Crown of Death (Crown of Death, #1) by Keary Taylor // Book Review
December 28, 2017
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Years of bad luck have
made Logan Pierce a little bitter, but it all goes from bad to worse the night
she witnesses two immortal beings rip a man’s head off with their bare hands.
Her life is wrecked overnight by a single man—Cyrus, who seems to think she’s someone important in his bloody world. But they won’t know the truth until she’s dead, and he’s very anxious to help her get there.
But Logan isn’t going down without a fight. She makes him a deal. She will die, but first he must spend a month getting to know her, a month to change his mind. What she doesn’t expect is a month filled with displays of incredible wealth, spontaneous trips across the country, and unbelievable acts of immortal power. And as Logan spends her last days with Cyrus, she stops seeing the monster and begins to see a lonely, broken man she can’t walk away from. If she isn’t careful, it won’t just be her life she loses at the end of the month, but her heart as well...
Her life is wrecked overnight by a single man—Cyrus, who seems to think she’s someone important in his bloody world. But they won’t know the truth until she’s dead, and he’s very anxious to help her get there.
But Logan isn’t going down without a fight. She makes him a deal. She will die, but first he must spend a month getting to know her, a month to change his mind. What she doesn’t expect is a month filled with displays of incredible wealth, spontaneous trips across the country, and unbelievable acts of immortal power. And as Logan spends her last days with Cyrus, she stops seeing the monster and begins to see a lonely, broken man she can’t walk away from. If she isn’t careful, it won’t just be her life she loses at the end of the month, but her heart as well...
Review:
Holy book
angels! I thought my vampire phase was long gone… Guess not! It’s back, and it
just hit me full force. I don’t even have any words to describe how much I
enjoyed this book.
He sits with one ankle
over the opposite knee. His hand casually rests on his thigh, the other elbow
braced in the window showing a dark world, slowly rubbing his chin. Dark.
Deep. Captivating. Terrifying. He owns all of it.
Crown of
Death is set within another series that Keary wrote, and since I never read them,
I thought I would be kind of lost. Nope. She guided us into this world quite
nicely. This world of Vampires and Royal Houses. I must admit that I am impressed
at how easily she describes and introduces us to this elaborate world. She
managed to include in the book so much background story of other houses, of the
king and even of Lo, and it never got too confusing. Her writing Is simple and
straight to the point and doesn’t get caught up in details that are not
important. Everything happens for a reason.
I really,
really enjoyed the interaction of the King Cyrus with Logan. It was really well
written and the chemistry between them kept growing with every page. Nothing
felt forced or rushed. And I must say, even though I despise secrets, the King
kept one until the very end. And it made their relationship much more
interesting, because the whole time I was going paranoid trying to guess what
he was hiding.
Maybe I’m weak minded.
Maybe I’m an embarrassment to all women. But it’s the truth. I fell hopelessly,
soul-endingly in love with King Cyrus.
The King was as charming as he could get. And I
think I’m in love. He always showed so much devotion to Logan and loyalty as
well. He would always protect her when the time came, and he always respected
her. He’s goals! But instead of just seeing the strong side of the king we also
got to read about his vulnerabilities. Cyrus has been alive for many centuries
and he’s lost so much in that time. I could feel every one of his emotions. And
still he was such a mysterious and charming character. He was beautifully written
by the author.
Cyrus is a man
constantly surrounded by people. People who do unnatural things to please him.
People who bend to his will and command. But Cyrus is the loneliest man I’ve
ever met.
Logan, or
future QUEEN OF THE VAMPIRES, was everything I want to be. From the beginning you
can see that’s she’s a very loyal daughter and friend. When Cyrus shows up and
tells her she has to die I was expecting her to break down. But NO! She took
the news like the big girl she is and owned them. She was so strong and courageous.
She was a girl that never fell in love and doesn’t know how that feels like. But
she craves it. And throughout the book when we see her slowly falling in love it’s
like she’s reborn, she gets bolder, stronger and far more risk taking. There was
never a dull moment with her.
I truly loved
every page of this book. I loved the story and how it was told. I loved that it’s
very fast paced and so interesting. We have vampire battles and balls. Pretty dresses
and beautiful men. Action scenes that will leave you dizzy. And a love story
that will break your heart.
If there is
one thing I would point out is that I was sad about how it ended, because it
stopped at a very crucial point. Now I must wait for god-knows how many months
to have the next book. And I need it! Like, NOW! So please, Keary give us the
next book soon, I need my Cyrus and Logan fix. ASAP!
5/5 Stars
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