# To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

### To Kill a Kingdom

**Alexandra Christo** · Standalone · [https://houseofareader.com/books/to-kill-a-kingdom](https://houseofareader.com/books/to-kill-a-kingdom)

A siren who collects the hearts of princes is turned human and thrown into the path of the prince who hunts sirens. A Little Mermaid retelling in which both leads are murderers, which is the correct way to do it.

- Spice: 1/5 — A door, closed. Kissing only. The tension is built entirely out of mutual intent to kill.
- Romance prominence: 4/5
- Plot: 4/5
- Worldbuilding: 4/5
- Darkness: 3/5
- Writing craft: 4/5
- Burn: slow
- Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, slow-burn, forbidden-romance
- Creatures: humans
- Setting: A hundred kingdoms across a sea full of sirens
- POV: first person, dual
- Ending: happy ever after
- Audience: ya
- Content warnings: violence, murder, abusive parent, gore
- Best for: Readers who want a self-contained enemies-to-lovers with no spice at all.
- Last verified: 2026-08-28

## Sources

- https://openlibrary.org/search?q=To+Kill+a+Kingdom+Alexandra+Christo

## What to read next

- [The Cruel Prince](https://houseofareader.com/books/the-cruel-prince) by Holly Black — spice 1/5. ACOTAR readers who want the fae court politics without the explicit content.
- [Six of Crows](https://houseofareader.com/books/six-of-crows) by Leigh Bardugo — spice 1/5. Readers who want found family and yearning with no spice whatsoever.
- [Serpent & Dove](https://houseofareader.com/books/serpent-and-dove) by Shelby Mahurin — spice 2/5. Readers who want enemies to lovers with a completed trilogy behind it.
- [Powerless](https://houseofareader.com/books/powerless) by Lauren Roberts — spice 2/5. Fourth Wing readers who want the trials and the banter without the explicit scenes.

---

Ratings are editorial judgements applied against a published scale at
https://houseofareader.com/lessons/spice, not aggregated reader scores. Editorial policy:
https://houseofareader.com/lessons/how-we-choose. No affiliate links, no sponsored placements.