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writer6 's review for:
Four Dead Queens
by Astrid Scholte
I definitely went into reading Four Dead Queens with a great deal of excitement and anticipation. In the end, I liked this book, but sadly, I definitely didn't love it. It's definitely difficult for me to decide what aspect of the book disappointed me the most, but I would say that the most disappointing aspect of the book is the fact that I felt like pretty much all of the characters were underdeveloped. There also quite a few times throughout the book that I found at least some of the characters being various degrees of unlikable. I personally definitely would have liked to have seen the queens be featured in the book more than they were. As for my thoughts on the world building aspect of Astrid Scholte's writing for Four Dead Queens, I found most of the queenly laws that were mentioned throughout the book rather ridiculous and annoying; namely the whole thing about the queens not being allowed to leave their respective quadrants. That just seemed incredibly stupid, and it didn't make any sense to me.
Ultimately, Four Dead Queens came across to me as being a second rate version of Kendare Blake's Three Dark Crowns series. While I'm a HUGE fan of YA fantasy series, I really appreciate the fact that this is a standalone YA fantasy novel; especially since standalone novels seem to be a very rare thing when it comes to the YA fantasy genre. Plus, even though I did like Four Dead Queens, I'm not sure that I liked it enough to have a burning desire to continue on with the series, if it were the first book in a series; rather than being a standalone novel like it is. Even though I wasn't blown away by Four Dead Queens, I'll probably give Astrid Scholte a second chance, and read more of her books that she writes in the future.
My Goodreads Rating/Score: 3 out of 5 Stars on Goodreads' rating system. 6 out of 10 on my own personal scoring system.
Ultimately, Four Dead Queens came across to me as being a second rate version of Kendare Blake's Three Dark Crowns series. While I'm a HUGE fan of YA fantasy series, I really appreciate the fact that this is a standalone YA fantasy novel; especially since standalone novels seem to be a very rare thing when it comes to the YA fantasy genre. Plus, even though I did like Four Dead Queens, I'm not sure that I liked it enough to have a burning desire to continue on with the series, if it were the first book in a series; rather than being a standalone novel like it is. Even though I wasn't blown away by Four Dead Queens, I'll probably give Astrid Scholte a second chance, and read more of her books that she writes in the future.
My Goodreads Rating/Score: 3 out of 5 Stars on Goodreads' rating system. 6 out of 10 on my own personal scoring system.