A review by jabenny
Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte

2.0

Four Queens, four murders to be solved. In this dystopic/fantasy world the kingdoms are divided by attributes that each "quadrant" values. Keralie is assigned to steal something, not a big deal when it's her job. But she quickly realizes the fate of her home and the four kingdoms depends on what she steals. Together with a young man named Varin, Kera has to figure out how to keep the secrets she's learned safe and how to solve the murders of the four dead queens.

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So my initial reaction is that there was so much more potential. I would have liked more exploration to world building and surrounding details there. Characters were interesting with cool backgrounds, but I felt like they were underdeveloped? Or just felt flat.

I liked the book, the general ideas coming together and it was and interesting read, but it just felt a little forced in some places, especially towards the end. I'm glad that it didn't end exactly how I was expecting, but it could have been brought around more naturally and better forged with the rest of the plots.