Different Kingdoms: A Different Kingdom (Series #1) (Paperback)

from TheYodamom

A Dark twisted fairy tale. An adult tale that does not shy away from graphic sexual moments or violence. Time travel and visits to an alternate plane where things are very different. I really wanted to love this book. An fairy tale set in 20th century Ireland, with something in the woods. Sounded...

from dk_phoenix

I'll warn you - I'm going to include spoilers when I talk about this book, simply because I don't really have any other way to express how I feel about it. On a five-point scale, I'd probably give it a three, but that's not because I enjoyed it. What I thought was unique about the book was its ex...

from NurseBob

Kearney has a beautiful writing style with occasional moments of lyricism reminiscent of Dylan Thomas. The story itself is an intriguing blend of grim fantasy and psychodrama as he uses the usual genre tropes (namely a fantastical quest marred by roadblocks and hardships) as an allegory for one y...

from caimanjosh

This was a fantastic read. It's a darker look at a fairy tale, a book that explores the tropes of traditional fairy tales while still treading new ground. His next book in the series (The Way to Babylon) had a sweet feel to much of it; while bad things could happen, the outlook overall felt posit...

from NurseBob

Kearney has a beautiful writing style with occasional moments of lyricism reminiscent of Dylan Thomas. The story itself is an intriguing blend of grim fantasy and psychodrama as he uses the usual genre tropes (namely a fantastical quest marred by roadblocks and hardships) as an allegory for one y...