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cmbohn's review against another edition
3.0
Tania/Anita is back in the mortal world, and is she in trouble! She has been missing for 3 days and her parents are frantic. Then she keeps having visions of herself in a previous life which strike without warning. Her friends don't know what to think. At least she still has Eldric, even if her mortal parents blame him for everything. And she needs to find her real mother, Titania, before the Sorcerer King does.
I'm not sure why I didn't like this one as much as the previous one. There was plenty of action. And I liked the glimpses of faerie life and the conflict Tania was facing. I guess maybe Tania herself was bothering me. She just seemed to keep making stupid decisions which got her into trouble. Then towards the end, I was expecting the reunion to go differently. It was rather unsatisfying.
I will probably read the next one, just to see what happens. I hope it's worth it.
I'm not sure why I didn't like this one as much as the previous one. There was plenty of action. And I liked the glimpses of faerie life and the conflict Tania was facing. I guess maybe Tania herself was bothering me. She just seemed to keep making stupid decisions which got her into trouble. Then towards the end, I was expecting the reunion to go differently. It was rather unsatisfying.
I will probably read the next one, just to see what happens. I hope it's worth it.
horr5's review against another edition
2.0
One of my seventh graders really loved this series and begged me to read it. She brought me each book as I finished the last. She was so excited that I read the entire series. It was simple. It was predictable. I do like it for junior high age girls though as there is a strong protagonist and suspense. I wouldn't recommend it to adults who enjoy YA fiction unless you work with kids as there just isn't much here to keep my attention.
sanalith's review against another edition
3.0
Not quite as strong as the first book, particularly the beginning, but the writing is still strong and the imagery is the still beautiful. Definitely worth continuing, if only to get to the third book.
holtfan's review against another edition
1.0
Can you say drama much???
The Lost Queen was a boring, inconsistent, and overly dramatic novel with little plot and annoying characters.
That said, there were a few (few!) humerous scenes. Edric was actually likeable, and I liked learning a bit about how Queen Titania spent her 500 or whatever years. I also found Tania's flashbacks interesting. Jade was a funny friend.
The continual drama, though, just got on my nerves to no end. Tania goes on and on and on how she hates lying to her parents...and on and on and on while she keeps doing it.
Then she's fighting with Edric...oh no! xP What actually might have been a potentially interesting scene with actual plot relevance...isn't. In fact, over half the book (if not 3/4ths) is setting up for the next book, which I found myself less interested in by the page.
And her parents! UGH. Could there be any more sickeningly perfect and equally stupid people out there? They're so willing to forgive and forget, try and push away the guy they consider their daughter crushing on (bad move, even a simple crush becomes appealing when its forbidden), and just randomly allow their daughter to go to Florida.
Another potentially interesting thing thatnever goes anywhere.
Certain...non-mortal visitors were interesting, but their naiveness is so played up I was tempted to root for the guys who wanted to kill them.
I will grant the book one more thing. The writing is generally good. Not the plot or the characters, but the actual writing . It reminded me of Percy Jackson, in a way, how it catches your interest and keeps you reading, even when you're rolling your eyes at the plot.
Still, the writing alone can't save it. Maybe the series picks up, but I'm feeling incredibly uninterested in finding out.
Oh, and for the reccord, I still dislike fairies ;)
The Lost Queen was a boring, inconsistent, and overly dramatic novel with little plot and annoying characters.
That said, there were a few (few!) humerous scenes. Edric was actually likeable, and I liked learning a bit about how Queen Titania spent her 500 or whatever years. I also found Tania's flashbacks interesting. Jade was a funny friend.
The continual drama, though, just got on my nerves to no end. Tania goes on and on and on how she hates lying to her parents...and on and on and on while she keeps doing it.
Then she's fighting with Edric...oh no! xP What actually might have been a potentially interesting scene with actual plot relevance...isn't. In fact, over half the book (if not 3/4ths) is setting up for the next book, which I found myself less interested in by the page.
And her parents! UGH. Could there be any more sickeningly perfect and equally stupid people out there? They're so willing to forgive and forget, try and push away the guy they consider their daughter crushing on (bad move, even a simple crush becomes appealing when its forbidden), and just randomly allow their daughter to go to Florida.
Another potentially interesting thing thatnever goes anywhere.
Certain...non-mortal visitors were interesting, but their naiveness is so played up I was tempted to root for the guys who wanted to kill them.
I will grant the book one more thing. The writing is generally good. Not the plot or the characters, but the actual writing . It reminded me of Percy Jackson, in a way, how it catches your interest and keeps you reading, even when you're rolling your eyes at the plot.
Still, the writing alone can't save it. Maybe the series picks up, but I'm feeling incredibly uninterested in finding out.
Oh, and for the reccord, I still dislike fairies ;)
meganzim's review against another edition
I really wanted to punch Tania's sisters when they came into the mortal world. They acted annoying and superior. The book was okay though.
jaggedrocks's review against another edition
3.0
This is going to be one of those series that just keep going. I know there are only six books, but already I am tired of the story. I am not going to read any of the rest of. The story is fine, but it just feels like it is being dragged out.