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Inheritance of Hunger #3
The Kingdom's Crown
The path to power never did run smooth…
Princess Bryony and her Chosen have been challenged, threatened, and attacked, but it’s news from the capital that lands the hardest blow.
Bryony’s greatest ally is at risk, and if she loses her grandmother’s support she may lose the crown as well. Returning to the capital introduces new enemies and dangers, as well as painful memories. Her grandmother is dying, her sister is feasting on flesh and wasting magic in the shadows, and the Queen is hiding from the ugly truths of Kimmery.
With her patience at its end and her Chosen gathered close, it's time for Bryony to break the grip the council has on the kingdom, forge new alliances, and learn the depth of her own magic.
The kingdom's crown will be hers, even if claiming it comes with painful sacrifice.
Princess Bryony and her Chosen have been challenged, threatened, and attacked, but it’s news from the capital that lands the hardest blow.
Bryony’s greatest ally is at risk, and if she loses her grandmother’s support she may lose the crown as well. Returning to the capital introduces new enemies and dangers, as well as painful memories. Her grandmother is dying, her sister is feasting on flesh and wasting magic in the shadows, and the Queen is hiding from the ugly truths of Kimmery.
With her patience at its end and her Chosen gathered close, it's time for Bryony to break the grip the council has on the kingdom, forge new alliances, and learn the depth of her own magic.
The kingdom's crown will be hers, even if claiming it comes with painful sacrifice.
376 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 29, 2020
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Kathryn Moon
40 books5,319 followersKathryn Moon is a country mouse who started dictating stories to her mother at an early age. The fascination with building new worlds and discovering the lives of the characters who grew in her head never faltered, and she graduated college with a fiction writing degree. She loves writing women were are strong in their vulnerability, romances that are as affectionate as they are challenging, and worlds that a reader sinks into and never wants to leave. When her hands aren't busy typing they're probably knitting sweaters or crimping pie crust in Ohio. She definitely believes in magic.
You can reach her on Facebook and at ohkathrynmoon@gmail.com
You can reach her on Facebook and at ohkathrynmoon@gmail.com
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January 27, 2023
This book felt like just more of the same as the first two books. The plot was pretty straightforward and the characters never got any more interesting to me. All the MCs were just kind of there. They didn’t make the book any more exciting for me and would not have made a difference if they were the love interests or not.
TW: SA
It felt like the fact these men were being forced to have sex until they were basically dead wasn’t taken as seriously at times as it should have. They see first hand how it affects the men with Sam and still they were talking about letting a guy fall into her trap because he deserved it and they needed more people to be in witnesses. It was all because of politics that they were hesitant but throughout the series it rubbed me the wrong way and was taken too lightly.
Overall, if you enjoyed the first book, and just want to read more of the same, then you’ll enjoy the rest of the series. For me, even though there were 7 love interests, I was still left wanted more.
TW: SA
It felt like the fact these men were being forced to have sex until they were basically dead wasn’t taken as seriously at times as it should have. They see first hand how it affects the men with Sam and still they were talking about letting a guy fall into her trap because he deserved it and they needed more people to be in witnesses. It was all because of politics that they were hesitant but throughout the series it rubbed me the wrong way and was taken too lightly.
Overall, if you enjoyed the first book, and just want to read more of the same, then you’ll enjoy the rest of the series. For me, even though there were 7 love interests, I was still left wanted more.
October 8, 2021
Out of all the Kathryn Moon books I've read in the past few months since discovering her, I think this series is my favorite.
There is a bit of a pattern. This is of course a reverse harem with a woman who has a bunch of men lovers who belong to her and who create a found family of sorts among themselves, content with sharing her (and sometimes each other) and respecting each other's strengths and specific qualities they bring to their group.
Also the first book is usually the one that is heaviest with the sexy times. With the second and third books used to ramp the conflict and much of the heft of the story and plot.
I liked this one for a lot of reasons:
1) The world-building was really great. It takes place in a kingdom called Kimmery where the ruling line is always female. The queens have a harem of men called The Chosen and they only birth female offspring who then are determined who should be the next queen.
2)The power of the ruling line is something called The Hunger which manifests itself in sexual energy. it is the reason the female line picks a bevy of chosen. She needs to have all that sex to feed the hunger which then manifests as magic energy that feeds the prosperity of kingdom.
3) Except... this it is a world of magic and shifters and mages where over time and a lot of corruption and malfeasance and greed and prejudice, the understanding of the magic and even what The Hunger is supposed to do is forgotten. So of course we learn that it isn't being used in the way it was meant but in a way that benefits only the crown and the power elite.
4) The three generations of the Kimmery line that are still living all have a different understanding and approach to their idea of what it means to be the ruler of the realm. The Dowager queen (the heroine's grandmother) is largely retired and old skool and is a bit of a martinet but approaches the use of sex and the sexual hunger clinically because that is the way it has always been. It is required for the line to continue so that is what they'll do, by God. The Queen (the heroine's mother) is an ineffectual ruler, soft-hearted and easily swayed by the last voice in her ear. She just wants to sit back and enjoy her Chosen.
The heroine Briony is a princess who is in line to be the next queen. She doesn't manifest The Hunger in the way it has been evolved to understand. She can't just use her Chosen for sex but has to feel something for them before she can actually feel any Hunger. She is a bit of a revolutionary and it is through her we learn about how The Hunger has been corrupted and misunderstood over time and what she needs to do to use it the right way. This is in contrast to he rival sister, Camellia, who is voracious and abuses The Hunger (and her Chosen) and it becomes an addiction.
5) Briony's Chosen. One of the strengths of this writer is how well she crafts each of the different men. They are very distinct in personality and outlook. Sometimes it is hard to have a favorite, but I always do. Aric and Cress are my favorites.
6) The different layers and decisive plot moments we get as the story unfolds. I loved the whole idea of the Thief King and how that plays out in the series. Also Briony discovering what the Hunger is supposed to do. Her battles with the council and each step she takes to reform her government, especially wrt to the shifters ( as they are called in this -- the two-natured). Her friendship with Griffith, a female shifter who is also a thief. Also how her relationship with her grandmother and mother evolves over the series.
This was a really fun read that satisfies not only as an erotic romance but also as a political fantasy.
There is a bit of a pattern. This is of course a reverse harem with a woman who has a bunch of men lovers who belong to her and who create a found family of sorts among themselves, content with sharing her (and sometimes each other) and respecting each other's strengths and specific qualities they bring to their group.
Also the first book is usually the one that is heaviest with the sexy times. With the second and third books used to ramp the conflict and much of the heft of the story and plot.
I liked this one for a lot of reasons:
1) The world-building was really great. It takes place in a kingdom called Kimmery where the ruling line is always female. The queens have a harem of men called The Chosen and they only birth female offspring who then are determined who should be the next queen.
2)The power of the ruling line is something called The Hunger which manifests itself in sexual energy. it is the reason the female line picks a bevy of chosen. She needs to have all that sex to feed the hunger which then manifests as magic energy that feeds the prosperity of kingdom.
3) Except... this it is a world of magic and shifters and mages where over time and a lot of corruption and malfeasance and greed and prejudice, the understanding of the magic and even what The Hunger is supposed to do is forgotten. So of course we learn that it isn't being used in the way it was meant but in a way that benefits only the crown and the power elite.
4) The three generations of the Kimmery line that are still living all have a different understanding and approach to their idea of what it means to be the ruler of the realm. The Dowager queen (the heroine's grandmother) is largely retired and old skool and is a bit of a martinet but approaches the use of sex and the sexual hunger clinically because that is the way it has always been. It is required for the line to continue so that is what they'll do, by God. The Queen (the heroine's mother) is an ineffectual ruler, soft-hearted and easily swayed by the last voice in her ear. She just wants to sit back and enjoy her Chosen.
The heroine Briony is a princess who is in line to be the next queen. She doesn't manifest The Hunger in the way it has been evolved to understand. She can't just use her Chosen for sex but has to feel something for them before she can actually feel any Hunger. She is a bit of a revolutionary and it is through her we learn about how The Hunger has been corrupted and misunderstood over time and what she needs to do to use it the right way. This is in contrast to he rival sister, Camellia, who is voracious and abuses The Hunger (and her Chosen) and it becomes an addiction.
5) Briony's Chosen. One of the strengths of this writer is how well she crafts each of the different men. They are very distinct in personality and outlook. Sometimes it is hard to have a favorite, but I always do. Aric and Cress are my favorites.
6) The different layers and decisive plot moments we get as the story unfolds. I loved the whole idea of the Thief King and how that plays out in the series. Also Briony discovering what the Hunger is supposed to do. Her battles with the council and each step she takes to reform her government, especially wrt to the shifters ( as they are called in this -- the two-natured). Her friendship with Griffith, a female shifter who is also a thief. Also how her relationship with her grandmother and mother evolves over the series.
This was a really fun read that satisfies not only as an erotic romance but also as a political fantasy.
December 20, 2020
"They'll remember me, I decided. Not for battles or hardship, but for the golden age of Kimmery I'd been told I'd help create since I was a little girl. I would fashion it with my own hands if I had to. I would march through fields and plant seeds myself if that was what it took."
That, really, is why I like Bryony as a character. There's been this wonderful growth throughout this series, which is lovely, especially when you consider that Bryony's only had a trilogy to sort of "grow up." She's grown into her s*xuality, her voice, and the strength to withstand any nightmares that she earns on her way to earning the crown of Kimmery. The aspects that draw me most to Bryony are the same that made me love Daenerys- I'm a sucker for a woman who wants to change the world and break the chains that hold the underdogs down. However, I can promise with 100% certainty that Moon is giving us a much more satisfying ending for our Kimmery queen.
As always, Bryony's men are wonderful, but I find myself as excited to read about Bryony as I am about them, which is awesome. There are a lot of RH series where I feel like the men blaze this trail of personality and fire into the reader's mind, but the woman ultimately becomes forgettable. There's a great balance to Moon's trilogy that has me rooting for everyone and never disappointed no matter whose name is listed as the narrator for the next chapter. Definitely some well-done work right there.
Daddy Aric is bossy and crotchety and just a sassypants as always, Cosmo is this quiet supportive backbone and a safe place for the softer sides of Bryony, Owen is just Owen (does more need to be said), we get some adorably awkward moments of Thao, Wendell comes further out of the quiet shell he sometimes has, and Daniel and Cress both get their moments to shine our claim their own deserved share of reader love.
One of the only things that disappointed me a little bit is that I felt like Owen had to wait a bit longer than the others to get a moment where we really got to focus on just him- his perspective, what he brings to their family, how he was doing. He does get his moment, let's not get worried, but I wish he hadn't had to wait as long.
Overall, Moon has created an wonderful and tidy conclusion to the trilogy, leaving me completely satisfied as a reader. We might not 100% like how all of it shapes out- because there's a little bitter to our sweetness, of course, as there is in real life- but we get some closure on Bryony's relationship with her grandmother, with what/who her mother will be to her, Camellia, and most importantly, the future trajectory of Kimmery. There's also an adorable epilogue that I both loved and "hated" because it poked at the hungry reader beast in me who's like... I can has more story?!
But for real, Moon is on the short list of authors that I feel very secure with because I know that whatever she's writing, she's going to write it well. I am a serial series reader who's addicted to more- longer books and bigger series so I never have to say goodbye, but she has a talent for doing beautiful work in these duologies and trilogies that makes me never regret a moment that I've spent visiting one of her worlds.
That, really, is why I like Bryony as a character. There's been this wonderful growth throughout this series, which is lovely, especially when you consider that Bryony's only had a trilogy to sort of "grow up." She's grown into her s*xuality, her voice, and the strength to withstand any nightmares that she earns on her way to earning the crown of Kimmery. The aspects that draw me most to Bryony are the same that made me love Daenerys- I'm a sucker for a woman who wants to change the world and break the chains that hold the underdogs down. However, I can promise with 100% certainty that Moon is giving us a much more satisfying ending for our Kimmery queen.
As always, Bryony's men are wonderful, but I find myself as excited to read about Bryony as I am about them, which is awesome. There are a lot of RH series where I feel like the men blaze this trail of personality and fire into the reader's mind, but the woman ultimately becomes forgettable. There's a great balance to Moon's trilogy that has me rooting for everyone and never disappointed no matter whose name is listed as the narrator for the next chapter. Definitely some well-done work right there.
Daddy Aric is bossy and crotchety and just a sassypants as always, Cosmo is this quiet supportive backbone and a safe place for the softer sides of Bryony, Owen is just Owen (does more need to be said), we get some adorably awkward moments of Thao, Wendell comes further out of the quiet shell he sometimes has, and Daniel and Cress both get their moments to shine our claim their own deserved share of reader love.
One of the only things that disappointed me a little bit is that I felt like Owen had to wait a bit longer than the others to get a moment where we really got to focus on just him- his perspective, what he brings to their family, how he was doing. He does get his moment, let's not get worried, but I wish he hadn't had to wait as long.
Overall, Moon has created an wonderful and tidy conclusion to the trilogy, leaving me completely satisfied as a reader. We might not 100% like how all of it shapes out- because there's a little bitter to our sweetness, of course, as there is in real life- but we get some closure on Bryony's relationship with her grandmother, with what/who her mother will be to her, Camellia, and most importantly, the future trajectory of Kimmery. There's also an adorable epilogue that I both loved and "hated" because it poked at the hungry reader beast in me who's like... I can has more story?!
But for real, Moon is on the short list of authors that I feel very secure with because I know that whatever she's writing, she's going to write it well. I am a serial series reader who's addicted to more- longer books and bigger series so I never have to say goodbye, but she has a talent for doing beautiful work in these duologies and trilogies that makes me never regret a moment that I've spent visiting one of her worlds.
January 5, 2021
I’m not quite sure why I didn’t like this installment as much as the others. Maybe I wasn’t in the right mood? I just found that I was getting bored and impatient. Sometimes I enjoy the “getting to know you” stages of a series better because it is all new and exciting. I didn’t like that the majority of the love scenes started mid way through, no lead up or flirting or anything. The scene just starts as they are about to end. There isn’t really much relationship progression with any of the men in this book because they are pretty much all settled and in love. Nothing wrong with that, just not as interesting to me. I liked that it all wrapped up nicely.
January 5, 2021
A lovely conclusion to the story. Fantasy reverse harem with a great balance between court politics, world building, relationships, and magic.
January 9, 2021
Spoilers ahead
We come to the end of Bryony's story, she and her seven men face many trials on her way to being crowned queen
I was a slight bit bored in the beginning maybe because I was impatient for Bryony to have her crown and her HEA
I'd have liked more time with Cresswell and Bryony after he'd held back so long
All in all this still delivered what I hoped it would, I'm hopeful this author has something else releasing soonish because I've truly enjoyed some of her work(greedy much 😂)
RH
We come to the end of Bryony's story, she and her seven men face many trials on her way to being crowned queen
I was a slight bit bored in the beginning maybe because I was impatient for Bryony to have her crown and her HEA
I'd have liked more time with Cresswell and Bryony after he'd held back so long
All in all this still delivered what I hoped it would, I'm hopeful this author has something else releasing soonish because I've truly enjoyed some of her work(greedy much 😂)
RH
July 18, 2022
this series is a fun time, if a bit cheesy, and hey that’s what this genre is for!! the second book will always be my favorite due to being set in the northern palace which is a more interesting area/plot to me, but this was a nice conclusion to the story.
August 17, 2021
Oh what a satisfying book. Page after page of conclusions. Quick read. Fast paced.
Loved it.
I’ll miss these characters and will be happy to see them again for a reRead!
Loved it.
I’ll miss these characters and will be happy to see them again for a reRead!
September 5, 2021
Final book in the series and yes yes yes I loved it. All loose ends are tied up most satisfactorily and their HEA is so good.
December 21, 2021
We absolutely knew where this story was going, and the title of this book even hints at it. Was I surprised? No, of course I was not. Like I said in my review of books 1 and 2: The plot has been predictable and straightforward. The end trajectory has always been clear, just like in a fairytale: evil must lose, good must win, the princess must gain her crown. I tell you that this is not a spoiler.
This series really reads very much like a fairytale, except for the plot device that requires gratuitous sex. There's magic which can magically make everything good and okay. There's an Evil Villain in the shape of the council, specifically Lord Thomlinson and Lord Roderick, and an ugly step-sibling who hates the poor heroine, only here she's a half-sibling instead. There's the heroine, beautiful princess who is all things good and who is universally liked (well, except by the Evil Villain and the ugly sister, of course). There's the prince charming -- in this case seven of them -- who ride to the princess's rescue and are devoted to her for no discernible reason. Together, they are going to Save the Kingdom and vanquish the Evil Villain, and the ugly sister will get her comeuppance. Oh yes.
It does all unfold as written.
I thought the parts about the two-natured were most interesting. How did they know what Bryony was doing or had done on their behalf? How did word spread? Why was Griffin so trusted among them? What was that about Griffin's eye, why was she so shaken?
Alas, these questions were doomed to remain unanswered.
And with the council so threatened by Bryony, there was no further attempt to assassinate her? Not even an itty-bitty hint of one, even? When things came down to the wire, they seemed quite weak and easily bested, not much of an opponent, really.
I was disgusted by the queen, Bryony's mother. I think I could maybe accept a weak queen who tried to do her best for the country, but Bryony's mother didn't even want to try. She wasn't just weak, she was essentially selfish because all she wanted was to be left alone with her men. She didn't want to have to face any difficult decisions -- including caring for her own daughters when they were young! -- or use her brain in any way. It was almost as if she didn't have a brain. And I couldn't understand why Bryony wasn't more disgusted by her mother. In the end, she's such a Good Girl that she can't even be angry with her sister. She excuses her sister's behaviour as part of the way they were brought up and blames herself for not reaching out to her sister more. I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I WAS READING.
I also gave Bryony the side-eye when she kept thinking she wasn't ready to be queen despite knowing her mother was a useless ruler and her sister would be an equally useless ruler. Okay, I could kinda understand her reluctance, at least, but she wanted to help her citizens yet didn't want to take the most obvious route which would enable her to bring real change to the country! She dithered so much over it when she could have had her grandmother push the issue much earlier. Clearly it wouldn't have taken much to get her mother to abdicate, since her mother petulantly stated that she had never wanted to be queen anyway. With a little pressure from her strong-willed grandmother, Bryony could have been crowned queen way earlier (but of course much less drama would have ensued and the book would've been much shorter, too).
I did NOT like knowing why her grandmother took ill. It was not nice to know that this would eventually happen to Bryony too; it marred the happy ending.
I was also confused about the prism storing all the magic of the kingdom. They dealt with that, but nothing was said about how they'd deal with magic in the future... and there was a concern about an excess of magic, how magic could be misused, that wasn't addressed either. The issue of the two-natured or shifters was dealt with, but I don't recall reading that Bryony abolished the registration of mages -- another loose end left dangling. Very uncharacteristic of Ms Moon.
As for the relationships, I've already grumbled about them in my reviews of books 1 & 2. Cresswell FINALLY comes around, but only because there is Amos, the head guard of the main palace, to take over watching over the princess, plus other guards they can trust. Sex is used to produce magic to show off, in a few cases, to demonstrate what the Hunger can do and perhaps even how it ought to be used; at other times there's still sex for sex's sake, because Bryony has to feed her Hunger. Her relationships with the men really seem more functional than anything, the way Wendell helps her with the council, Aric helps her with magic, Thao helps her with diplomatic matters, Cresswell calms her, Owen cuddles her, and Cosmo... sketches her? Who knows what the heck Cosmo does ::shrugs::
Just sadly not getting any of the feels from this series, which is why all three books are rated three stars. They're well-written, but they don't give me what I want and need in a romance. ::sadface::
This series really reads very much like a fairytale, except for the plot device that requires gratuitous sex. There's magic which can magically make everything good and okay. There's an Evil Villain in the shape of the council, specifically Lord Thomlinson and Lord Roderick, and an ugly step-sibling who hates the poor heroine, only here she's a half-sibling instead. There's the heroine, beautiful princess who is all things good and who is universally liked (well, except by the Evil Villain and the ugly sister, of course). There's the prince charming -- in this case seven of them -- who ride to the princess's rescue and are devoted to her for no discernible reason. Together, they are going to Save the Kingdom and vanquish the Evil Villain, and the ugly sister will get her comeuppance. Oh yes.
It does all unfold as written.
I thought the parts about the two-natured were most interesting. How did they know what Bryony was doing or had done on their behalf? How did word spread? Why was Griffin so trusted among them? What was that about Griffin's eye, why was she so shaken?
Alas, these questions were doomed to remain unanswered.
And with the council so threatened by Bryony, there was no further attempt to assassinate her? Not even an itty-bitty hint of one, even? When things came down to the wire, they seemed quite weak and easily bested, not much of an opponent, really.
I was disgusted by the queen, Bryony's mother. I think I could maybe accept a weak queen who tried to do her best for the country, but Bryony's mother didn't even want to try. She wasn't just weak, she was essentially selfish because all she wanted was to be left alone with her men. She didn't want to have to face any difficult decisions -- including caring for her own daughters when they were young! -- or use her brain in any way. It was almost as if she didn't have a brain. And I couldn't understand why Bryony wasn't more disgusted by her mother. In the end, she's such a Good Girl that she can't even be angry with her sister. She excuses her sister's behaviour as part of the way they were brought up and blames herself for not reaching out to her sister more. I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I WAS READING.
I also gave Bryony the side-eye when she kept thinking she wasn't ready to be queen despite knowing her mother was a useless ruler and her sister would be an equally useless ruler. Okay, I could kinda understand her reluctance, at least, but she wanted to help her citizens yet didn't want to take the most obvious route which would enable her to bring real change to the country! She dithered so much over it when she could have had her grandmother push the issue much earlier. Clearly it wouldn't have taken much to get her mother to abdicate, since her mother petulantly stated that she had never wanted to be queen anyway. With a little pressure from her strong-willed grandmother, Bryony could have been crowned queen way earlier (but of course much less drama would have ensued and the book would've been much shorter, too).
I did NOT like knowing why her grandmother took ill. It was not nice to know that this would eventually happen to Bryony too; it marred the happy ending.
I was also confused about the prism storing all the magic of the kingdom. They dealt with that, but nothing was said about how they'd deal with magic in the future... and there was a concern about an excess of magic, how magic could be misused, that wasn't addressed either. The issue of the two-natured or shifters was dealt with, but I don't recall reading that Bryony abolished the registration of mages -- another loose end left dangling. Very uncharacteristic of Ms Moon.
As for the relationships, I've already grumbled about them in my reviews of books 1 & 2. Cresswell FINALLY comes around, but only because there is Amos, the head guard of the main palace, to take over watching over the princess, plus other guards they can trust. Sex is used to produce magic to show off, in a few cases, to demonstrate what the Hunger can do and perhaps even how it ought to be used; at other times there's still sex for sex's sake, because Bryony has to feed her Hunger. Her relationships with the men really seem more functional than anything, the way Wendell helps her with the council, Aric helps her with magic, Thao helps her with diplomatic matters, Cresswell calms her, Owen cuddles her, and Cosmo... sketches her? Who knows what the heck Cosmo does ::shrugs::
Just sadly not getting any of the feels from this series, which is why all three books are rated three stars. They're well-written, but they don't give me what I want and need in a romance. ::sadface::
December 31, 2020
Oh.
So many thoughts and Feelings about this one. Ended strong and didn't get lost or muddled on the way.
TKC was nearly perfect: there's character growth, realistic relationships, peril, politics, everything balances very nicely. Watching Bryony grow from a reclusive bookworm princess with rose colored shades to a young queen with her feet firmly planted in reality and willing to do the work and dirty her hands was a joy to read. There are minor things I could pick at, but they're just so very small—okay, the convenience of Camellia's fate if you twisted my arm to tell you—but it didn't detract from the story. It all works.
I hope we'll get little bonus peeks into this family's life in the future. Maybe an explanation of Owen's Disney Princess Powers?
So many thoughts and Feelings about this one. Ended strong and didn't get lost or muddled on the way.
TKC was nearly perfect: there's character growth, realistic relationships, peril, politics, everything balances very nicely. Watching Bryony grow from a reclusive bookworm princess with rose colored shades to a young queen with her feet firmly planted in reality and willing to do the work and dirty her hands was a joy to read. There are minor things I could pick at, but they're just so very small—okay, the convenience of Camellia's fate if you twisted my arm to tell you—but it didn't detract from the story. It all works.
I hope we'll get little bonus peeks into this family's life in the future. Maybe an explanation of Owen's Disney Princess Powers?
January 23, 2021
I loved this trilogy so much! The blurb doesn't do it justice. Moon has the rare ability with her reverse harem to really make each character unique and their own. Bryony really came into her own and was a sweet badass!
May 13, 2024
Inheritance of Hunger Series.
Bryony’s sole purpose and legacy is to inherit the hunger and build a harem to use her magic for the kingdom, but Bryony has never felt the hunger and after putting off the choosing for 5 years, she finally must select her Chosen. What follows is a tale of affection, devotion, politics and romance.
I liked the twist of a world where women have the full power, and I enjoyed the true chemistry that was built between Bryony and her Chosen throughout the series. I feel like the story got slow and bogged down with politics in the last half of book 2 and most of 3, but I loved the devotion the men showed to her and how supportive they always were.
The Queen’s Line ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Princess’s Chosen ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Kingdom’s Crown ⭐️⭐️
Series overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Content Warning: Reverse Harem, sexual abuse alluded to and attempts made on the page.
Bryony’s sole purpose and legacy is to inherit the hunger and build a harem to use her magic for the kingdom, but Bryony has never felt the hunger and after putting off the choosing for 5 years, she finally must select her Chosen. What follows is a tale of affection, devotion, politics and romance.
I liked the twist of a world where women have the full power, and I enjoyed the true chemistry that was built between Bryony and her Chosen throughout the series. I feel like the story got slow and bogged down with politics in the last half of book 2 and most of 3, but I loved the devotion the men showed to her and how supportive they always were.
The Queen’s Line ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Princess’s Chosen ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Kingdom’s Crown ⭐️⭐️
Series overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Content Warning: Reverse Harem, sexual abuse alluded to and attempts made on the page.
May 5, 2023
Final installation of the Inheritance of Hunger series. Kathryn seemed to hit a stride with the pacing and spice in this one. It’s got the political intrigue and her reverse harem has expanded to include 7 members now. Through several trials as they all travel south to the palace/castle, they grow together with more intimacy and trust on the road to the possibility of Bryony gaining the crown. Each of her Chosen has a personality that she needs at some point in the book, and the side characters have good input in the side quests. I enjoyed the full fleshing out of the magic in the world - in both positive and negative ways. If you like a good fantasy world with some spice, you’d likely enjoy this series.
May 27, 2025
3.5 stars. This one took me a lot longer to finish than the previous two because I lost interest pretty quickly. It didn't feel like there were any stakes anymore. It was still a good book, but it lost some of the magic of the first two books in a way I can't quite explain. I don't feel like Cress really fit, and we didn't really get enough time to know him or to see him interact with the group. The King of Thieves plot fizzled out and didn't really matter, and I wish we'd had more time for Bryony to spend time with her new female friends. I also want to know what happened with Bryony healing Griffin's eye? Grif reacted weirdly and that was very much just glossed over.
But overall, I think this was a strong series and a really interesting concept, and I thought the Hunger was well executed.
But overall, I think this was a strong series and a really interesting concept, and I thought the Hunger was well executed.
December 25, 2022
The Hunger seems almost like a demigoddess fertility magic that could easily turn very dangerous and consume the women of the Queen’s Line if it’s not fed regularly and/or used correctly. Not a magic I’d want but Bryony makes it work. I also wonder if Bryony is not her line’s version of demisexual. Was an interesting twist there.
Also, her sister got what she deserved but I still feel sorry for her in a way. Did she ever stand a chance? Hopefully, starting with Bryony, this line of rulers starts and continues to do right going forward. Some of this was a lot darker than I expected.
Also, her sister got what she deserved but I still feel sorry for her in a way. Did she ever stand a chance? Hopefully, starting with Bryony, this line of rulers starts and continues to do right going forward. Some of this was a lot darker than I expected.
February 29, 2024
3.75 ⭐️
Overall I really enjoyed this fantasy reverse harem trilogy, though as usually the case for me the last book was not my favorite of the series since I like the antagonistic part of any courtships in the beginning more than the lovey-dovey stuff. I also liked the plot, world-building and politics of this created world more than I liked the relationships. I am one who often feels relationship development is lacking in reverse harems in general, and with seven heroes in only a three book series it was going to be nigh on impossible to satisfy that element for me here. I enjoyed much of it but it still fell short for my tastes. Also, despite lots of sex (many of it shortly described or just joked about) owing to the plot of it fueling the heroine's magic, it came across pretty low steam to me overall, maybe just because I didn't feel hot chemistry between the characters? Idk. That being said, I enjoyed the non-sex part of the story so much it didn't leave me too wanting, and I would be very interested in reading more books set in this world by this author in the future (it seemed like there is an opportunity for a book or series centered around Griffin and her men?)
Overall I really enjoyed this fantasy reverse harem trilogy, though as usually the case for me the last book was not my favorite of the series since I like the antagonistic part of any courtships in the beginning more than the lovey-dovey stuff. I also liked the plot, world-building and politics of this created world more than I liked the relationships. I am one who often feels relationship development is lacking in reverse harems in general, and with seven heroes in only a three book series it was going to be nigh on impossible to satisfy that element for me here. I enjoyed much of it but it still fell short for my tastes. Also, despite lots of sex (many of it shortly described or just joked about) owing to the plot of it fueling the heroine's magic, it came across pretty low steam to me overall, maybe just because I didn't feel hot chemistry between the characters? Idk. That being said, I enjoyed the non-sex part of the story so much it didn't leave me too wanting, and I would be very interested in reading more books set in this world by this author in the future (it seemed like there is an opportunity for a book or series centered around Griffin and her men?)
May 15, 2024
Overall series rating 3.5, I liked the first 2 books more than the last one, it felt a bit anticlimactic despite all themes resolved. I also think that less man would have worked better in terms of getting to know them and seeing the romance.
January 25, 2023
More plot and less smut, unfortunately, but still a great story.
March 26, 2023
I feel like this ending was too predictable and easy... Which is fine. I'm glad this was a trilogy because, honestly, some books go on for too long. I was never really here for anything life-altering anyway lol
I appreciate this RH very much because every Chosen remained distinct. I've felt, while reading other RHs, that the characters sort of blur together, especially when there are so many. I was fully able to distinguish each one by the end, and they all retained their personalities. We even see some character development from Aric lol
HOWEVER, I am quite underwhelmed with Cresswell's introduction into the group. I loved the slow burn leading up to it soooo much, but he seemed to fade into the background immediately after. Even Daniel, who no one even asked for 🙄 got more attention. I hardly noticed him in the epilogue.
Side note, I love that the queen's names are all flower based, but she could have leaned more heavily on that motif.
It's such a big deal to me that Thao can gift magic 👀👀👀 Why wasn't a bigger deal made of that? And Holden being given a whole mage??? seemed weirdly in contrast to the anti slavery rhetoric, but w/e
Camellia got off too easily. She didn't suffer enough.
I appreciate this RH very much because every Chosen remained distinct. I've felt, while reading other RHs, that the characters sort of blur together, especially when there are so many. I was fully able to distinguish each one by the end, and they all retained their personalities. We even see some character development from Aric lol
HOWEVER, I am quite underwhelmed with Cresswell's introduction into the group. I loved the slow burn leading up to it soooo much, but he seemed to fade into the background immediately after. Even Daniel, who no one even asked for 🙄 got more attention. I hardly noticed him in the epilogue.
Side note, I love that the queen's names are all flower based, but she could have leaned more heavily on that motif.
It's such a big deal to me that Thao can gift magic 👀👀👀 Why wasn't a bigger deal made of that? And Holden being given a whole mage??? seemed weirdly in contrast to the anti slavery rhetoric, but w/e
Camellia got off too easily. She didn't suffer enough.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 9, 2022
edit: this book was the most insufferable, i think — really hammered in how superficial the plot is, how classic mary-sue-y she is (queen of kimmery, king of thieves, and now a fancy shapeshifter too with the most unique and strong animal form, with all the magical power ever and all the men lusting after her and her enemies dying horrid deaths and everyone in the kingdom orgasming at the sight of her glory blah blah), and how much injustice was done to all the interesting side characters.
but this was mainly written for the gratuitous (i daresay necessary in light of the demands of the genre) eight-some sex, let's be honest.
———
reposting the book 1 review because it fits for both books 2 and 3
warning: really long, rambly, kinda centrist review (that's as good as far right to some, so, really, stay away)
i picked up this series, my first of any moon books, because a review for some other moon book said her prose is technically perfect, even if the story leaves something to be desired. good writing, like actual good writing, is astonishingly rare for indie novels (you've read penny douglas and k webster and all those bully elite high school romances, so you'll agree) and therefore this remark excited me greatly.
now i won't say i was deceived, but there is certainly some ambiguity to be found in "technically perfect". sure the spag is spot on (not really, i found two typos and one misspelling of her own character's name), especially the grammar. that's always a big tick. and i have to tip my hat to moon for writing grammatically impeccable sentences, an extinct art in the age of tumblr and twitter
but the mistake of conflating "technically perfect" and "lovely and memorable" was all my own. which is to say, it's as good as the midlist offering of any traditional publisher. WHICH IS FANTASTIC FOR MOON BECAUSE SELF-PUB but bad for me, since i am pedantic and insufferable and a bit of a cunt about my peculiar tastes
anyway. reverse harem... i think there should exist an upper limit for the numbers of guys one mary sue can morally — ha, geddit, because leftists make everything about my-way-or-highway ethics and i love to dunk on them 🤪 — bang.
ANYWAY i think shagging more than five guys at once warrants some slut-shaming (i kid, i kid).
but no, just... character-wise, too many cooks spoil the broth. it is part of moon's "technical perfection" in writing that each of her love interests was demonstrably unique and interesting beyond "chosen by the princess to devour wholly with her sexual ardour because [insert shallow quality here]"
but the need to have each character on page for a near-equal amount of time within a limited number of pages necessarily means none of them get to be truly fleshed out. i'd have LOVED to know much much more than i got (throughout this series) of aric and daniel, and definitely thao and cresswell the diversity hires (cosmo too but he's italian and that's as good as white these days — seriously i hope my sarcasm is obvious), but all i got was tantalising hints of the men — and unfortunately moon often evaded full descriptions of those guys so when i imagine daniel to be some twink but with muscles and then i find out in the next book that he's got a beard actually... well, dissonance, is all i can say. it's like that time harry potter was supposed to be incredibly tall and lanky and daniel radcliffe sadly turned out to be height-challenged ... i mean they put RDJ in high heels what was stopping you david yates)
half-hour diversion because i was looking up the name of the actor for my mental fancast of aric — aidan gillen. unattractive to me (i go for pre-rhinoplasty bradley james types so it's not a revelation for me) but there you go
OH YEAH HIM! sure he was supposed to be ~an older man~ but i didn't expect him to be CLOSE TO FIFTY how does he bear spending his time around these dumb new adults who just fuck each other all day (answer: by fucking the female new adult)
BUT BUT BUT i have to hand it to moon again because the last time anyone made even the most worthless, meaningless side characters intriguing it was jk rowling (the AWFLs who kept disdain-reading are now literally shaking and throwing up) but the thing is she took the time to develop about half of those sides over SEVEN books which is not something moon could do since, y'know, different book lengths, genre, expectations, support system, etc
tl;dr writing this review made me change my 2 rating to a 3 because technically perfect is still technically perfect
ALSO PS the sex scenes are by necessity innumerable because she's got to fuck all ... idk, 7? 8? of them but also it's the same old same old scenes after a while. shame. moon writes with really good grammar and it's not even visibly american english. please appreciate good writers
but this was mainly written for the gratuitous (i daresay necessary in light of the demands of the genre) eight-some sex, let's be honest.
———
reposting the book 1 review because it fits for both books 2 and 3
warning: really long, rambly, kinda centrist review (that's as good as far right to some, so, really, stay away)
i picked up this series, my first of any moon books, because a review for some other moon book said her prose is technically perfect, even if the story leaves something to be desired. good writing, like actual good writing, is astonishingly rare for indie novels (you've read penny douglas and k webster and all those bully elite high school romances, so you'll agree) and therefore this remark excited me greatly.
now i won't say i was deceived, but there is certainly some ambiguity to be found in "technically perfect". sure the spag is spot on (not really, i found two typos and one misspelling of her own character's name), especially the grammar. that's always a big tick. and i have to tip my hat to moon for writing grammatically impeccable sentences, an extinct art in the age of tumblr and twitter
but the mistake of conflating "technically perfect" and "lovely and memorable" was all my own. which is to say, it's as good as the midlist offering of any traditional publisher. WHICH IS FANTASTIC FOR MOON BECAUSE SELF-PUB but bad for me, since i am pedantic and insufferable and a bit of a cunt about my peculiar tastes
anyway. reverse harem... i think there should exist an upper limit for the numbers of guys one mary sue can morally — ha, geddit, because leftists make everything about my-way-or-highway ethics and i love to dunk on them 🤪 — bang.
ANYWAY i think shagging more than five guys at once warrants some slut-shaming (i kid, i kid).
but no, just... character-wise, too many cooks spoil the broth. it is part of moon's "technical perfection" in writing that each of her love interests was demonstrably unique and interesting beyond "chosen by the princess to devour wholly with her sexual ardour because [insert shallow quality here]"
but the need to have each character on page for a near-equal amount of time within a limited number of pages necessarily means none of them get to be truly fleshed out. i'd have LOVED to know much much more than i got (throughout this series) of aric and daniel, and definitely thao and cresswell the diversity hires (cosmo too but he's italian and that's as good as white these days — seriously i hope my sarcasm is obvious), but all i got was tantalising hints of the men — and unfortunately moon often evaded full descriptions of those guys so when i imagine daniel to be some twink but with muscles and then i find out in the next book that he's got a beard actually... well, dissonance, is all i can say. it's like that time harry potter was supposed to be incredibly tall and lanky and daniel radcliffe sadly turned out to be height-challenged ... i mean they put RDJ in high heels what was stopping you david yates)
half-hour diversion because i was looking up the name of the actor for my mental fancast of aric — aidan gillen. unattractive to me (i go for pre-rhinoplasty bradley james types so it's not a revelation for me) but there you go
OH YEAH HIM! sure he was supposed to be ~an older man~ but i didn't expect him to be CLOSE TO FIFTY how does he bear spending his time around these dumb new adults who just fuck each other all day (answer: by fucking the female new adult)
BUT BUT BUT i have to hand it to moon again because the last time anyone made even the most worthless, meaningless side characters intriguing it was jk rowling (the AWFLs who kept disdain-reading are now literally shaking and throwing up) but the thing is she took the time to develop about half of those sides over SEVEN books which is not something moon could do since, y'know, different book lengths, genre, expectations, support system, etc
tl;dr writing this review made me change my 2 rating to a 3 because technically perfect is still technically perfect
ALSO PS the sex scenes are by necessity innumerable because she's got to fuck all ... idk, 7? 8? of them but also it's the same old same old scenes after a while. shame. moon writes with really good grammar and it's not even visibly american english. please appreciate good writers
March 25, 2022
Too much political intrigue and machinations, and too little on-page sex for my preference. A good wrap up to a great series.
January 19, 2023
Series review:
The basis of this series, especially the first book, is so silly. Completely goofy. But in the best way? It's wildly entertaining.
This is the 3rd series that I have read by Ms. Kathryn Moon, the other two being her Tempting Monsters series and her Sol and Lune books. I would say this one had the most plot? It definitely gets more prominent as the series progresses and the smut content definitely decreases alongside this (which is fine).
I was irritated by Bryony for like 2 seconds when she was at the Winter Palace and deciding to pull Cresswell and Daniel into her Chosen...because she already had FIVE guys, surely she did not need more? But whatever. Daniel just wants to be wanted and needed, and Bryony definitely does that for him. It's cute. Cress just wants to worship her and that's also fine. Whatever. I'm not upset about it anymore.
I had a feeling that Camellia would be dead by the end of the trilogy, but I didn't expect it to be a self-consuming death at the behest of her Hunger. It makes sense, so I'm not sure why it took me by surprise, but it did.
Bryony becoming a tiger shifter is NOT something I had on my bingo card for this series. It felt so out of place. I understand the use of it and the importance it held in solidifying loyalties as she neared coronation....but. We hardly got any content with her actually as a tiger. It was done so late in the last book. Idk. An earlier execution might have done that plot point some good.
I felt like a lot of the guys were underused or underdeveloped. Or at least components to their characters were. I felt like Aric switched up from rogue to mage SUPER fast. Aric is probably my favorite of the guys, next to (unfortunately) Cresswell. Not sure what that says about me. Well, Owen is also super cute. Anyways, I *loved* King of Thieves Aric. Or rather, the Aric that we got right after Bryony won the challenge with Emory. *That* Aric kind of disappeared after that scene. Bummed about that. I also would have loved more between Thao, Wendell, and Cosmo.
I smell a potential spin off series with Griffin as the fmc.... I haven't looked into this, so maybe it's already been started. But it definitely felt like Kathryn was gearing up to start a world centered around Griffin's shenanigans. The comment about her odd collection of men....hmmmm....
Anyways, this series is silly and fun and has a decently interesting plot to get behind, as well as some characters to really hate (Camellia, Thomlinson, Roderick, Emory....the list goes on).
The basis of this series, especially the first book, is so silly. Completely goofy. But in the best way? It's wildly entertaining.
This is the 3rd series that I have read by Ms. Kathryn Moon, the other two being her Tempting Monsters series and her Sol and Lune books. I would say this one had the most plot? It definitely gets more prominent as the series progresses and the smut content definitely decreases alongside this (which is fine).
I was irritated by Bryony for like 2 seconds when she was at the Winter Palace and deciding to pull Cresswell and Daniel into her Chosen...because she already had FIVE guys, surely she did not need more? But whatever. Daniel just wants to be wanted and needed, and Bryony definitely does that for him. It's cute. Cress just wants to worship her and that's also fine. Whatever. I'm not upset about it anymore.
I had a feeling that Camellia would be dead by the end of the trilogy, but I didn't expect it to be a self-consuming death at the behest of her Hunger. It makes sense, so I'm not sure why it took me by surprise, but it did.
Bryony becoming a tiger shifter is NOT something I had on my bingo card for this series. It felt so out of place. I understand the use of it and the importance it held in solidifying loyalties as she neared coronation....but. We hardly got any content with her actually as a tiger. It was done so late in the last book. Idk. An earlier execution might have done that plot point some good.
I felt like a lot of the guys were underused or underdeveloped. Or at least components to their characters were. I felt like Aric switched up from rogue to mage SUPER fast. Aric is probably my favorite of the guys, next to (unfortunately) Cresswell. Not sure what that says about me. Well, Owen is also super cute. Anyways, I *loved* King of Thieves Aric. Or rather, the Aric that we got right after Bryony won the challenge with Emory. *That* Aric kind of disappeared after that scene. Bummed about that. I also would have loved more between Thao, Wendell, and Cosmo.
I smell a potential spin off series with Griffin as the fmc.... I haven't looked into this, so maybe it's already been started. But it definitely felt like Kathryn was gearing up to start a world centered around Griffin's shenanigans. The comment about her odd collection of men....hmmmm....
Anyways, this series is silly and fun and has a decently interesting plot to get behind, as well as some characters to really hate (Camellia, Thomlinson, Roderick, Emory....the list goes on).
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 5, 2021
I feel a little let down by this last book. This series was fantastic but the other two were so good that I felt maybe I held this too far up. *Spoliers*
I was not too keen on the choice made of becoming a tiger. Being bitten by Thao. I get of maybe why she wanted it. But I felt this was way too much of a risk for what she was trying to aim for. They didn't know how it would effect her magic. So if she lost the Hunger, she'd lose her ability to help the people of Kimmery. Which was the entire point of her trying to get the crown. It was a really selfish act that I don't feel was thought through well. It wasn't where it was like life forever or natural death, example being Edward (vamp, immortal) and Bella (human, mortal). This was be a tiger or not be a tiger. I really didn't feel like that needed to be apart of the book to keep a stance on where she was politically. That would be like... I support gay rights. Should I become gay to better support them...the answer is no. You can support a cause without needing to be "apart" of it. Like I said, I don't feel like that needed to be in the story. Aric, I got your back on that one man.
The last book of a series always makes or breaks it. This slightly broke it for me. It was so good but the ONE issue (kind of a big deal) broke it for me. I would have read it again without that factor. So maybe I'll just pretend it wasn't in there. It really was good though. This was a great series and I'm super in love with this author. I have a book hangover which I'll have to cure by her other books.
Her ability to world build and have this unique perspective on inclusion and adapting to open minded ideas is fantastic. I might read the series again. After a while.
I was not too keen on the choice made of becoming a tiger. Being bitten by Thao. I get of maybe why she wanted it. But I felt this was way too much of a risk for what she was trying to aim for. They didn't know how it would effect her magic. So if she lost the Hunger, she'd lose her ability to help the people of Kimmery. Which was the entire point of her trying to get the crown. It was a really selfish act that I don't feel was thought through well. It wasn't where it was like life forever or natural death, example being Edward (vamp, immortal) and Bella (human, mortal). This was be a tiger or not be a tiger. I really didn't feel like that needed to be apart of the book to keep a stance on where she was politically. That would be like... I support gay rights. Should I become gay to better support them...the answer is no. You can support a cause without needing to be "apart" of it. Like I said, I don't feel like that needed to be in the story. Aric, I got your back on that one man.
The last book of a series always makes or breaks it. This slightly broke it for me. It was so good but the ONE issue (kind of a big deal) broke it for me. I would have read it again without that factor. So maybe I'll just pretend it wasn't in there. It really was good though. This was a great series and I'm super in love with this author. I have a book hangover which I'll have to cure by her other books.
Her ability to world build and have this unique perspective on inclusion and adapting to open minded ideas is fantastic. I might read the series again. After a while.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 7, 2023
Que decepção. Bem que estava me preparando emocionalmente para me frustrar. Sempre há a possibilidade. E aconteceu, infelizmente.
Essa história é tão longa. Meu deus. Se arrastou e demorei muito mais para terminar do que os dois primeiros. Uma tortura. E a qualidade da escrita despencou também! Eu elogiava a escrita da Kathryn Moon por não ser prolixa e ter um bom ritmo, mas tudo foi perdido nesse livro.
Eu fiquei tão triste quando vi que tinham só 30 capítulos quando comecei, mas quando cheguei no capítulo 15 não via a hora de acabar.
Bryony ficou tão chata e hipócrita. Eu gostava tanto dela nos outros livros, a achava inteligente, confiante, decidida, ambiciosa.... mas parece que todas essas qualidades são defeitos (?) na visão distorcida da autora. Porque agora ela se culpa por agir de acordo com sua própria natureza. E isso inclui a Fome. Tudo bem, ela era incerta sobre a Fome no início porque não entendia e estava aprendendo a controlar, mas é tão desanimador que ela manteve essa cautela com o próprio poder até o fim.
Na verdade ela tem cautela com tudo! Até em ser maldita rainha (revirei os olhos mil vezes com seus questionamentos intermináveis). E em matar sua irmã que a MATOU!
Odiei que ela disse que Camélia tentou matar ela e não conseguiu. ELA CONSEGUIU sua imbecil. Ela afundou e quebrou seu maldito crânio! Porra! Se não fosse pela magia de Aric te mantendo viva, você teria morrido de morte morrida. Ela te matou! É ridículo que ela tenha tanta empatia com alguém que a matou.
E como diabos Camélia arranjou forças para quebrar o crânio da Bryony, sendo que capítulos antes quando atacou o príncipe Hoden e Bryony impediu, tudo que ela conseguia fazer ela espernear, com a força de um galho? Tão ridículo. As desculpas de Bryony de não poder se defender do ataque são ridículas também.
(1)
Não poderia virar tigre porque já estava usando a magia da Fome? Que conveniente. Mas não pareceu um empecilho antes quando, na forma de tigre, ela conseguiu empurrar o poder de Aric que era seu próprio. Parece que as magias podem se misturar e trabalhar juntas muito bem.
(2)
Seus Escolhidos de alguma forma não conseguiram chegar nelas porque existia uma barreira (?) de poder. Muito mal explicado. Mas essa barreira pareceu não se manifestar antes no corredor com o príncipe Hoden, e uma preocupação descartada quando ela decidiu enfrentar Camélia de novo, presa depois do ataque.
(3)
Ela não queria matar Camélia para não carregar sua morte e blá blá blá. Chata. Eu admirei ela quando teve coragem de matar Emory e agora ela age como uma covarde. Deveria ter morrido, pessoas fracas não merecem ser rainhas. Se alguém te ameaça de morte e tenta de matar, você mata antes que eles consigam. Ponto. Não tem mistério.
Odeio que Bryony aja como se tivesse uma bússola moral superior a todos. Uma rainha tem que ter uma certa dose de crueldade e é irritante que ela age de forma inocente quando faz coisas perversas. Como se não fosse sua intenção, mas ainda age como uma puta, só não admite ser uma puta. Se ela age como uma puta, se veste como puta e geme como puta, ela é uma PROSTITUTA! Ponto. Não interessa que ela pense que não é. Ela é. Mas é hipócrita.
Deixou o príncipe Hoden ser estuprado pela Camélia. Manipulou a sua mãe. Desejou a morte da sua irmã. Assuma, porra! Não aja como se fosse inocente, ninguém quer isso. Seu comportamento de santa do pau oco só me faz ter mais raiva.
Sobre seus pensamentos intermináveis, meu problema não é ela se questionar se suas ações são certas ou erradas. Aconteceu antes dela decidir matar Emory. O que me irrita é que os questionamentos não acabam nunca! E ela volta na mesma questão de novo e de novo. Chega! Não importa sua decisão, apenas decida e viva com isso. Não fique me importunando com suas malditas dúvidas.
E ODIEI que ela teve tanta misericórdia com Lily, a empregada. Foda-se se ela estava desesperada. Ela tentou de matar e esfaqueou duas vezes seu Escolhido. Se ela pode ser tão facilmente influenciada, nada a impede de fazer tudo de novo. Quer perdoar ela? Perdoe, foda-se. Mas não mantenha uma assassina perto das pessoas que você supostamente ama. Você vai esperar ela agir de novo? E quando acontecer, vai perdoar de novo? Ou vai se corroer por culpa por dessa vez ela ter sido bem sucedida? Sério. Que filha da puta a Bryony se tornou.
O que mais odeio é burrice. E ela se tornou uma cadela burra. E não, ela não ama Cress, se não nunca permitiria manter alguém que o esfaqueou tão perto dele. Queria ver se fosse o contrário. Ela foi esfaqueada por uma garota, mas seu companheiro (com mais autoridade) decidi perdoar e manter essa garota perto dele e dela para fazer mais o que deus imaginar, porque (tadinha 😢) ela foi manipulada. Buááá
Estúpido. Nojento. Ela nem perguntou sobre como ele se sentia. Parece que ela não se importa com os sentimentos de seus Escolhidos tanto assim. Puta egoísta, hipócrita e sonsa.
Eu odeio Bryony agora. Vadia estúpida. E voltei a ter raiva de Aric que age com muita liberdade com sua superiora. Ela é princesa e depois rainha, a respeite, caralho.
E ela julga a libertinagem de sua mãe e irmã, mas age como se sua exposição fosse mais refinada (?) que das duas. É irritante. Ou você é uma vagabunda que faz sexo na frente de todos e assume isso, ou você julga outras mulheres por fazerem o mesmo. Por que? Existe uma regra de quanta pele ou quão alto o gemido deve ser por fazer sexo em público? É sexo em público, não importa se você está fazendo escondido ou não.
Bryony é uma vagabunda viciada em paus como todas as outras vagabundas de sua família, e fazer sexo em público com ou sem cortina não muda esse fato.
Eu gostei de tantas poucas coisas e daria 2 estrelas por elas. Como, por exemplo, o epílogo. Eu amo bebês e amo que Owen é provavelmente o pai. (graças não é Aric, que por algum maldito motivo é um dos favoritos). E amo também que é com Cosmo (e não Aric) que a bebê fica confortável.
Mas eu odiei tanto esse livro e foi tão difícil terminar. Me sinto tão decepcionada também, queria tanto amar essa série. Então, é por isso que essa é facilmente uma leitura de 1 estrela. Tenebroso.
Essa história é tão longa. Meu deus. Se arrastou e demorei muito mais para terminar do que os dois primeiros. Uma tortura. E a qualidade da escrita despencou também! Eu elogiava a escrita da Kathryn Moon por não ser prolixa e ter um bom ritmo, mas tudo foi perdido nesse livro.
Eu fiquei tão triste quando vi que tinham só 30 capítulos quando comecei, mas quando cheguei no capítulo 15 não via a hora de acabar.
Bryony ficou tão chata e hipócrita. Eu gostava tanto dela nos outros livros, a achava inteligente, confiante, decidida, ambiciosa.... mas parece que todas essas qualidades são defeitos (?) na visão distorcida da autora. Porque agora ela se culpa por agir de acordo com sua própria natureza. E isso inclui a Fome. Tudo bem, ela era incerta sobre a Fome no início porque não entendia e estava aprendendo a controlar, mas é tão desanimador que ela manteve essa cautela com o próprio poder até o fim.
Na verdade ela tem cautela com tudo! Até em ser maldita rainha (revirei os olhos mil vezes com seus questionamentos intermináveis). E em matar sua irmã que a MATOU!
Odiei que ela disse que Camélia tentou matar ela e não conseguiu. ELA CONSEGUIU sua imbecil. Ela afundou e quebrou seu maldito crânio! Porra! Se não fosse pela magia de Aric te mantendo viva, você teria morrido de morte morrida. Ela te matou! É ridículo que ela tenha tanta empatia com alguém que a matou.
E como diabos Camélia arranjou forças para quebrar o crânio da Bryony, sendo que capítulos antes quando atacou o príncipe Hoden e Bryony impediu, tudo que ela conseguia fazer ela espernear, com a força de um galho? Tão ridículo. As desculpas de Bryony de não poder se defender do ataque são ridículas também.
(1)
Não poderia virar tigre porque já estava usando a magia da Fome? Que conveniente. Mas não pareceu um empecilho antes quando, na forma de tigre, ela conseguiu empurrar o poder de Aric que era seu próprio. Parece que as magias podem se misturar e trabalhar juntas muito bem.
(2)
Seus Escolhidos de alguma forma não conseguiram chegar nelas porque existia uma barreira (?) de poder. Muito mal explicado. Mas essa barreira pareceu não se manifestar antes no corredor com o príncipe Hoden, e uma preocupação descartada quando ela decidiu enfrentar Camélia de novo, presa depois do ataque.
(3)
Ela não queria matar Camélia para não carregar sua morte e blá blá blá. Chata. Eu admirei ela quando teve coragem de matar Emory e agora ela age como uma covarde. Deveria ter morrido, pessoas fracas não merecem ser rainhas. Se alguém te ameaça de morte e tenta de matar, você mata antes que eles consigam. Ponto. Não tem mistério.
Odeio que Bryony aja como se tivesse uma bússola moral superior a todos. Uma rainha tem que ter uma certa dose de crueldade e é irritante que ela age de forma inocente quando faz coisas perversas. Como se não fosse sua intenção, mas ainda age como uma puta, só não admite ser uma puta. Se ela age como uma puta, se veste como puta e geme como puta, ela é uma PROSTITUTA! Ponto. Não interessa que ela pense que não é. Ela é. Mas é hipócrita.
Deixou o príncipe Hoden ser estuprado pela Camélia. Manipulou a sua mãe. Desejou a morte da sua irmã. Assuma, porra! Não aja como se fosse inocente, ninguém quer isso. Seu comportamento de santa do pau oco só me faz ter mais raiva.
Sobre seus pensamentos intermináveis, meu problema não é ela se questionar se suas ações são certas ou erradas. Aconteceu antes dela decidir matar Emory. O que me irrita é que os questionamentos não acabam nunca! E ela volta na mesma questão de novo e de novo. Chega! Não importa sua decisão, apenas decida e viva com isso. Não fique me importunando com suas malditas dúvidas.
E ODIEI que ela teve tanta misericórdia com Lily, a empregada. Foda-se se ela estava desesperada. Ela tentou de matar e esfaqueou duas vezes seu Escolhido. Se ela pode ser tão facilmente influenciada, nada a impede de fazer tudo de novo. Quer perdoar ela? Perdoe, foda-se. Mas não mantenha uma assassina perto das pessoas que você supostamente ama. Você vai esperar ela agir de novo? E quando acontecer, vai perdoar de novo? Ou vai se corroer por culpa por dessa vez ela ter sido bem sucedida? Sério. Que filha da puta a Bryony se tornou.
O que mais odeio é burrice. E ela se tornou uma cadela burra. E não, ela não ama Cress, se não nunca permitiria manter alguém que o esfaqueou tão perto dele. Queria ver se fosse o contrário. Ela foi esfaqueada por uma garota, mas seu companheiro (com mais autoridade) decidi perdoar e manter essa garota perto dele e dela para fazer mais o que deus imaginar, porque (tadinha 😢) ela foi manipulada. Buááá
Estúpido. Nojento. Ela nem perguntou sobre como ele se sentia. Parece que ela não se importa com os sentimentos de seus Escolhidos tanto assim. Puta egoísta, hipócrita e sonsa.
Eu odeio Bryony agora. Vadia estúpida. E voltei a ter raiva de Aric que age com muita liberdade com sua superiora. Ela é princesa e depois rainha, a respeite, caralho.
E ela julga a libertinagem de sua mãe e irmã, mas age como se sua exposição fosse mais refinada (?) que das duas. É irritante. Ou você é uma vagabunda que faz sexo na frente de todos e assume isso, ou você julga outras mulheres por fazerem o mesmo. Por que? Existe uma regra de quanta pele ou quão alto o gemido deve ser por fazer sexo em público? É sexo em público, não importa se você está fazendo escondido ou não.
Bryony é uma vagabunda viciada em paus como todas as outras vagabundas de sua família, e fazer sexo em público com ou sem cortina não muda esse fato.
Eu gostei de tantas poucas coisas e daria 2 estrelas por elas. Como, por exemplo, o epílogo. Eu amo bebês e amo que Owen é provavelmente o pai. (graças não é Aric, que por algum maldito motivo é um dos favoritos). E amo também que é com Cosmo (e não Aric) que a bebê fica confortável.
Mas eu odiei tanto esse livro e foi tão difícil terminar. Me sinto tão decepcionada também, queria tanto amar essa série. Então, é por isso que essa é facilmente uma leitura de 1 estrela. Tenebroso.
January 27, 2021
A sweet story
I love pretty much anything Moon puts out. By the end of the third book I would classify this series as "sweet". It had more of a fairytale feel to it for me. It certainly had its moments of drama, angst and action but overall the focus was on the harem and how they grew together and overcame their challenges as a group. As usual, the character and world building were on point so you can expect to be pulled in and your attention held for the entire series to its HEA.
I love pretty much anything Moon puts out. By the end of the third book I would classify this series as "sweet". It had more of a fairytale feel to it for me. It certainly had its moments of drama, angst and action but overall the focus was on the harem and how they grew together and overcame their challenges as a group. As usual, the character and world building were on point so you can expect to be pulled in and your attention held for the entire series to its HEA.
March 21, 2023
It's such a good series with great characters.
January 11, 2022
Kathryn's books made me feel empty after I finish them, because they're just SO good and I miss them 😭
May 24, 2025
Literally sobbing because I never wanted this series to end and I'm going to miss everyone so much and I want more more more forever. 😭
Proper review later.
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I am genuinely grieving that I can't stay in this world forever. Of course I'd spend a lifetime with Bryony and her men, but everything else too.
E V E R Y T H I N G. Everything. Give me everything. I never want to leave.
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I didn't see how anything could possibly top KM's Tempting Monsters series, but I have to say I think Inheritance of Hunger might now be my favorite books of all time. (Perhaps tied with Dawn Cook's Truth series.)
I had an inkling right from the start when Bryony was just a lonely little book girl like me, and then we sort of ended there too (how rude it was to break me by having the series end and taking away all my new best friends with a line about Bry growing up making friends with the characters in her books), with her becoming a social justice heroine in between. Not me crying over her answers to the coronation ceremony questions and desperately wishing I could live in Kimmery as a subject of Queen Bryony instead of in this 2025 USA mess.
I've always been a fantasy girl at heart, and it was so nice to come home with this trilogy after somehow drifting away for a few years. I feel like I found an important piece of myself again. Interesting magic and castles and princesses and royal court intrigue and worldbuilding and a strong fmc and well-developed characters that leave me wanting more of even the smallest side-characters... This series has everything I love. Right now coming out of this, I feel like the Tayler I used to be for most of my life, in love with books and reading and fantasy worlds again.
Okay, okay, about this book specifically....
There's so much going on and not nearly enough at the same time. It's terribly impressive though how much ground KM did manage to cover and get us through to the happily ever after. But (not just as I've already expounded on that I could stay in Kimmery forever) I would've loved having this be a bit longer or even into two books and gone deeper into some stuff. It felt like we were just a bit in a hurry the whole time.
Oh, another thing I wanted to mention was how wonderful KM is at characters and relationships and making everyone feel whole. Bryony's complex emotions when and then the absolute triumph of making me care about . And we even got some more nuanced emotions out of Queen Peony after her monumentally one-dimensional vibe in the earlier books (which I could argue is just a function of how disjointed this royal family is and the system has been and how they're all honestly strangers to each other until this book).
I could happily sit here and talk about this series forever, but maybe that's enough for now... 💖
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WAIT A MINUTE I JUST REMEMBERED A DROPPED THREAD! What the heck was up with What is it??? KATHRYN MOON, MORE BOOKS PLEEEAAASEEE!!!
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I am genuinely grieving that I can't stay in this world forever. Of course I'd spend a lifetime with Bryony and her men, but everything else too.
E V E R Y T H I N G. Everything. Give me everything. I never want to leave.
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I didn't see how anything could possibly top KM's Tempting Monsters series, but I have to say I think Inheritance of Hunger might now be my favorite books of all time. (Perhaps tied with Dawn Cook's Truth series.)
I had an inkling right from the start when Bryony was just a lonely little book girl like me, and then we sort of ended there too (how rude it was to break me by having the series end and taking away all my new best friends with a line about Bry growing up making friends with the characters in her books), with her becoming a social justice heroine in between. Not me crying over her answers to the coronation ceremony questions and desperately wishing I could live in Kimmery as a subject of Queen Bryony instead of in this 2025 USA mess.
I've always been a fantasy girl at heart, and it was so nice to come home with this trilogy after somehow drifting away for a few years. I feel like I found an important piece of myself again. Interesting magic and castles and princesses and royal court intrigue and worldbuilding and a strong fmc and well-developed characters that leave me wanting more of even the smallest side-characters... This series has everything I love. Right now coming out of this, I feel like the Tayler I used to be for most of my life, in love with books and reading and fantasy worlds again.
Okay, okay, about this book specifically....
There's so much going on and not nearly enough at the same time. It's terribly impressive though how much ground KM did manage to cover and get us through to the happily ever after. But (not just as I've already expounded on that I could stay in Kimmery forever) I would've loved having this be a bit longer or even into two books and gone deeper into some stuff. It felt like we were just a bit in a hurry the whole time.
Oh, another thing I wanted to mention was how wonderful KM is at characters and relationships and making everyone feel whole. Bryony's complex emotions when and then the absolute triumph of making me care about . And we even got some more nuanced emotions out of Queen Peony after her monumentally one-dimensional vibe in the earlier books (which I could argue is just a function of how disjointed this royal family is and the system has been and how they're all honestly strangers to each other until this book).
I could happily sit here and talk about this series forever, but maybe that's enough for now... 💖
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WAIT A MINUTE I JUST REMEMBERED A DROPPED THREAD! What the heck was up with What is it??? KATHRYN MOON, MORE BOOKS PLEEEAAASEEE!!!
September 2, 2025
Nice conclusion to this trilogy.
This book focuses more on the political aspect of becoming Queen and Bryony travels back to the capital to take her crown. The battle against Camilla was the most interesting part. I really like when they make the adversary really terrible then find forgive them for them. I think thats really mature and feminine.
Not as many smut scenes unfortunately. This is the bad part of smut trilogies books when the plot takes over the romance. Thats not what I’m here for! And cresswell was my favorite but she hardly focuses on him. Aric and Owen are her clear favorites and it was sad to see how this affected Cosmo, Wendell, and Thao. Cosmo just spends his days waiting on his mistress. So sad!
I honestly did not care for the shifter storyline. Snooze! It didn’t add much to the story and we could have gone without. I get that the author needed to make it clear that the council’s goal was the take power away from the country and hoard it for themselves, but the idea that human shifters could be exploited didn’t make any sense. They’re clearly stronger beings.
Bryony’s character growth in this story as a self-deprecating princess to a proud and worthy queen was delightful. She was excellent at political espionage and manipulation.
I do think Camilla’s story line was tasteless. If this was King’s Line Camilla’s character would have been put down immediately. Bryony gave her too many opportunities to rape and abuse her chosen. It was gross, and the double standard was obscene. The Queens and even the council defended her behavior by claiming the men chose to be with her. They didn’t choose to be compelled into stud horses! And again, the sex-magic concept is intriguing but the sexual politics are a huge miss.
How is it possible that Camilla never learned how to use the hunger to create prosperity? And many queens/princesses before her were just ate up by the hunger. The Queens Line were truly heartless and vile humans to be honest. This story would have been much better set in a sex positive landscape where sex is frequent and consensual. Then we could focus more of the characters and not abuse.
This book was like a shiny, silly unicorn with a dark, grotesque underbelly.
This book focuses more on the political aspect of becoming Queen and Bryony travels back to the capital to take her crown. The battle against Camilla was the most interesting part. I really like when they make the adversary really terrible then find forgive them for them. I think thats really mature and feminine.
Not as many smut scenes unfortunately. This is the bad part of smut trilogies books when the plot takes over the romance. Thats not what I’m here for! And cresswell was my favorite but she hardly focuses on him. Aric and Owen are her clear favorites and it was sad to see how this affected Cosmo, Wendell, and Thao. Cosmo just spends his days waiting on his mistress. So sad!
I honestly did not care for the shifter storyline. Snooze! It didn’t add much to the story and we could have gone without. I get that the author needed to make it clear that the council’s goal was the take power away from the country and hoard it for themselves, but the idea that human shifters could be exploited didn’t make any sense. They’re clearly stronger beings.
Bryony’s character growth in this story as a self-deprecating princess to a proud and worthy queen was delightful. She was excellent at political espionage and manipulation.
I do think Camilla’s story line was tasteless. If this was King’s Line Camilla’s character would have been put down immediately. Bryony gave her too many opportunities to rape and abuse her chosen. It was gross, and the double standard was obscene. The Queens and even the council defended her behavior by claiming the men chose to be with her. They didn’t choose to be compelled into stud horses! And again, the sex-magic concept is intriguing but the sexual politics are a huge miss.
How is it possible that Camilla never learned how to use the hunger to create prosperity? And many queens/princesses before her were just ate up by the hunger. The Queens Line were truly heartless and vile humans to be honest. This story would have been much better set in a sex positive landscape where sex is frequent and consensual. Then we could focus more of the characters and not abuse.
This book was like a shiny, silly unicorn with a dark, grotesque underbelly.
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