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This is labeled as Young Adult, but, though Queen Kelsea is 19, I would not call this book YA. Too dark. Other books hint at all the bad things that can befall people, especially women, but this book not only calls it by it's name, but shows it too. But in a completely authentic way that is true to the story, and not at all gratuitous (not more than real life is, anyway). I was rather "meh" about the first, though I liked it, but this book pulled me in more and I quite like this series now. Glad I only have to wait a few months until the final book!

s_smiadak's review against another edition

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4.0

This story threw me off abit when a new character/world was introduced seemingly out of thin air but it came together in the end.

trixabelle's review against another edition

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4.0

I'm loving this trilogy and now cannot wait for the final book to be released in December! Although not a huge amount of time has passed the main character Kelsea has matured rapidly through the pressures she has been placed under. There was an interesting twist to the history of the Tearling and the Queen's ancestry that I hadn't expected - this was a pleasant surprise :) I really like the way this book handles issues that are very relevant in today's world/society without over simplifying them or even shying away from them. It feels much more of a Young Adult novel than Teenage Fiction without being a serious Adult novel which makes a nice change. Yay for the strong female characters!!

supernova_w's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

quillsandpages's review against another edition

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I love this book.
Its like Erika is taking you to whole another world. The most awesome thing in this book was time travel...may be we get to know the details in next book that it was in the past or future. I love Lily's character so much, she is like something else something I can't define. A lot of question are raised by who is Kelsea's father. what is the relation between Rowland and the Fetch. and who is the red haired girl Fetch was asking about. And the biggest mystery solved in it is we get to know the Red queen. Who she really is.
Just that I am desperately waiting for the next installment and also when will it made into the movie.

mjoyced's review against another edition

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3.0

I liked this better than the first one, but it still suffers from a lot of superfluous mysteries that don't come into play in this book.

monicadee88's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5/5 - Significant improvement over the first book, mostly due to no instances of child rape (though there is sexual, physical, and emotional abuse) but still not enough to warrant 4 stars. Meandering plot wherein very little happens and the "reveals" are dulled by lack of clarity within the overall story.

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