'To Kill a Kingdom' by Alexandra Christo

‘To Kill a Kingdom’ Goodreads Synopsis –

Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most—a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen or remain a human forever. The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. Hunting sirens is more than an unsavoury hobby—it’s his calling. When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she’s more than what she appears. She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of siren kind for good—But can he trust her? And just how many deals will Elian have to barter to eliminate mankind’s greatest enemy?

‘To Kill a Kingdom’ Novel Review –

This retelling was amazing but I’m so triggered that it’s a stand-alone and not part of a series. First off who doesn’t enjoy reading about cannibal sirens and mermaids who take pleasure out of eating human kind, especially human royalty.

‘To Kill a Kingdom’ has an average rating on Goodreads of 4.05/5 stars. After finishing this novel, I have decided to rate it an overall of 5/5 stars.

The description of this novel is basically about a girl who is about to be placed on the throne but needs to earn the respect of her mother first. In order to achieve this, she has taken it upon herself to kill as many princes as she can to show her loyalty. Unfortunately, her greed for blood and massacre proves to be too much and her mother decides that the best form of consequence is to turn Lira, the main female character, into a human.

Then the story unfolds showing how Lira turns her icy heart into a one that beats full of feeling. Not only does she turn away from her siren nature, but she falls in love with a human Prince.

This book contains not only a whole lot of angst and gore, but it also breeches the story of Greek mythology as well. Midas is an example of some of the folklore within the novel.

The writing is fantastic, and all of the characters have such great personalities. It is a great story with a whole lot of banter and adventure. The most interesting part to this novel is the relationship between Lira and Elian (who is human but hunts sirens on the daily).

All in all, this is one of my most favourite fantasy stand-alone novels I have ever owned. To anyone interested in the same type of genre you would definitely love this novel.