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A review by raediaries
Blood Queen by Caitlin Denman
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Blood Queen is book one in Caitlin Denman’s new fantasy series. I had the privilege of reading Blood Queen as an eARC, so thank you so much to the author and NetGalley for providing me with this copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased review!
What I loved:
- This was action packed! I love a FMC who knows what she’s doing. It was so exciting to watch her take on her battles!
- Rune. That’s it, that’s the bullet point. 🥵
- The whole cast of characters was exciting and fleshed out. I especially loved Keir and Marv!
- The idea of soul shards was so cool to me. This was a fun and fresh take on magic!
- Layla’s perspective was so interesting. Her overall arc was captivating and kept me on the edge of my seat!
What I didn’t love:
- The pacing was a little off for me at times, but it didn’t detract from my overall enjoyment of the book.
- Some of the characterization didn’t make sense to me, like Rune being clumsy in the dungeon scene while also being a super skilled warrior. But there were not a ton of instances of this, so this is a minor point.
Overall, I am rating Blood Queen 4.5 out of 5 stars! I would recommend this to fans of TOG, An Heir Comes to Rise, Song of the Marked, and Court of Dragons.
4.5 on StoryGraph, 4 on GR
What I loved:
- This was action packed! I love a FMC who knows what she’s doing. It was so exciting to watch her take on her battles!
- Rune. That’s it, that’s the bullet point. 🥵
- The whole cast of characters was exciting and fleshed out. I especially loved Keir and Marv!
- The idea of soul shards was so cool to me. This was a fun and fresh take on magic!
- Layla’s perspective was so interesting. Her overall arc was captivating and kept me on the edge of my seat!
What I didn’t love:
- The pacing was a little off for me at times, but it didn’t detract from my overall enjoyment of the book.
- Some of the characterization didn’t make sense to me, like Rune being clumsy in the dungeon scene while also being a super skilled warrior. But there were not a ton of instances of this, so this is a minor point.
Overall, I am rating Blood Queen 4.5 out of 5 stars! I would recommend this to fans of TOG, An Heir Comes to Rise, Song of the Marked, and Court of Dragons.
4.5 on StoryGraph, 4 on GR