157 reviews for:

The Scorpion Queen

Mina Fears

3.35 AVERAGE

kariann_reading_journey's review against another edition

4.0

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The Scorpion Queen is a dark YA fantasy inspire by a Malian fairytale. I found this to be a very accessible fantasy read in that it wasn’t overly heavy on the world building but did enough to adequately set up the story. I do wish there was a little more exploration to the magic system but it didn’t affect my understanding of the story. The plot pacing was a little off in that the first half of the book felt slow while the second half felt rushed. However, there was plenty of action, suspense, and betrayal in the second half to fully capture my attention. I’m also a sucker for court and political intrigue so that was an easy win in my book. In terms of characters, I felt that Amie had a great character arc with strong development over the course of the story. I read this via audiobook and felt that Okuboyejo did well with narrating the story. The audio narration was the main reason I made it through the first half of the book. Okuboyejo made me want to keep listening to the story. I did enjoy the story overall and would recommend checking it out. 

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ALC courtesy of MacMillan Audio

mkpollard's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 Wow, this was such a great read - full of far more twists and turns than I had anticipated. I felt for Amie throughout this book, betrayed, hurt and used, over and over again by people who could only think of themselves. Even Jeneba turned out to be better for her than almost anyone she encountered! A truly great read, and it was so good to read a novel based on a Malian fairytale with Gods and magic. A little bit of a queer-baity blurb, as there was no hints of anything approaching a love triangle until the final chapter, but a strong read nonetheless. 

supergirled's review against another edition

2.5

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jennyreadsalot4's review against another edition

3.5

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A spectacular setting, deadly trials, political scheming and rebellion, and magic. A solid YA fantasy great for teen readers. 

What I loved.. 
- The setting and world 
- court politics and scheming
- twists and turns
- dark fairy tale 
- really cool magic

What I didn’t love… 
- slower pacing through the first half of the book 
- lust that seemed to stem from looks more than substance and character

Thank you NetGalley and Flatiron for sending this book (eARC) for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

thebusybookcorner's review against another edition

4.0

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The book starts off slow, but the plot rapidly gets faster about halfway through. The ending makes it seem it is going to be a series. 

I enjoyed the twists and was surprised a few times when reading. It's a book that will keep you flipping the page over in shock. I really liked all the twists in the book as they were unexpected. 

I enjoyed the book, but wish I knew it was a series before reading it! I need an ending! 

gennag33's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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: No

kindlabra's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated