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husnaibrahim_ 's review for:
The Queen of Blood
by Sarah Beth Durst
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
This was such a great read. I loved almost everything about this book. I loved that it was practically a world where women ruled, I loved that Daleina wasn’t automatically perfect. She was so bad at controlling the spirits that, it was really refreshing and somewhat endearing. I also loved that it was really hard for her to get through the academy and an even tougher job to become one of the heirs. I mean we saw her struggle and it just made everything so realistic and I think that’s why the ending was great because against all these odds she still rose to the top of the pyramid. Most importantly I loved how different Aratay was.
“Don't trust the fire, for it will burn you.
Don't trust the ice, for it will freeze you.
Don't trust the water, for it will drown you.
Don't trust the air, for it will choke you.
Don't trust the earth, for it will bury you.
Don't trust the trees, for they will rip you, rend you, tear you, kill you dead.”
The world building in this was done well honestly. The way we got to see how even though the candidates are trained to control the spirits, greed for power will sometimes make it possible for the spirits to control you instead. That was what made the Queen seem very human I think. The way the story is written, the people of renthia and Aratay see her as this superior and untouchable being but from the candidates pov, especially Delaina’s we see how it’s not all what it seems.
What I didn’t like was how Champion Ven behaved when it came to the queen. It was so annoying! I felt like grabbing and shaking him so he’ll come back to his senses. She was so terrible to him, exiled him, intentionally ruined his reputation and yet he still went back to her. He was always making excuses for her even when she didn’t deserve it. I think he also fed into the system of seeing her as this superior being. Then you add the fact that he’s in love with her and this blinded him too much.
Based on that ending, I will definitely be reading the second book. So much happened at the ending in so little time. It’ll definitely be interesting to see how Delena handles this new responsibility since we know she takes a different approach with controlling the spirits it and how hard it all is for her. Also queen Merecot?? I mean I didn’t see that coming but I definitely should have.
“Don't trust the fire, for it will burn you.
Don't trust the ice, for it will freeze you.
Don't trust the water, for it will drown you.
Don't trust the air, for it will choke you.
Don't trust the earth, for it will bury you.
Don't trust the trees, for they will rip you, rend you, tear you, kill you dead.”
The world building in this was done well honestly. The way we got to see how even though the candidates are trained to control the spirits, greed for power will sometimes make it possible for the spirits to control you instead. That was what made the Queen seem very human I think. The way the story is written, the people of renthia and Aratay see her as this superior and untouchable being but from the candidates pov, especially Delaina’s we see how it’s not all what it seems.
What I didn’t like was how Champion Ven behaved when it came to the queen. It was so annoying! I felt like grabbing and shaking him so he’ll come back to his senses. She was so terrible to him, exiled him, intentionally ruined his reputation and yet he still went back to her. He was always making excuses for her even when she didn’t deserve it. I think he also fed into the system of seeing her as this superior being. Then you add the fact that he’s in love with her and this blinded him too much.
Based on that ending, I will definitely be reading the second book. So much happened at the ending in so little time. It’ll definitely be interesting to see how Delena handles this new responsibility since we know she takes a different approach with controlling the spirits it and how hard it all is for her. Also queen Merecot?? I mean I didn’t see that coming but I definitely should have.