Book Review: Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron

Hi Cara, 

Today review is regarding Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron. Kingdom of Soul has been on my radar for several months now. I found out about it from the wonderful world of bookish twitter. I knew I wanted to read it straight away. Lucky for me my Netgalley wish was granted and I got an ebook copy. 

Arrah was born into a family of powerful witchdoctors, but each year she fails to call forth her ancestral powers.

Each failer makes Arrah yearn for the magic more. It doesn’t help that her mother is one of the most powerful and ambitious magic-user, whose disappointment in her non-magical daughter is clear to see.

There’s only one thing Arrah hasn’t tried, a deadly last resort. Trading unknown years of her own life for scraps of magic. Until the Kingdom’s children begin to disappear, and Arrah is desperate to find the culprit.

While searching for the children Arrah uncovers something worse. The long-imprisoned Demon King is stirring. And if he rises, his hunger for souls will bring the world to its knees.

Arrah must decide is she is willing to pay the price for the magic to stop him.

Kingdom of Soul lived up to the hype and exceeded it.

I read Kingdom of Souls in one night. the story engrossed me to the point I couldn’t put the book down. It was well worth missing out on a couple of hours of sleep to finish it.

Kingdom of soul writing is vivid, descriptive and magical. The magic isn’t just in the story but laced in the worlds. The story is intriguing, compelling, fast-paced which keeps you on your toes. I enjoyed the multiple POV, the story is Arrah, but the others give more context and drama to the story.

The dynamic between Arrah her family and friends create moments that range from sweet to oh no to f**k to laughter. I knew I would like Arrah when I read the below comment.

“Although it’s quite pretty, I prefer my trousers. They have pockets.”

As my copy is an ARC I don’t know for sure if it will be in the final version but I hope it is.

The world that Renne has created is layered, complex, fascinating. It is a world brimming with history and multiple possibilities. The melting pot of cultures and people captivates me to the point where I would read a book detailing just the different clans.

Kingdom of Souls is perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi, Rin Chupeco, Hafsah Faizal and S.A Chakraborty.

My rating for Kingdom of Souls is 5 out of 5.

Thank you to Netgalley and HarperVoyager for supplying an e-book copy of Kingdom of Souls for a fair and honest review.

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