I found Kinghood an extremely enthralling novel quite unlike anything else I've read before. 4 identical princes each with their own unique personality has to pretend to be the same person for the sake of ruling the kingdom.
Joshua Rutherford has written a beautiful book so rich in description that you feel like you are part of it.
Fantastic twist which makes you want to read book 2.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this copy in exchange for an honest review.

This story intrigued me very much, because it is something I had never seen before. A high fantasy land (though with very few fantastical elements, so what even do you call that?), where four princes, quadruplets, share the throne, making the public believe there is but one crown prince when in reality there are four young men staying hidden, arranging their different skills and personalities and fairly taking turns in playing the role of crown prince. Obviously, things become a little more difficult when the kingdom and the throne are threatened. The four protagonists are clearly distinguished from each other and all have interesting sides and negative traits. They work well together, too, and each conversation or confrontation was interesting. I would have wished for a bit of an easier transition into the plot in the beginning, as it started with a bang of battle and some time jumps and confused me. But that got better later: the pacing overall was well done, there are slight hints towards problems, which gradually and naturally grow bigger until exploding. What I was missing until the very end was a basic explanation for the whole charade. That left a bitter note, as did the fight scenes, which were too detailed and almost surgical and lost all momentum of the action and the danger. However, overall, I found this a well-executed great idea, which was interesting to read.

DNF. I understand that ARC copies are not in their final format, this version is particularly difficult to read. I liked the premise, it sounded fascinating, but (as far as I got) there was no explanation for why the princes had to pretend to be one person. And their characters were rather one dimensional, as if one person really was split into 4 and thus only got 1/4 of a personality. The jumping back and forth between what happened to each prince and him recounting it to his brothers made for a rather confusing read, especially given the wonky formatting.

The book is simply mysterious. It was very hard to know what would happen next and I loved that. Prince Jameson is truly amazing. All the princes are different in their own way and I loved reading how they acted. The plot was truly amazing. It just made me want to know more and I love this book.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this book!
What an exciting fantasy title with great characters!

I definitely liked exploring each prince's personality, especially, because they think so differently. I was on the edge of my seat from the beginning, about how will they manage to solve all the problems of a kingdom this way.
The stakes are high, the tension is built really well, I enjoyed reading this one a lot!

DNF. I read the synopsis of this book with high hopes. It wasn’t something I normally read but the cover and description intrigued me. Sadly, I found it hard to get into, the formatting of this made is especially hard (a reason I gave up so early) and I felt confused with what was happening. Unfortunately just not a book for me and I didn’t find the writing to be particularly gripping, perhaps it improved as the book went on but ultimately it felt like a chore to read.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC copy.

Reading this felt like binge watching a fantasy mini on Netflix. The atmosphere was rich, the court politics were engaging and the plot will surely hold for a hell if a good time series.

Kinghood by Joshua Rutherford. Written well, very little introduction to the characters though and so it was hard to get into for me. I do think it will appeal to a large audience. Thank you for giving me a chance with this book.

Oh baby! Phew! I don't know how I should review it as whatever I say would just degrade the book. The story is just amazeballs, when I screened through the book, it seemed not like the book I'd like as the Kindle version was pretty messed up but when I actually started reading word by word.... Ooohlalala! The story has action, royalty, wars, conspiring Barons, beautiful alliances (by marriage), hiers and Saliswater dynasty/kin name to protect. I can see it having a potential of drama and action, a really great Tv series like GOT.
Oh dear, how I enjoyed and loved the world!

The world is full of fantasy with war and royals and all that dwells in between. It's almost enough to become more than predictable. But Kinghood was anything but easy to guess. The prose, settings and intricate plot were stellar. I hope to see much more from this author in the future.

The book in my opinion is a good book but not a compulsive page turner where you wanted to keep reading and find out what happens next. Saying that the book was well written and moved along at a steady pace. I would recommend this book if you want a book where you can dip in and out of it as and when you feel like it.

3.5 Stars
One of the main genres I read is fantasy. As such it is no surprise that I absolutely adored this book.
The premise of the story is that four quadruplets act as the one Prince, they each take turns acting as the Prince and it is very amusing seeing the different personalities each possess.
The premise of this story and the story itself was amazing. The world building was brilliant, it was beyond easy to picture the story unfolding due to the authors word use and descriptions.
The only issue I had was sometimes the writing was a bit awkward.
Other than that a wonderful first book in a series, very keen to see what the next books have in store!

I was given this free review copy at my request.