A review by creativewhimsy
Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Six Wild Crowns is well written, thought provoking, quasi-historical, misogynistic fantasy world that explores the relationships of women to each other and to the men around them. 

The women all are unique personalities and in this story we watch them grow and learn through their relationships to each other. The author beautifully explores the tragedy of women working against each other and the triumph of coming together and lifting each other up.   It’s a beautiful example of the cunning, courage and power women can achieve especially when working together.  

This book was slow going for me and hard to read sometimes.  The tragedies, betrayals and abuse made it painful however there were moments in this book that made it all worth it.

The ending fell a little short, leaving a lot of questions unanswered, and a lot of story left to write.  I really hope there is another to finish it up.

Thank you to Netgalley and Orbit for the free advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
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