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A review by bibliophile90
Vengeful Queen by Lili St. Germain
4.0
**ARC provided in exchange for an honest review**
I read the first book Vicious Prince two and half years ago, so I didn't remember a lot of what happened between Rome and Avery in that book. So I made sure to check the highlights and scroll through the book to refresh my memories. I was excited to get back to the world Lili created for the Violent Kingdom series. Lili is one of my favorite dark romance authors so I was certain that she would deliver a great book. Vengeful Queen picks up where we left off and Rome and Avery are in the hands of a psychotic killer. It was very difficult to see how this monster broke the two main characters down. A lot of horrific and evil things were done, and it really broke my heart. While Rome and Avery are enemies, you see them grow closer together in captivity. They try to motivate each other to hold on and not give up.
"Everything about you turns me on. But it doesn't just turn me on, Avery. It sets me on fire."
First of all, I loved that the author took her time in this book. If I remember correctly I found the previous book a bit too fast-paced and wished it was longer. She totally delivered in this book and set the mood for each part of the book. I was fully hooked on the story and intrigued to see what would happen next. There were a couple of twists, which I am used to from this author. I had my theories about certain things but I have to say that Lili did an incredible job of throwing me off the scent. There is a lot going on but it never felt too much. I loved seeing the characters grow. Especially Avery went through a transformation and I admired her determination. This book was dark, sexy, romantic, and suspenseful. I saw a couple of things coming but the ending definitely has me super excited to get my hands on the last book in this series.
I read the first book Vicious Prince two and half years ago, so I didn't remember a lot of what happened between Rome and Avery in that book. So I made sure to check the highlights and scroll through the book to refresh my memories. I was excited to get back to the world Lili created for the Violent Kingdom series. Lili is one of my favorite dark romance authors so I was certain that she would deliver a great book. Vengeful Queen picks up where we left off and Rome and Avery are in the hands of a psychotic killer. It was very difficult to see how this monster broke the two main characters down. A lot of horrific and evil things were done, and it really broke my heart. While Rome and Avery are enemies, you see them grow closer together in captivity. They try to motivate each other to hold on and not give up.
"Everything about you turns me on. But it doesn't just turn me on, Avery. It sets me on fire."
First of all, I loved that the author took her time in this book. If I remember correctly I found the previous book a bit too fast-paced and wished it was longer. She totally delivered in this book and set the mood for each part of the book. I was fully hooked on the story and intrigued to see what would happen next. There were a couple of twists, which I am used to from this author. I had my theories about certain things but I have to say that Lili did an incredible job of throwing me off the scent. There is a lot going on but it never felt too much. I loved seeing the characters grow. Especially Avery went through a transformation and I admired her determination. This book was dark, sexy, romantic, and suspenseful. I saw a couple of things coming but the ending definitely has me super excited to get my hands on the last book in this series.