Reviews

Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

smithel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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

4.0

laurolly's review against another edition

5.0

4.5 Stars. Love a book that has you so invested that you are RAGING at some of the characters. It took me a couple chapters to really get into the story, since I felt very dropped in and disorientated at the start, however, once I clicked in I could not put the book down. The relationships between the characters was so well fleshed out, and I felt I understood each narrators motives. The bulk of the book is exploring these relationships and different characters opinions on incredibly important social issues, which I really enjoyed reading. I appreciated that all of the characters had some good and some bad traits, however, I do think that Dawson was quite heavy handed in telling the reader who was a good guy and who was a bad one. The foreshadowing was done so well, and I appreciated the creepy tone of the dreams and prophecies which we are shown. I still don’t fully understand how the magic system works, so I think this could have been explored more - but it made enough sense that you could follow it. I cannot wait to pick up the second, because the end of this one had me screaming.

daisy_kxnt's review against another edition

5.0

*4.5 stars

katinkasbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

am22618's review

fast-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

3.25

loui's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

londontoffee's review

funny lighthearted fast-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

3.5

evieg97's review

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

4.5

okevamae's review against another edition

4.0

TW: TERFs and their transphobic rhetoric, child abuse (past), mild gore

Representation: POC characters, trans and nb characters (written by trans author), lesbian and gay characters

Loved the found family in this so much! Be warned, though, the ending is a cliffhanger and a REAL suckerpunch.

jeyjey's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25