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debmozingo's review
5.0
I absolutely loved this book. I've read the entire series so far, and love that the books are fast-moving. In this book, Izzy & Axel break INTO prison. I loved it! There was also a bit of steaminess, if that's your thing. There were plot twists I didn't see coming, and the characters only get more intriguing with each book. I just can't wait for book 4 to be released. Definitely worth the read!
bookwormbunny's review
4.0
Crown of the Queen continues Katerina Martinez's Wardbreak series. This is book three in the series and the author picks up where book two left off with Izzy and her friends/team trying to figure out what is on the Drowned Queen's secret scroll that they stole. Things are quiet right now, but they won't remain so. The time has come to step up and either find someone who has Aetherglass or someone who can make it for them because regardless of what path you take...finding it or having someone make it...it won't be easy.
Crown of the Queen, overall, is a good addition to the series. The author fills the book with some pretty tense situations as you wonder what will happen? Will they find what they are looking for? How will they get out of this particular situation? And...the heated question of...WHEN will the heated temptation between Izzy and Axle finally be too much for them to resist? The storyline focuses mostly on Izzy, but I'm really wanting to know more about Becket. He's treated more or less like a nonessential character unless it's for certain situations, but there is more to him than meets the eye and I'd love to delve deeper into it.
I enjoyed this book, but there are some elements of it that I found to be rather disappointing. When Izzy crosses paths with someone that she thought that she would never see again I become disappointed in her. I understand her issues, and I understand to an extent why the author would include it in the book (to make the character more realistic), I still find Izzy's behavior childish. I can honestly relate to her concerning her emotions, but it was not the time nor the place for any of it. Another issue I had with this book is when Izzy has an issue with the person she is copying. What was the reasoning for pointing out the "insufficiencies" for that person when in the end they were by no means of use to the storyline? It played no part, so I felt that it was truly irrelevant to even be mentioned unless it would have been helpful in some sort. I also feel like the author played up Danvers "problem" as it turned out to be pretty anti-climactic. I was lead to believe that there would be danger in connection to her situation, but that was settled within two pages. So...was there really any TRUE danger to speak of? Without the intervention of a certain character...probably, but with the intervention of that character...the situation is diffused too quickly. The last complaint I have...the connection to the title...it doesn't come until the VERY end. I like for a book title connection to at the latest be made before or around the middle of the book.
All in all, I am rating this book 4 out of 5 stars. The book overall is a good addition to the series, but I felt that there were pieces and parts that either could have been added to elevate the story more or that certain parts could have been removed as they really didn't add to the storyline but ended up taking away from it. If you enjoyed the first two in this series then I encourage you to pick this book up as it does hold some truly thrilling information and a couple of surprises.
Crown of the Queen, overall, is a good addition to the series. The author fills the book with some pretty tense situations as you wonder what will happen? Will they find what they are looking for? How will they get out of this particular situation? And...the heated question of...WHEN will the heated temptation between Izzy and Axle finally be too much for them to resist? The storyline focuses mostly on Izzy, but I'm really wanting to know more about Becket. He's treated more or less like a nonessential character unless it's for certain situations, but there is more to him than meets the eye and I'd love to delve deeper into it.
I enjoyed this book, but there are some elements of it that I found to be rather disappointing. When Izzy crosses paths with someone that she thought that she would never see again I become disappointed in her. I understand her issues, and I understand to an extent why the author would include it in the book (to make the character more realistic), I still find Izzy's behavior childish. I can honestly relate to her concerning her emotions, but it was not the time nor the place for any of it. Another issue I had with this book is when Izzy has an issue with the person she is copying. What was the reasoning for pointing out the "insufficiencies" for that person when in the end they were by no means of use to the storyline? It played no part, so I felt that it was truly irrelevant to even be mentioned unless it would have been helpful in some sort. I also feel like the author played up Danvers "problem" as it turned out to be pretty anti-climactic. I was lead to believe that there would be danger in connection to her situation, but that was settled within two pages. So...was there really any TRUE danger to speak of? Without the intervention of a certain character...probably, but with the intervention of that character...the situation is diffused too quickly. The last complaint I have...the connection to the title...it doesn't come until the VERY end. I like for a book title connection to at the latest be made before or around the middle of the book.
All in all, I am rating this book 4 out of 5 stars. The book overall is a good addition to the series, but I felt that there were pieces and parts that either could have been added to elevate the story more or that certain parts could have been removed as they really didn't add to the storyline but ended up taking away from it. If you enjoyed the first two in this series then I encourage you to pick this book up as it does hold some truly thrilling information and a couple of surprises.
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