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A review by kamehapahukoa
Queen of Roses by Briar Boleyn
3.0
The King Arthur/Camelot spin is fun because it doesn’t predictably retell the story. Morgan as the MC, is a fantastic take, and I look forward to her learning more about who she is. Morgan’s friends, Lancelet and Galahad, have great development as side characters and I appreciate their scenes. Queen of Roses reflects many elements from other currently popular fantasy novels (primarily, From Blood and Ash), which is probably the only big detractor. To its credit, the characters in this book are not as annoying as other similar characters in this genre.
This was far darker than I expected. I’m surprised the trigger warnings weren’t more up front and center. It has the fantasy and romance I wanted, but also the typical world-building tone of a Book One. I liked this book, but wished there was more development of certain plot lines, magic, and Fae lore. For instance, I wanted to know more about who Morgan is as a person besides her trauma, and what growing up with Arthur was like. Mostly, I wanted to be more convinced of the stakes, and that Morgan was worth rooting for.
The way this ended was the perfect cliffhanger. Three quarters in, I was beginning to question if there was something big that could get me to read the sequel. Now I have so many questions about everything that happened in those last few pages. I’m glad the next book will be out soon!
Thank you to Starwater Press thru NetGalley for giving me the chance to read this! You’ve definitely got me hooked on this series.
This was far darker than I expected. I’m surprised the trigger warnings weren’t more up front and center. It has the fantasy and romance I wanted, but also the typical world-building tone of a Book One. I liked this book, but wished there was more development of certain plot lines, magic, and Fae lore. For instance, I wanted to know more about who Morgan is as a person besides her trauma, and what growing up with Arthur was like. Mostly, I wanted to be more convinced of the stakes, and that Morgan was worth rooting for.
The way this ended was the perfect cliffhanger. Three quarters in, I was beginning to question if there was something big that could get me to read the sequel. Now I have so many questions about everything that happened in those last few pages. I’m glad the next book will be out soon!
Thank you to Starwater Press thru NetGalley for giving me the chance to read this! You’ve definitely got me hooked on this series.