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A review by branpender12
The Rogue Queen by Emily R. King
3.0
I normally do not like books that have multiple POV but this one didn’t bother me so much as a gave me a better glimpse into the mind of the characters. I wish there was more tournaments and more depth in the book. The book was really good but not great.
I’m really tired of reading books that have love triangles especially when a relationship is Artie been established with another main character. I just feel like we have ridden that horse past its breaking point, then into the ground, and beat it senseless long past its death. I did like that Kali and Deven’s relationship struggled and wasn’t all hunky dory like in real life. I did not like that Ashwin took advantage of their plight and tried to control Kali by manipulations. Kali let Ashwin pretty much get away with murder and gave Deven lip about it when he pointed out the issues at hand. Very childish and catty on both parts.
The action parts were really good and well written. I feel like they are the only parts of the book that were meaningful when the rest of it lacked the finesse that the first two books had. The new characters and places were a bit hard to follow along with at times and I forgot which way was up. I did enjoy introducing new bhutas from other cultures, there was just too many!
Is it bad that the villain became my favorite character? I am just now sure where the series is really going, and I believe that the storyline was rushed with this one. I do appreciate all the hard work and effort the author put into this book. For the last book, I hope they take their time and solve all of the issues at hand with Kali and her friends/allies because there’s just too much going on and nothing is getting resolved.
I would recommend this book to people who like love triangles, action, and adventure even though this book wasn’t really for me.
Think you know Netgalley and Skyscape for allowing me to read this copy in advance! All thought and comments were my own and in no way influenced.
I’m really tired of reading books that have love triangles especially when a relationship is Artie been established with another main character. I just feel like we have ridden that horse past its breaking point, then into the ground, and beat it senseless long past its death. I did like that Kali and Deven’s relationship struggled and wasn’t all hunky dory like in real life. I did not like that Ashwin took advantage of their plight and tried to control Kali by manipulations. Kali let Ashwin pretty much get away with murder and gave Deven lip about it when he pointed out the issues at hand. Very childish and catty on both parts.
The action parts were really good and well written. I feel like they are the only parts of the book that were meaningful when the rest of it lacked the finesse that the first two books had. The new characters and places were a bit hard to follow along with at times and I forgot which way was up. I did enjoy introducing new bhutas from other cultures, there was just too many!
Is it bad that the villain became my favorite character? I am just now sure where the series is really going, and I believe that the storyline was rushed with this one. I do appreciate all the hard work and effort the author put into this book. For the last book, I hope they take their time and solve all of the issues at hand with Kali and her friends/allies because there’s just too much going on and nothing is getting resolved.
I would recommend this book to people who like love triangles, action, and adventure even though this book wasn’t really for me.
Think you know Netgalley and Skyscape for allowing me to read this copy in advance! All thought and comments were my own and in no way influenced.