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Royal Gambit

Daniel O'Malley

4.41 AVERAGE

klord3's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

None of the books has been as good as the first, but I think this was my second favorite. Still processing how I feel about the ending, but otherwise a lot of fun.

tjohnson17's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

erikanj's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Rook is one of those books I always recommend to people and Royal Gambit is a satisfying addition to the world of The Checquy. It felt like a fun side-quest for those who are also fans of Red, White & Royal Blue, as it explores the relationship between The Checquy and the British royal family. I still think The Rook and Stiletto are stronger books (I’m sorry but Blitz just didn’t do it for me), but this one felt like a lovely return to the type of storytelling that I loved in the first two. Plus the addition of a quokka to the cast of characters was top notch.

rosagigantea's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Not sure how I feel about the ending. I enjoyed this and it was fun, but it's my least favorite of the 4. Still, if there's another I'll happily read it right away.

ruhlen's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

i_eve's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

This was the least interesting of the stories in the Rook Files series. Did the author develop a piss fetish in the past few years?
There’s still a bit of the administrative ridiculousness that I like in the series but it feels repetitive.
The ending came out of nowhere.