⭐️⭐️⭐️ | It’s Okay. Still Recommend.
Read Kingdom of Claw if you like fantasy romance with dual storylines, emotional growth arcs, slow pacing, and complicated relationships that make you want to scream, just let me stay in this scene for five more pages!
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If The Road of Bones pulled you into this world, Kingdom of Claw keeps you there—but not without testing your patience. Read my review of The Road of Bones here
📖 What’s Inside:
- 👯♀️ Sister bonds
- Forced proximity
- Multi POV
- Magical spirits
- On-page intimacy 🔴
- Fighting as flirting
- 🌈 Inclusive
- Grumpy/sunshine ☀️
- Explicit language
- 🧊 Unique magic system
Book Boyfriend Meter: ❤️
Would date. (I can fix him)
💭 My Thoughts:
Based on how The Road of Bones was paced, I should have expected this one to feel similar, but I was really hoping it would keep the momentum it found at the end of book one. Spoiler: it doesn’t. But let’s start with the good stuff:
Saga’s chapters were a slow start for me, especially since I was itching for Rey and Silla’s story, but once the second romance revealed itself, I was hooked. Let’s be honest though: that had everything to do with the MMC. A mysterious, dangerous man with a language barrier? Yeah. I folded immediately.
The emotional growth in this book is top tier. The way personal development is handled feels raw, believable, and earned. It actually reminded me of how Melissa K. Roehrich writes character growth in The Legacy Series Very real, very uncomfortable, very effective.
The Frustrations:
The pacing remains slow for the genre, and the dual storyline structure frustrated me at key moments.
The constant back-and-forth made it hard to stay emotionally anchored, especially early on. A lot of plot points felt predictable, and around the 62% mark, things slowed even further for extended on-page intimacy. Normally? No complaints. But when the plot is already dragging, it made me impatient instead of emotionally invested which really dulled the impact those scenes were meant to have.
By the time I hit the 70% mark, I was bracing for a big, explosive finale like book one delivered…except that never came. Instead, the dual storyline structure completely sabotaged the ending. Every pivotal action scene was interrupted mid-moment so we could jump to the other storyline. Over and over. It killed all tension.
I’d already predicted the plot twists, so when they landed, they didn’t soften the frustration. The story itself is good. The world is rich. The characters are compelling. But the delivery could have been so much tighter.
📚Read Alikes:
A Fate Inked in Blood x Frozen (Disney Movie)
… Yes. I know. But it weirdly works.
Should You Add Kingdom of Claw To Your TBR?
Yes—if you enjoyed book one, keep going.
Just manage your expectations. The story is worth it, but the pacing and POV structure might test your patience.
If you’re already invested in this world, you’ll want to continue. Just don’t expect a fast ride.
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