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Four Dead Queens

Astrid Scholte

3.71 AVERAGE

hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Complicated

It wasn’t super high fantasy like i originally was concerned it might be.

It was fun and i really enjoyed the world and character dynamics. Plus, i liked how the queens’ deaths/murders were handled (i’m not listing that as a spoiler because it’s literally in the title).

However, the villain was so obvious and over the top. There were some other things throughout that i found tropey and predictable. But overall, a good mysterious low fantasy.

Scholte's first novel was intriguing. I liked her story line and it did have some unsuspecting mysteries.
adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated

Basit

Finally a YA fantasy novel which is not part of a series. I like that there’s not much bush whacking as it’s a stand-alone. Don’t have much patience for multi-book series.

I completely forgot what this book was about but I do remember the main villain had a big fear of water and drowning