How to Found Your Kingdom

Fallen Gods #0.5

by S.D. Simper

Prequel novella to The Sting of Victory about Etolie’s past.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction

ebook

Published January 1, 2018

About the author

SD Simper is a bestselling horror author, award-winner of fantasy romance, and understands that the true secret to writing great villains is living with cats. She and her wife share a home with four cats, a Great Dane, and innumerable bookshelves.

Reviews

[Alia · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was ok, a quick read with some cute interactions, but I kept being thrown off by a couple of things and the balance between lightness and dark parts didn't quite work for me.
This is entirely subjective, of course, it may work better for other folks.

[Genesis Frias Garcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

My heart bleeds for this two 😭 the mutual pining is real.

Also, i had to take several moments when it was revealed that Etoile was merely 24 years old! (40+ current time but still!) like, in context, she's practically a child 😭 i was imagining her being at least 1,000 yrs old! she baby!

i'm halfway book 3 and holding onto the hope that things will work out in the end for them because if not help me god 🙂

[Meghan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun look at the backstory of Etolié and Khastra from the fallen gods series. Adds a lot of depth to these characters as I go into the third book in the series

[Kelsey Wiley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was absolutely adorable. Loved having a little peek at khastra/etolie and the founders of Staelash. Looking forward to finishing the series. I read this between books 3&4.

[Lianne Dubbs · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a short, sweet, and optimistic story about the founding of Staelash. Before the events of Fallen Gods, a young freedom-fighting, slave-breaking angel was saving slaves. She was coerced into founding a kingdom to help former slaves live in their own kingdom. Along with this, there is a certain half-demon very prominent in SD Simper's books! I loved reading about Etolie, her friendship with Khastra, and how Etolie learned to love her kingdom.

Note: this is a free novella that you can get from subscribing to SD Simper's novella. I'm voluntarily leaving a review.

[Lucy Gould · Rating 4 out of 5]

Almost makes me want to spend money on more of her books (I got free novellas in newsletter)...almost.