy się skończyła. Może i jest grubaśna, ale w moim odczuciu lekka i zabawna i zwyczajnie chcę więcej!
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425 reviews3 followers
January 7, 2019
It is always a lot of fun to read King’s dark tidings. Never get boring.
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54 reviews2 followers
January 3, 2019
An upgrade from the last installment, though, it feels the magic I felt reading this series was left somewhere in books one and two.
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47 reviews1 follower
October 18, 2018
Good read, but sometimes it feels like the author doesn’t know where the story is going. Some characters progress feels entirely forced and all around disingenuous.

I stand by my next assertion...I am genuinely confused on Frisha’s role in this story. The way she is used is big unique in any way and the story suffers for her continued involvement. Her concerns and motivations from book 1 have not changed in any discernible way.

Do us all a favor and get rid of her. Make her death a jumping off point or something.

Ugh.
5 reviews
September 8, 2018
Okay! I just finished reading this book and i have to say i cant stop smiling and my hands are still shaking. Omg! Have honestly not felt like this since reading The Stormlight Archives.

I would like to write a full review on this but at this point I can’t because it just couldn’t put into words how to describe this book.

If you hated book 3 you are going to appreciate book three. It makes a lot of sense now.

Lets support Kel Kade and recommend this book series to your friends! It’s totally worth the read!!!
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357 reviews44 followers
July 17, 2022
"Królestwa i chaos" to już czwarty tom przygód Rezkina i jego przyjaciół. Jeżeli znacie poprzednie, możecie spodziewać się podobnego klimatu. Jeśli nie zapoznaliście się jeszcze z poprzednimi tomami, na pewno powinniście nadrobić je przed sięgnięciem po "Królestwa i chaos". Rezkin jest bardzo specyficznym bohaterem i to jak wielkie umiejętności ma oraz jak niesamowicie przebiegły jest, sprawia że książki są szaleni nierealistyczne i idealizują bohatera w taki sposób, że nie każdemu seria przypasuje do gustu. Dla mnie jest to wyraz oryginalności, choć nie przeczę, że szczególnie przy pierwszych dwóch tomach dostawałam przez Frishę białej gorączki. I tutaj na pewno Was zaskoczę, ale ta szalenie irytująca bohaterka w końcu trochę się ogarnęła.

"Królestwa i chaos" przynosi trochę zmian. Przede wszystkim "przyjaciele" Rezkina zaczynają brać dużo bardziej istotny udział w fabule. Niektórzy nawet mają swoje własne misje i śledzimy je odrywając się od głównego bohatera. Poza tym otrzymujemy w końcu odpowiedzi na kilka szalenie istotnych kwestii, jak pochodzenie Rezkina, jego stanowisko, szkolenie i nie tylko. Na pewno jest to dużo bardziej ciekawa i angażująca część, szczególnie że wkrada się tutaj również system polityczny różnych królestw w tym jednego, całkowicie rządzonego przez kobiety. W moim odczuciu jeżeli polubiliście się z poprzednimi tomami, to powieść "Królestwa i chaos" bez problemu powinna Was usatysfakcjonować. Martwi mnie jednak brak informacji o dalszych tomach, bo faktycznie chciałabym się dowiedzieć, jak to wszystko się zakończy.
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247 reviews
September 7, 2023
Trzeba było przeczytać 3 tomy i 200 stron, aby wreszcie coś się rozkręciło. Długo to trwało. Akcja nabrała tempa. Pojawił się humor. Poza tym akcja została rozbita na kilka wątków. Zazwyczaj kilka wątków splata się ostatecznie jeden, a tu jest odwrotnie. Kiedy się wciągnęłam, to okazuje się, że ostatni tom jest nie przetłumaczony ;(
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223 reviews33 followers
February 20, 2024
Proszę proszę, co tutaj się właśnie wydarzyło.

Zdecydowanie najlepszy tom jak do tej pory.

W końcu jest wciągająca akcją i bohaterki nie są denerwujące. Mam jedynie wrażenie jakby autorka z każdym tomem wpadała na coraz to nowsze pomysły i stwierdzała, że wsm czemu nie, walne coś nowego, chociaż we wcześniejszych tomach nawet nie było wspomniane, że taka możliwość istnieje. Jak temu tomowi to pomogło to obawiam się o ostatni, który sugeruje coś o smokach ( błagam nie, jakby to byłoby kompletnie znikąd )

Wciągnęłam się w ten tom. Czy warto jest przebrnąć przez pierwsze 3 dla niego? To zależy od stopnia zirytowania pierwszymi trzema.
188 reviews1 follower
April 11, 2025
Przepraszam bardzo, ale co to za końcówka?? Do tej pory żadna część nie skończyła się takim cliffhangerem.

I (nie sądziłam że to stwierdzę) ta książka wywołuje katharsis. Poczucie frustracji jest czasami tak silne, że cieszę się, iż to nie ja prowadzę te rozmowy.

Poza tym uwielbiam ten humor sytuacyjny.
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115 reviews2 followers
October 21, 2023
W tym tomie działo się absolutnie wszystko.
Rezkin łowca tytułów, zdobywca szlachciców i magicznych broni - gonna catch them all!!!
Aż się boję, co może wydarzyć się w trakcie kolejnej części.
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