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relin's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
War has a much bigger play in this book but still the characters are so wonderful!
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Torture, Murder, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Sexual content, and Xenophobia
margal's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
On reste sur un 4.5 pour ce second tome. Je continue à dire que j'aime énormément l'écriture de Danielle L. Jensen. C'est l'une des rares fois où je lis, une romance, ainsi qu'une intrigue purement politique sans une once de magie ou de fantastique, ce qui est un point très positif.
Ce tome-ci est plus rapide dans ses événements, nous sommes directement dans la guerre, pas de retour en arrière possible pour notre petite reine traîtresse.
Ce qui m'a plus, c'était clairement le voyage, la découverte de nouveaux paysages, de nouveaux endroits. J'aurai aimé en savoir plus sur les soeurs de Lara, surtout sur la suite de leurs vies.
Encore une fois, je ne me suis pas assez faite surprendre, et c'est pour ça que je n'ai pas mis 5 étoiles. Et aussi par les 2 derniers chapitre. J'aurai aimé un "jugement" plus incroyable que ça. Ça m'a semblé sorti de nul part, on a pas eu vent de ce phénomène auparavant... Donc bon.
Hâte de voir ce que Kerris et Zarrah vont faire, vont être dans ce prochain tome, débutant une nouvelle duologie..
Ce tome-ci est plus rapide dans ses événements, nous sommes directement dans la guerre, pas de retour en arrière possible pour notre petite reine traîtresse.
Ce qui m'a plus, c'était clairement le voyage, la découverte de nouveaux paysages, de nouveaux endroits. J'aurai aimé en savoir plus sur les soeurs de Lara, surtout sur la suite de leurs vies.
Encore une fois, je ne me suis pas assez faite surprendre, et c'est pour ça que je n'ai pas mis 5 étoiles. Et aussi par les 2 derniers chapitre. J'aurai aimé un "jugement" plus incroyable que ça. Ça m'a semblé sorti de nul part, on a pas eu vent de ce phénomène auparavant... Donc bon.
Hâte de voir ce que Kerris et Zarrah vont faire, vont être dans ce prochain tome, débutant une nouvelle duologie..
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Abandonment, Colonisation, Murder, Torture, War, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
belle13's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Amount of spice:🔥
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️.5
❤️Marriage in (Major) Trouble
❤️Slow Burn
❤️Adventure and Action
❤️High Stakes
❤️Great Supporting Characters
❤️Sisterhood
❤️Pining and Grovelling
Lara’s character arc in this series is SO GOOD. I completely fell in love with Lara in this book in a way I just couldn’t while reading the previous one. The stakes were so high and poor Lara and Aren just could not catch a break, it was an emotional roller coaster and I enjoyed every second. It took me two full years to pick this up because the ending of the first book made me so angry but I’m so glad that I finally did.
I would recommend it if you loved The Bridge Kingdom and want more of Lara and Aren but with even higher stakes.
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️.5
❤️Marriage in (Major) Trouble
❤️Slow Burn
❤️Adventure and Action
❤️High Stakes
❤️Great Supporting Characters
❤️Sisterhood
❤️Pining and Grovelling
Lara’s character arc in this series is SO GOOD. I completely fell in love with Lara in this book in a way I just couldn’t while reading the previous one. The stakes were so high and poor Lara and Aren just could not catch a break, it was an emotional roller coaster and I enjoyed every second. It took me two full years to pick this up because the ending of the first book made me so angry but I’m so glad that I finally did.
I would recommend it if you loved The Bridge Kingdom and want more of Lara and Aren but with even higher stakes.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, and Death
themoodreader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Death, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Murder, Violence, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, War, and Vomit
sleepysapph_'s review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I have mixed feeelinggsss, but overall I really enjoyed this and it honestly helped bring back the joy of reading for me.
So, the things I liked:
- I absolutely loved getting to see the interactions between Lara and her sisters. It gave Lara more depth while also adding to the story without muddying it. Honestly would’ve been happy to see even more of them throughout the book 😩
- The actionnnnn. Getting to see Lara fully unleash herself and fight was *chefs kiss*
- Getting to see different parts of the world and the way they functioned. I feel like it really widened the universe and kept it from being this small condensed thing. It really showed the gravity of the decisions being made and what the consequences looked like.
Now for the things I wasn’t particularly fond of, and to be fair this will have spoilers so like.. proceed with caution:
- Although I understood why Aren was rightfully pissed off, it did start to annoy me and I genuinely rolled my eyes a few times. But all men are dumb so I can’t be surprised that fictional ones are too.
- The ending. So much was happening and I kept being like “there’s not enough pages left for this”. And maybe it’s just my personal preferences BUT:
1) I wanted to see Lara’s father suffer WAY more than he did. It felt too easy, was over in the blink of an eye.
2) I desperately wanted more time with Aren and Lara actually HAPPY, like hello????
3) I’m supposed to believe all these people spitting at her, wanting her dead, screaming profanities at her etc. all decided to chill because.. the sharks didn’t eat her… okay ya sure totally!!!
I’m interested in reading book 3, but from my current understanding it doesn’t follow Lara and Aren, and if that’s truly the case.. I’m not sure I care enough to read about anyone else.. IM SORRY OKAY 😭😭
So, the things I liked:
- I absolutely loved getting to see the interactions between Lara and her sisters. It gave Lara more depth while also adding to the story without muddying it. Honestly would’ve been happy to see even more of them throughout the book 😩
- The actionnnnn. Getting to see Lara fully unleash herself and fight was *chefs kiss*
- Getting to see different parts of the world and the way they functioned. I feel like it really widened the universe and kept it from being this small condensed thing. It really showed the gravity of the decisions being made and what the consequences looked like.
Now for the things I wasn’t particularly fond of, and to be fair this will have spoilers so like.. proceed with caution:
- Although I understood why Aren was rightfully pissed off, it did start to annoy me and I genuinely rolled my eyes a few times. But all men are dumb so I can’t be surprised that fictional ones are too.
- The ending. So much was happening and I kept being like “there’s not enough pages left for this”. And maybe it’s just my personal preferences BUT:
1) I wanted to see Lara’s father suffer WAY more than he did. It felt too easy, was over in the blink of an eye.
2) I desperately wanted more time with Aren and Lara actually HAPPY, like hello????
3) I’m supposed to believe all these people spitting at her, wanting her dead, screaming profanities at her etc. all decided to chill because.. the sharks didn’t eat her… okay ya sure totally!!!
I’m interested in reading book 3, but from my current understanding it doesn’t follow Lara and Aren, and if that’s truly the case.. I’m not sure I care enough to read about anyone else.. IM SORRY OKAY 😭😭
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture
hellodebbies's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
One of the best read this year !!
I really enjoyed the plot and how it unfolded at the end. It was a bit slow during the desert part but that was fair honestly. The characters were awesome and the tension between Aren and Lara was perfect ! The ennemies to lovers was incredible and I said that as someone who isn't fond of them.
I really enjoyed the plot and how it unfolded at the end. It was a bit slow during the desert part but that was fair honestly. The characters were awesome and the tension between Aren and Lara was perfect ! The ennemies to lovers was incredible and I said that as someone who isn't fond of them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Torture, Blood, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
aamie's review
A good sequel! It didn’t pick up as excitingly as the first book but it was eventful and def more heart wrenching following on from the first. Pretty fast paced, easy to read and enjoyable plot
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
annick's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Much more plot and adventure than book one. But I lost interest after they left valotta. And the romantic drama in the third act was tiresome. The injuries and shark waters weren’t believable.
Heist in first act was good. Thankfully swift. The desert adventures added variety.
Heist in first act was good. Thankfully swift. The desert adventures added variety.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War, and Torture
Moderate: Torture, Gore, Death of parent, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Death
Minor: Vomit
imcourtneymarie's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
LOVED!!!!! Action packed, heartbreaking, and intense af. Couldn’t put it down.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror and Blood
booksalacarte's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The traitor queen- 4⭐️ 3🌶️
Lara has only one thought when her husband is taken prisoner: I will do whatever it takes to set you free.
A queen now in exile as a traitor, Lara has watched Ithicana be conquered by her own father, helpless to do anything to stop the destruction. But when she learns her husband, Aren, has been captured in battle, Lara knows there is only one reason her father is keeping him alive: as bait for his traitorous daughter.
And it is bait she fully intends to take.
Risking her life to the Tempest Seas, Lara returns to Ithicana with a plan not only to free its king, but for liberating the Bridge Kingdom from her father's clutches using his own weapons: the sisters whose lives she spared.
But as Lara and her companions formulate a plan to free Aren from her father's palace, they soon discover that while it is easy to get in, it will be quite another thing to get Aren, and themselves, back out. Not only is the palace inescapable, there are more players in the game than Lara ever realized, enemies and allies switching sides in the fight for crowns, kingdoms, and bridges. But her greatest adversary of all might be the very man she's trying to free - the husband she betrayed.
With everything she loves in jeopardy, Lara must decide who - and what - she is fighting for: her kingdom, her husband, or for herself.
✨My Opinion✨
Betrayal
Exiled queen
Daring rescue
Great side characters
Political intrigue.
The action was non-stop, which helped a lot with missing big plot holes.
Some loose ends were tied up quick and off page, which I didn’t love.
Some loose ends were tied up quick and off page, which I didn’t love.
Now it seems like their story is complete and I wonder about who we will be following for the next 5 proposed books? Will this exhaust the series, being so long? I see that the brother is the next focus… I’m assuming 2 books for him too… then 2 books for the king’s sister?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Confinement, War, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Death, and Emotional abuse