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A review by ecolh
Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
I actually like the concept of grown adult women in their mid 30s being the heros of the story. The book also got more interesting with addition of trans rights in covens came into play.
It fell short for me when the writing seemed disjointed, as though Dawson had a different style every time she went back and edited the book.
There are a couple of instances that made me uncomfortable when speaking about human rights, with the implication being that no one would choose to be transgender...which doesn't sit right with me as a catch all statement about trans people. I will say that this is never said by any of the trans characters in the book, but by the cis ones, so perhaps the following books will address it, but it's unlikely that I'll find out for myself.
It fell short for me when the writing seemed disjointed, as though Dawson had a different style every time she went back and edited the book.
There are a couple of instances that made me uncomfortable when speaking about human rights, with the implication being that no one would choose to be transgender...which doesn't sit right with me as a catch all statement about trans people. I will say that this is never said by any of the trans characters in the book, but by the cis ones, so perhaps the following books will address it, but it's unlikely that I'll find out for myself.