Reviews - The Queen and the Cure

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My only issues are they fell in love too fast and there wasn't much happening as they established their feelings and Kjell inherited the throne too easily.

But overall, it's a good read and so beautifully written!

fv_angela's review

5.0

Stunning, captivating, enchanting, this fantasy romance took my breath away.

Review originally posted at http://fictionvixen.com/what-to-read-wednesday-the-queen-and-the-cure-by-amy-harmon/

This book. I’m not even sure how to review it because nothing I say could possibly come close to describing how utterly enchanting it was. The second book, in what I desperately hope is an ongoing series, brings readers back to Jeru and introduces Kjell to the woman who will change his life forever. For those of you who have read The Bird and the Sword, and if you haven’t you simply must go one-click right now, you are familiar with this world of Tellers, Healers, Spinners, and Changers. It’s complex and lush and terrible and vibrant and gorgeous and I will simply be devastated if this author doesn’t keep this series alive.

I’m not going to do a full review, instead I’m gong to give you a few of my favorite quotes and let you experience this author’s words for yourselves.

How it begins. With Kjell coming across a broken Sasha who needs healing.

“Come to me, and I will try to love you. I will try to love you, if you but come back.”

Kjell and Sasha are star-crossed lovers, brought together by fate. But he fights it, until he just can’t anymore.

Then her lips parted slightly and she inhaled, drawing his heart from his chest, out his captive lips, and into her lungs. It was in that moment that he lost his grip on denial and plummeted into the warm abyss of acceptance.

Oh, guys, how they love each other.

There were no secrets, no sorrows, nothing hidden, nothing lost. They saw not what would be or what had been, but only what was. She saw him. He saw her. And they saw nothing else.

But their love is hard because of things I won’t spoil for you, but trust me when I say my heart ached for them. Yet the beauty of their passion and dedication for each other left me sighing.

The day I healed her, I gave myself to her. And I made her a promise. Just ten days ago, before all of Jeru, I pledged myself to her. Everything has changed. But nothing has changed for me. And I am going with her.”

Kjell is the best of romantic heroes. I adored him.

“It was not your face I fell in love with. It was not your great, sad eyes or your soft mouth, or the gold flecks on your skin or the shape of your body.” His heart quaked and his stomach tightened, acknowledging that he relished those things too. “I fell in love with you in pieces. Layer by layer, day by day, inch by inch.”

Pure romance.

“I saw you,” she whispered, her body quaking and her fingers caressing his face. Kjell leaned in, filling his hands with her hair and his mouth with her kiss.
“I saw you,” he said against her lips. “And I never looked away.

Happy sigh. Seriously, go one-click, you won’t regret it.

nicolegabriel424's review

5.0

Amy Harmon is a genius god amongst us mortals. This was one of the most beautiful fantasy novels I've read. Her words are poetic and breath taking. So many times I want to bottle up her sentences and reference them later.

"Do you know how to hate? If you don't know how to hate, how could you possibly know how to love?"

"I don't have to know how to die to know how to live."

Kjell and Sasha's love story was, as always, stunning to read. Amy and her books are a gift to us all.

jnl_dayton's review

3.0

I thought the first one was better. This focused on Kjell (brother of king, captain of the guard) and a "slave girl" he healed, who becomes the queen of the title and lo-and-behold, Kjell becomes king. That was kind of silly.

littlefeather's review

4.0

I was favorably impressed by this book. the first in the series wasn't my favorite, plus I didn't love Kjel's character, so I was happily surprised by how much I enjoyed the book! first off, while a few things were predicable, for the most part there were some great surprises and originality. the relationship kept moving forward and there was no huge dumb misunderstanding keeping the characters apart. the plot didn't drag. the characters were engaging. very enjoyable overall!!

qjuliea's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Kjell was my least favorite character in The Bird and the Sword but whoa did the author redeem him in this book. She didn’t change who he was or make him different, she just peeled away the layers and showed the lonely broken man underneath. Kjell and Sasha’s story was full of laughter and pain, hope and heartbreak. It was a beautiful story and well worth the read.

ashleighgallo's review against another edition

3.0

Let me start by saying I was never a fan of Kjell. Throughout this book he did grow on me, but I didn't love this story as much as Tiras & Lark.

The connection to this character just isn't there for me.

reareadsalot's review

5.0

This book is going to stick with me for a long long time. I read Book 1, The Bird and the Sword and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was surprised by Amy's writing style, her poetic words and the well created world these books are set in. But nothing and I mean NOTHING, could have prepared me for what was in store in The Queen and the Cure.

Kjell's story is in one world: fulfilling. I'm not left wanting anything and that's so rare for me in the book world these days. I am bereft today after completing the book around 2:30am, only because I didn't want it to end. And I still feel as if I'm floating around in the clouds and tip tops of the trees in a dream land where this book took place. My head and heart need a moment to realize my journey with Kjell is over.

Kjell of Juru FOREVER.