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Four Dead Queens

Astrid Scholte

3.71 AVERAGE


4.5⭐️
Desde el inicio que me atrapó y de verdad amé mucho la dinámica de Varin y Keralie KSKSKS amo cuando la mujer es la flirty de la pareja principal
adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I had my doubts. I haven’t read a stand alone book in a long time. But I made an exception. Once in the middle of the book I thought I knew what the ending was going to be like not once but three times. But then the author surprised me and basically said “oh you thought it was gonna be like that, hold my wine”. Three times I was like oh my gosh. The book I found was easy to follow with all the different perspectives. The characters were compelling and amazing. The storyline was solid. I recommend this to all people looking for a fantastical world mixed with Clue.
adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Truly a 3.5 for me!

While the concept of this story was unique, there were a couple places I personally just felt things were cliché?

Maybe I am growing out of the YA genre but I truly feel as though a 'spunky protagonist who is also a criminal to feed her family' trope is starting to wear on me. That is not to say I didn't appreciate and enjoy the mystery that this novel finds its basis in, and I LOVED the worldbuilding of all four kingdoms! I wish we had gotten more of the individual queens, especially since this story is centered in part around them.
emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

A gripping, young adult, sci-fi that has murder mystery and also a fantasy feel to it.

I was surprised by how fast this book drew me in. There are multiple POVs and strange timelines, both of which, in my opinion, add to the intrigue of the book. I also think that the multiple POVs added with allowing a better understanding of the characters and development in this standalone book, that I don't think would have been possible otherwise. It also has a little romance in there as well, that was fast but didn't seem forced. There was a couple of really great twists in the book as well as a couple I was able to guess. 

The world that was created was so unique somehow blending a new age sci-fi kingdom with a historical kingdom and 2 that were somewhere in between. I would have loved to have the book delve into all of the kingdoms a little more as it only takes place in 2 out of the 4 kingdoms. However not sure that would have worked with the storyline. 

Definitely Recommend.
adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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: Yes
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated