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A review by snapcracklepoppies
How to Get a Date with the Evil Queen by Marie Cardno
3.0
More a cerebral adventure fantasy, not so much a romance
I… think my hopes were too high for the sequel? I don’t know. I was really hoping we’d see advancement in their relationship or at least further sapphic cute-ness but the second book ends the same way the first book ends, minus the addition of declarations of love (that… idk how we even got there? Sian realizes she never wants to be without Trillan but acknowledges it doesn’t make much sense, since they’ve know each other for a hot minute.) Otherwise, they’re apart for almost the entirety of the book and trying to get back to each other. (Which was cute in an angsty, pining sort of way but again not what I was hoping for going into it.)
It was also very, very confusing to read. Even more cerebral and fluid than the first one; both of which are structurally SO different than everything else I’ve read — which isn’t bad, it just makes it difficult to follow. Their adventures feel a bit like a fever dream; vivid and gripping but bizarre and leaving you confused.
Again, it wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t at all what I was hoping for (or expecting for that matter) and I feel a bit bereft it’s over and now I have to wait for the third book for anything else to happen.
I feel a bit bad rating it so low as an ARC reader, but I've made a commitment to always being honest in my reviews. This book WILL be someone's cup of tea, I have no doubt.
I… think my hopes were too high for the sequel? I don’t know. I was really hoping we’d see advancement in their relationship or at least further sapphic cute-ness but the second book ends the same way the first book ends, minus the addition of declarations of love (that… idk how we even got there? Sian realizes she never wants to be without Trillan but acknowledges it doesn’t make much sense, since they’ve know each other for a hot minute.) Otherwise, they’re apart for almost the entirety of the book and trying to get back to each other. (Which was cute in an angsty, pining sort of way but again not what I was hoping for going into it.)
It was also very, very confusing to read. Even more cerebral and fluid than the first one; both of which are structurally SO different than everything else I’ve read — which isn’t bad, it just makes it difficult to follow. Their adventures feel a bit like a fever dream; vivid and gripping but bizarre and leaving you confused.
Again, it wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t at all what I was hoping for (or expecting for that matter) and I feel a bit bereft it’s over and now I have to wait for the third book for anything else to happen.
I feel a bit bad rating it so low as an ARC reader, but I've made a commitment to always being honest in my reviews. This book WILL be someone's cup of tea, I have no doubt.