![]() Publishers Weekly Fantasy fans will like the idea of sirens and piratelike princes as the characters who are imaginative and well developed. Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. With well-crafted fight scenes and vivid descriptions, Christo has created a world of beauty and monstrosity that will draw readers in. To Kill a Kingdom is a creative blend between the fairytale as we know it with our mermaid (siren) being banished to the surface, loosing her voice, and finding true love in her quest to get it back and some of the more traditional siren lore such as the eating of hearts, immunity to the siren song, and dissolving into foam upon death. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good-but can he trust her? And just how many deals will Elian have to barter to eliminate mankind's greatest enemy? Alexandra Christo's young adult novel To Kill a Kingdom is a thrilling fantasy adventure. When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she's more than what she appears. Hunting sirens is more than an unsavory hobby-it's his calling. The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian's heart to the Sea Queen and or remain a human forever. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most-a human. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. ![]() The world building is deft, and the spectacular ending is a happy one for Lira and Elian, but it will leave readers blissfully wanting more.This action-packed YA debut pits a deadly siren princess and a siren-hunting human prince against each other as they fight to protect their kingdoms. As narrators, Lira and Elian have distinct voices, but for all their swagger, both characters are struggling under the expectations of their parents and in their role in war that started long before they were even born. ![]() Arrogant and often merciless, Lira and Elian are not totally likable, especially in their careless disregard for life, human or otherwise, but there’s an appealing prickliness to their confidence, magnified by their quippy dialogue. Synopsis This action-packed YA debut pits a deadly siren princess and a siren-hunting human prince against each other as they fight to protect their kingdoms. Unfortunately, he’s unaware that the same weapon can be used against humanity, and that it would be an even greater prize for Lira to bring to her mother than his heart. Elian is in search of the mythical weapon to destroy all sirens and is willing to take on Lira, scrappy and unintimidating in her human form and claiming to know the whereabouts of the rumored crystal. After an act of betrayal, Lira is banished to the human world by the Sea Queen, and tasked with bringing Elian’s heart home if she wishes to return to the ocean. Meanwhile, Elian, prince of the golden (and landed) kingdom of Midas, often shirks his royal responsibilities to pilot his ship and slaughter the sirens, with whom his people are at war. As a siren, Princess Lira is ruthless in her killing of humans at sea, literally ripping their hearts from their chests as trophies to prove to her mother she is worthy of someday being the Sea Queen.
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