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allisongiovanetti's review against another edition
4.0
“What are souls but stars waiting to be born.”
I enjoyed this book more than the first one in the Iskari series, but it’s almost as though it couldn’t make up it’s mind. One minute Dax is a fool then he isn’t then he is then he isn’t. We love Theo then we love Dax then we love neither we can’t make up our mind. It was hard to follow and keep up with. The love interest was more believable than in the first book too.
We never found out how Theo betrayed Rebekah! Or what she ended up doing to him. This book was just predictable enough though for a YA read but still exciting and unexpected.
Love will always find you.
I enjoyed this book more than the first one in the Iskari series, but it’s almost as though it couldn’t make up it’s mind. One minute Dax is a fool then he isn’t then he is then he isn’t. We love Theo then we love Dax then we love neither we can’t make up our mind. It was hard to follow and keep up with. The love interest was more believable than in the first book too.
We never found out how Theo betrayed Rebekah! Or what she ended up doing to him. This book was just predictable enough though for a YA read but still exciting and unexpected.
Love will always find you.
themelodyofspring's review against another edition
3.0
The story completely derailed in this. This book had enemies to lovers so I was excited initially but then it threw love triangle and misunderstandings at me too. Ughh.
Roa kept on causing problem after problem because she refused to talk things through with Dax (her husband!) And instead kept talking with Theo, her toxic ex-boyfriend. WTF!! Alsoooo, why would you still want to kill him after you've come to the conclusion that you love him? Woman, get it together.
Also, not enough dragons in this. Please, just go back to Asha. She decided in 5 minutes who she sided with and was waaaay better at decision making. I need more dragons!
Roa kept on causing problem after problem because she refused to talk things through with Dax (her husband!) And instead kept talking with Theo, her toxic ex-boyfriend. WTF!! Alsoooo, why would you still want to kill him after you've come to the conclusion that you love him? Woman, get it together.
Also, not enough dragons in this. Please, just go back to Asha. She decided in 5 minutes who she sided with and was waaaay better at decision making. I need more dragons!
rsarnelli's review
2.0
I wanted to like this the way I liked the first book, but I was NOT a fan of Roa.
RTC.
RTC.
betweenthe_pages's review against another edition
5.0
I love this series so much, and Roa and Dax are AMAZING
FULL REVIEW UP SOON
FULL REVIEW UP SOON
tiffani_reads's review
4.0
This was really good but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I did Asha’s story from the first book. I’m excited to see how the series ends though.
whatdoreadss's review against another edition
4.0
4,5 stars! I really enjoyed this book, Roa is an amazing character.
readerinthefog's review
5.0
I loved The Last Namsara and even though we were getting a new perspective I was still really excited to read this.
I loved Roa from the beginning and I loved her relationship with Essie, definitely my favorite part of the book. And it’s hard to say much about Dax without it being a spoiler but I loved his arc too. Some areas of the story felt a little weak and I would’ve liked some more background on some of the new characters especially Rebekah. I wanted to know more about the Scrublander mythology too and the political climate of Firgaard. Another 30 pages of world building would have made this story perfect for me and exactly on par with TLN. But overall I really enjoyed the book and it was still a five-star read for me.
Can’t wait for the next one!
I loved Roa from the beginning and I loved her relationship with Essie, definitely my favorite part of the book. And it’s hard to say much about Dax without it being a spoiler but I loved his arc too. Some areas of the story felt a little weak and I would’ve liked some more background on some of the new characters especially Rebekah. I wanted to know more about the Scrublander mythology too and the political climate of Firgaard. Another 30 pages of world building would have made this story perfect for me and exactly on par with TLN. But overall I really enjoyed the book and it was still a five-star read for me.
Can’t wait for the next one!
kba76's review
4.0
After being utterly engrossed in the first in the series it took me a little while to pick this up. I found myself having to cast back through memories to recall some of the details. However, I soon found myself racing through to work out where this would go.
Roa has made her decision to marry Dax and support him in overthrowing his father as she feels it’s best for her people. She finds it hard to come to terms with his womanising, and is convinced that she was right to trust her own feelings.
We dip in and out of the present and her memories of Dax. Slowly we come to see there’s more to these two than first thought, but Roa is determined to save her sister and recognises this means a difficult decision.
Thank you NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this prior to publication. It didn’t go as I expected, and that sleight of hand was a wonderful choice.
Roa has made her decision to marry Dax and support him in overthrowing his father as she feels it’s best for her people. She finds it hard to come to terms with his womanising, and is convinced that she was right to trust her own feelings.
We dip in and out of the present and her memories of Dax. Slowly we come to see there’s more to these two than first thought, but Roa is determined to save her sister and recognises this means a difficult decision.
Thank you NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this prior to publication. It didn’t go as I expected, and that sleight of hand was a wonderful choice.
twentycharm's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. Having read her other books, I’ve started to take a liking to Kristen Ciccarelli’s writing style. The storyline is always very complex and builds up slowly, but the ending unravels rather quickly. However, besides the writing style, I am also quite fond of the plot. I have been interested in Dax and Roa since learning about them in The Last Namsara, but did not expect their story to be this interesting. Continuing the story from someone else’s perspective helped me understand how little we actually know about the people around us. Like its prequel, The Caged Queen has taught me many morals and I loved the complexity of the situations in the book. I will fully admit that I love Roa’s character so much, maybe even more than Asha’s. Sure, she was annoying when refusing to let her sister pass, but other than that, all she wanted was to help her people. She sacrificed her life to do so, and when she found out Dax wasn’t the man she needed him to be, she thought of new solutions. Roa didn’t let anything stop her, because she was so righteous that she would go to great lengths to fulfil her promises. Essie’s backstory definitely made Dax’s and Roa’s relationship more complicated. At times, I was also unsure what I would do if I were Roa, considering I had to face the man who was responsible for my beloved sister’s death and incompetent in every other way. Nonetheless, their love story made my heart happy and it turns out that men are not that terrible! // S/N: gosh this book took me so long to read.. If we count based on the day I bought it, it’s been almost a month. I will try my best to read more frequently because I’m just so lazy ugh. Also I find it so difficult to write formal book reviews because 1. I enjoy just about anything I read (otherwise I wouldn’t finish it) 2. I need to give an unbiased opinion sigh 3. The word choice should be specific… instead of just saying things are “nice” or “good”, I need to elaborate and my brain is just so tired LMAO //
bookish_spoonie's review
4.0
4 stars
The Caged Queen wasn't quite as good as The Last Namsara but its was still utterly fantastic.
Roa was an interesting character and I loved getting to know her. I found myself routing for her to open herself up to her heart and to do what was best. The storyline with her sister was fantastic and I love the way Kristin Ciccarelli weaves older stories and flashbacks into the book.
The worldbuilding was great, I couldnt guess what was going to happen and I found the whole book gripping. I completely devoured it in a few sittings.
I cannot wair for the next book!
The Caged Queen wasn't quite as good as The Last Namsara but its was still utterly fantastic.
Roa was an interesting character and I loved getting to know her. I found myself routing for her to open herself up to her heart and to do what was best. The storyline with her sister was fantastic and I love the way Kristin Ciccarelli weaves older stories and flashbacks into the book.
The worldbuilding was great, I couldnt guess what was going to happen and I found the whole book gripping. I completely devoured it in a few sittings.
I cannot wair for the next book!