Take a photo of a barcode or cover
rosebayreads 's review for:
Four Dead Queens
by Astrid Scholte
3.5/5
this was a really weird one from me and i’m not entirely sure how i feel about it
[note: i found this review on my notes from a few days after i finished reading this book. i changed a few things, but kept it almost identical to my original thoughts]
to be totally transparent, for some reason, i was under the impression that this book was part of a series, and that really may have effected how i read it. because for the majority of it, i was thinking ‘this is part one’ and it is not.
on the other hand, i think this might’ve benefited from being part of a series (hypocritical since i keep looking for non series books). i have so many questions, especially regarding the world, that just did not get answered, and i thought would in the sequels that did not exist. while the combination of genres and aesthetics was fascinating — i thought it was interesting that a sort of dystopian technologically advanced sector could exist while other areas had limited to no technology — it didn’t entirely make sense. yes, subjects request technology from their queen, but sounds like a revolution waiting to happen in my mind
the romance also seemed super rushed, and i’m not sure if that’s because i thought it was meant to be a series or not. it felt sudden and kind of weird, but that might have just been me. it felt Too Fast, all things considered.
i’ll admit, some of the plot twists got me, but i’m not entirely sure [and still am not sure] if that’s necessarily a good thing. the ending felt unearned and kind of weak, and frankly left me feeling disappointed
but there were good things!! i really enjoyed some of the povs! i thought the mashup of genres was unique and intriguing, even if i had questions. i liked some of the characters— if not the main ones cause i thought they were kind of flat. the concepts of this were super interesting to me. the execution… let’s just say i felt like it left a lot to be desired.