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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Four Queens, four murders to be solved. In this dystopic/fantasy world the kingdoms are divided by attributes that each "quadrant" values. Keralie is assigned to steal something, not a big deal when it's her job. But she quickly realizes the fate of her home and the four kingdoms depends on what she steals. Together with a young man named Varin, Kera has to figure out how to keep the secrets she's learned safe and how to solve the murders of the four dead queens.
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So my initial reaction is that there was so much more potential. I would have liked more exploration to world building and surrounding details there. Characters were interesting with cool backgrounds, but I felt like they were underdeveloped? Or just felt flat.
I liked the book, the general ideas coming together and it was and interesting read, but it just felt a little forced in some places, especially towards the end. I'm glad that it didn't end exactly how I was expecting, but it could have been brought around more naturally and better forged with the rest of the plots.
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So my initial reaction is that there was so much more potential. I would have liked more exploration to world building and surrounding details there. Characters were interesting with cool backgrounds, but I felt like they were underdeveloped? Or just felt flat.
I liked the book, the general ideas coming together and it was and interesting read, but it just felt a little forced in some places, especially towards the end. I'm glad that it didn't end exactly how I was expecting, but it could have been brought around more naturally and better forged with the rest of the plots.
This book is completely fine as long as you don't think too hard about it. It's 300+ pages of fun diversion, including a pretty silly Perry Mason-esque reveal toward the end. My main criticisms are (1) the chapter titles in the table of contents kind of gave away the ending, and (2) the book would be a lot more fun if it didn't take itself so seriously. I think this universe has the potential to be the setting for a lot of other stories, so it'll be interesting to see whether the author revisits it in spinoffs/sequels. I am highly intrigued by Eonia in particular, which we barely got to see.
En esta historia llegamos a Cuadara un reino divido en cuatro y cada cuadrante tiene su propia reina.
Las reinas viven juntas en un gran palacio, entre las cuatro intentarán llegar a acuerdos para lo mejor se sus cuadrantes y Cuadara en general.
Pero sus horas de vida están contadas un asesino las asecha, por orden de alguien muy ambicioso que desea un sólo trono y desde el cual gobernar a su antojo.
La muerte de las cuatro reinas es una historia muy intretanida, que te cautiva, una historia donde encontrarás amor, amistad, secretos y tracción.
La trama te hará hacer hipótesis y con suerte esa idea será la correcta .
Las reinas viven juntas en un gran palacio, entre las cuatro intentarán llegar a acuerdos para lo mejor se sus cuadrantes y Cuadara en general.
Pero sus horas de vida están contadas un asesino las asecha, por orden de alguien muy ambicioso que desea un sólo trono y desde el cual gobernar a su antojo.
La muerte de las cuatro reinas es una historia muy intretanida, que te cautiva, una historia donde encontrarás amor, amistad, secretos y tracción.
La trama te hará hacer hipótesis y con suerte esa idea será la correcta .
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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
I listened to the audiobook for this one, and Amy Shiels and Elizabeth Knowelden did a fantastic job. Their voices fit the characters very well, which were all very likable. I found Kiraly to be a lot of fun, and listening to her antics was a pleasure.
The plot is clearly well thought out, and the hints that are scattered throughout the story are somehow both memorable and do not completely give the ending away.For example, when Kiraly and Varin take a nap in a closet, Kiraly wakes up to the strong smell of perfume. This detail stuck with me for a while, and I couldn't quite understand it. It left me wondering why the detail was noted the way it was. When the killer is revealed to be Kiraly, it suddenly made sense! There were clues pointing to her the whole time, but it seemed so inconceivable that I simply didn't put it together.
This book was an amazing mix of murder mystery, fantasy, and romance that transported me to a faraway land and kept me guessing all the way to the very last page.
The plot is clearly well thought out, and the hints that are scattered throughout the story are somehow both memorable and do not completely give the ending away.
This book was an amazing mix of murder mystery, fantasy, and romance that transported me to a faraway land and kept me guessing all the way to the very last page.
I had high hopes for this book, but truthfully I felt that the story had a lot of weak points and ultimately a weak ending. It wasn't terrible, just less than I imagined.
For the first half of this book, I realized it wasn't a perfect book. I had a few issues with it, but I still saw myself giving it a 4-star rating at the end. However, the last third of this book really changed my mind.
I really enjoyed the characters or Keralie and Varin, but they weren't super well-developed. Others, like Mackiel and the queens, even less. I liked the world, but it also needed to be developed and explored more. As much as I appreciate a fantasy standalone, the world-building could have used more than one book to really explore it all. Out of the four quadrants, we only saw two and we got very rushed descriptions of them all. I liked the concept, and the mystery of it all. But the solution to the mystery came out of NOWHERE and the explanation didn't make a lot of sense.
And the format was frustrating. Without getting into spoilers, the way it was written was confusing and the timeline was extremely muddled.
So I liked parts of it, but the ending really let me down.
I really enjoyed the characters or Keralie and Varin, but they weren't super well-developed. Others, like Mackiel and the queens, even less. I liked the world, but it also needed to be developed and explored more. As much as I appreciate a fantasy standalone, the world-building could have used more than one book to really explore it all. Out of the four quadrants, we only saw two and we got very rushed descriptions of them all. I liked the concept, and the mystery of it all. But the solution to the mystery came out of NOWHERE and the explanation didn't make a lot of sense.
And the format was frustrating. Without getting into spoilers, the way it was written was confusing and the timeline was extremely muddled.
So I liked parts of it, but the ending really let me down.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This took me awhile to get into and when I finally did, I found the ending obvious and boring.
Queen’s long lost daughter alongside blackmail thief assassinating and orchestrating plots? Interesting, but obvious.
I particularly liked the Queens and especially Marguerite;who I was glad survived.
Not a bad book, it’s just I’ve read better.
I particularly liked the Queens and especially Marguerite;
Not a bad book, it’s just I’ve read better.
I liked everything about this book until the killer was revealed.