Reviews - Queenie & the Krakens

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Queenie & the Krakens by Aleera Anaya Ceres

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Aleera knocks it out of the park again with this S T E A M Y Y Y mer shifter MC book! Queenie is the strong female protagonist we all need, and she is truly so well written! I loved the story, the steam, the dialogue, world building, just everything honestly. The relationships within the group are well flushed out and just a pleasure to read along with. Highly recommend!

carla_is_reading's review against another edition

4.0

This book was an adventure!
I was not prepared for the heat packed into this book.
I love the MC theme mixed with a fantasy world. The fantasy aspect in this book was so easy to follow, which I really appreciated. I can get so caught up in fantasy books, I also get really overwhelmed trying to make sense of the physics and laws. But Queenie was so digestible, the laws of the magic given little by little in a very sensible fashion.
I can totally see this world vividly as I read, as if it was a cool new show on the sy-fi channel.
Now for the Why Choose? plot. This was SPICYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
As I finished this book I had to commend the author for so clearly writing the smutty scenes, reading scenes with multiple partner can get so blurry and confusing. But this book was very clearly detailed, leaving nothing up for questioning. I clearly could "see" how point A got to point B and so forth.
Super kinky, and a fun story to read.

peepbabby's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

I loved this story so much. It was my first Aleera read and I’ll say it, it had most definitely made me a fan. Queenie is such a bad ass. Shed funny and sooo tough. The story takes place in a world where the paranormal(all but ghosts) exists. Queenie working late one night sees something she’s not supposed to see and now she got bad people trying to kill her. She reluctantly accepts the help of the Kraken MC. She can’t stand them but fuck if they aren’t the hottest men she’s ever seen.

honeyandsmut's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

diquinn's review against another edition

4.0

This book was well written and gripping from start to finish. I hope she writes more in this world.

what_karla_reads's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lycaenide's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was my first MC romance, and my first mer shifter romance, and while I did enjoy this book, it showed me that neither of those categories do anything for me. Nothing against the book, purely personal preference, and I'm glad I at least had a decent time finding out!

Full rating below:

Characters: 7/10
I appreciated the diversity in characters, and enjoyed their interactions between eachother.

Atmosphere: 8/10
Definitely atmospheric, the author did a good job here, I apparently just don't vibe with MC and mer themes.

Writing: 7/10
Writing was pretty good, enjoyable to read.

Plot: 6/10
I've only seen one episode of Sons of Anarchy, and could pretty much predict what would happen in this. Would have loved more of a twist than just the mer aspect.

Intrigue: 5/10
I finished it just to finish. Again, if you're into MC war drama you'd probably be far more invested than me.

Logic: 6/10
I still dont understand how the bikes work (like I know it's "magic" but what does it look like? Do the wheels spin? Does it make a sound? Give me details) or what they look like when shifted (I know they have scales and gills from a brief mention but like .. what else? What colour? Do they have legs or fins?) .That might be me being a dummy or zoning out while reading but these were cool aspects that I feel deserved more page time!

Entertainment: 6/10
It was a decent time, some of the scenes were pretty hot, and I felt the characters worked well together. Again, taught me I'm not a fan of MC or mer themes.

Total rating: 6.43/10

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