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The Traitor Queen by Danielle L. Jensen

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casideea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This was a fantastic sequel to The Bridge Kingdom. This story is jam packed with action from the very beginning. I had such a great time reading this and can’t wait to read the rest of the books in this world.

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hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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slyveimaeve's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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koistyfishy's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

This is how you write a sequel…

Even though this book was already released it’s like DLJ read my gripes about book 1 and addressed them in this follow up…

My problems were 3 things (Aren being bland, he loved too quickly and the worldbuilding needed more) and each one of them was completely reversed to be more than what my expectations were.

Let’s start with Aren… I thought he was bland and too quick to love but ohhhhhh boy did that change this book. We got to see so much more of his character and how he made decisions and battled with the fact that he loved his country but his wife was the cause of its strife and how he had to deal with the turmoil of loving her… it was just perfection.

Then the world building, I think given that the stage was slightly set in book 1 it allowed this to feel deeper as we got to see more of the surrounding areas of the different kingdoms and the vast difference in their topography. You could smell the sea and feel the sand on your feet as they traversed the land.

Then what made this book really good was Lara and her continued resolve to make things right no matter how much she suffered. I suffered and cried with her as she went through all these hardships and it was really empowering albeit sad to read all she had endured.

I am sad to see their story end. DLJ has mentioned she won’t be returning to them any time soon but I am still glad I can live in the world with Book 3.

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meg_'s review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was pretty meh for me, but also it took me forever to read it just because of how much I had going on in my life while reading it, so I'm not sure how much that might be impacting my view point. Overall, I was really frustrated with how book 1 ended, so I think that is why it took me so long to get re-invested in the storyline and the characters for this book. I liked being able to see the sisterhood dynamic in this story, but again, very similar to book 1, the ending felt so rushed. I just wish the relationships between the characters were more fleshed out, because I am very much a character based reader. Overall, this was fine, but not something I am likely to re-read or recommend.

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dkgreads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Good gravy, this book stressed me out! From one high stakes event to the next, this book was nonstop perilous action. I felt for Lara as she tried SO HARD to atone for her mistakes. And I completely understood Aren’s emotional turmoil, but it tore me apart!

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