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tinynavajo's review
5.0
Highly enjoyable
A story of a girl who wants nothing more than to have the freedom to choose her own life but cannot. Then she learns of her heritage and what that means for herself, her life, the empire, and those she loves. Love the story and the characters!
A story of a girl who wants nothing more than to have the freedom to choose her own life but cannot. Then she learns of her heritage and what that means for herself, her life, the empire, and those she loves. Love the story and the characters!
rgyger's review
2.0
I'm going to give this book two stars only because I finished it laughing at the absurdity of the unresolved ending. I see now, that it is part of a trilogy, but things could have been wrapped up better, or at least with a cliff-hanger (and normally I would not ask for one of those), just so that there was some indication that the story was over other than that the next page being the acknowledgments.
Not much of anything in the story made a huge amount of sense. I mean, I knew what was happening, I just could not figure out why. There are reasons given for things that create even more questions. For instance, the benefactors are able to take whichever girls they want because otherwise they would withdraw monetary support. And this makes sense so far as the temple girls all being orphans who would die otherwise. But then you find out that up until the benefactors started claiming girls against their will, the temple was more a school for well to-do girls than an orphanage, and the only function these temples seem to hold is to train these girls to fight, not to be any sort of wife or concubine or servant that any real person would want, especially since they are not also being used as assassins. So way do they exist? And why do these highly trained fighting women need guards? Why are they not allowed to see men until chosen? Why would anyone, especially the priestesses who were alive before these claimings became obligatory, think that this exchange was in anyway an honor?
The story itself is entertaining enough for me to finish it. I cannot say that I hated it, but the explanations behind how everything worked only fell flat. And the characters continuously flip-flopped between incredibly intelligent to extremely foolish, immensely cruel to impossibly kind. And everything these women do is for the love of the Rajah who (sickeningly) 'enjoys' more than one at a time, with only our heroine seeming to find anything wrong with that. And the ending? If I had actually been invested in what happened to the viraji (I don't remember her name and don't feel like looking it up) I would have been horrified and sickened the situation she found herself in. I am, in fact, horrified by it. All I will say is that it had to do with a wedding night and it was the stuff of nightmares. But, I guess by the time I got to that point, it seem like par for the course.
Not much of anything in the story made a huge amount of sense. I mean, I knew what was happening, I just could not figure out why. There are reasons given for things that create even more questions. For instance, the benefactors are able to take whichever girls they want because otherwise they would withdraw monetary support. And this makes sense so far as the temple girls all being orphans who would die otherwise. But then you find out that up until the benefactors started claiming girls against their will, the temple was more a school for well to-do girls than an orphanage, and the only function these temples seem to hold is to train these girls to fight, not to be any sort of wife or concubine or servant that any real person would want, especially since they are not also being used as assassins. So way do they exist? And why do these highly trained fighting women need guards? Why are they not allowed to see men until chosen? Why would anyone, especially the priestesses who were alive before these claimings became obligatory, think that this exchange was in anyway an honor?
The story itself is entertaining enough for me to finish it. I cannot say that I hated it, but the explanations behind how everything worked only fell flat. And the characters continuously flip-flopped between incredibly intelligent to extremely foolish, immensely cruel to impossibly kind. And everything these women do is for the love of the Rajah who (sickeningly) 'enjoys' more than one at a time, with only our heroine seeming to find anything wrong with that. And the ending? If I had actually been invested in what happened to the viraji (I don't remember her name and don't feel like looking it up) I would have been horrified and sickened the situation she found herself in. I am, in fact, horrified by it. All I will say is that it had to do with a wedding night and it was the stuff of nightmares. But, I guess by the time I got to that point, it seem like par for the course.
cactusjuicer's review
3.0
You know how sometimes you just need a bad, but entertaining book to pull you out of a reading slump? Because that's what this book was for me. I had fun while reading it, but I fully admit that it's what I call "trashy" YA. It's like reality TV. All entertainment, no substance. Will I read the next book? Who knows.
michellehenriereads's review
3.0
I don't like writing book reviews when I didn't absolutely love the book, particularly when I've met the author. With that said, I only had one main complaint and many things I liked about The Hundredth Queen.
First here are some of the highlights:
I liked King's writing style. It is very current and moves along at a great pace. She includes great imagery. The plot is driven by the characters, which is my favorite kind of plot.
To read the full review go to www.talesuntangled.wordpress.com
First here are some of the highlights:
I liked King's writing style. It is very current and moves along at a great pace. She includes great imagery. The plot is driven by the characters, which is my favorite kind of plot.
To read the full review go to www.talesuntangled.wordpress.com
octobertune's review
I just wasn’t invested in the story that much and kept on picking up the other books I was reading.
amethystbookwyrm's review
3.0
The Hundredth Queen is an easy YA romantic fantasy read. While a fun book it was cliché and very predictable, with insta-love. While fast paced and darker than I was expecting, I wanted more world building.
Kali is naïve and curious but has an inner rebelliousness who is willing to fight injustice. Deven is projective but is also torn with his loyalties which lead him to appear indecisive. I really liked the friendship between Kali and Jaya as they looked out for each other and did all they could to protect each other.
I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading the next book The Fire Queen to discover what happens next. I would recommend The Hundredth Queen to those who enjoyed Threats of Sky and Sea and Fire and Thorns.
This and my other reviews can be found at Amethyst Bookwyrm
Kali is naïve and curious but has an inner rebelliousness who is willing to fight injustice. Deven is projective but is also torn with his loyalties which lead him to appear indecisive. I really liked the friendship between Kali and Jaya as they looked out for each other and did all they could to protect each other.
I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading the next book The Fire Queen to discover what happens next. I would recommend The Hundredth Queen to those who enjoyed Threats of Sky and Sea and Fire and Thorns.
This and my other reviews can be found at Amethyst Bookwyrm
laura_devouring_books_crumpets's review
4.0
Im between a 3 and a 4
I loved the Indian Flavour to it and the world......
Kalinda was courageous and strong I liked her alot as a lead character.... I wish Devon has a little more substance though, i felt he was a little like a light switch going on and off.....
The story had alot of depth and description, and built the world brilliantly for a first book to the series
I did feel major events were just kind of thrown at you like.. ok there is that.. without much build up, and there were alot of reveals and alot of secrets kept for no real reason...
Still i look forward to the second book and where the next adventure will lead the characters
I loved the Indian Flavour to it and the world......
Kalinda was courageous and strong I liked her alot as a lead character.... I wish Devon has a little more substance though, i felt he was a little like a light switch going on and off.....
The story had alot of depth and description, and built the world brilliantly for a first book to the series
I did feel major events were just kind of thrown at you like.. ok there is that.. without much build up, and there were alot of reveals and alot of secrets kept for no real reason...
Still i look forward to the second book and where the next adventure will lead the characters
afe's review against another edition
3.0
This is a well written story about a girl who has lived her whole life in a temple and even there been a bit of an outcast among her peers, going by to the king's palace to compete among his beautiful and savage queens. I thought the world building and the character development was good, but the book lacked an element of excitement that prevents it from being 5 stars. Also the instant attraction between the main characters was not well developed enough to make it really believable or satisfying. Same thing with a couple of the plot points. However, overall enjoyable, but would not read again.
whalien_reads's review
2.0
As soon as I saw the cover of The Hundredth Queen, I knew I had to get my hands on it. It also didn’t hurt that the synopsis had me hooked from the very first sentence. It gave me a bit of The Wrath and the Dawn and Rebel of the Sands feels so when I was able to snag an ARC from a trade, I was pretty excited to say the least.
Unfortunately it did not live up to my expectations.
I really like the concept of the story and there is so much promise but I just think it was poorly executed. And if I’m being honest, I found it to be boring for the most part.
Full review on my blog!
https://thewanderlustreaderofficial.wordpress.com/2017/06/09/arc-review-the-hundredth-queen-by-emily-r-king/
Unfortunately it did not live up to my expectations.
I really like the concept of the story and there is so much promise but I just think it was poorly executed. And if I’m being honest, I found it to be boring for the most part.
Full review on my blog!