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Queen of Roses
by Briar Boleyn
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
this is a dark fae/human arthurian retelling - in book one, you're following morgan on a journey (physically and emotionally) to locate a sword, breaking free from the fate that is expected of her, and the men who try to stand in her way.
morgan has been through so much emotional and physical abuse (check tw if needed) and i'm ngl, in the beginning morgan seemed to be very wrapped up in her life of duty and sacrifice, and came off a little entitled and naive.. but when faced with even more trauma, i was SO proud of her for standing her ground and fighting for not only herself, but the people she loves. her fem rage in this really does fuel not only her, but the reader as well.
i read OWOB and TBTB before reading this series, and i'm actually really loving this reading order so far! there's an extra layer of curiosity and mystery while reading morgan's story. i'm so interested to find out how they're all connected!
now.. kairos draven.. this man is a walking, talking green flag. he's a broody, protective caretaker and can do no wrong in my eyes β¨ βthe words were a vow. a promise. i knew they were unbreakable. no matter what happened he would do as he swore.β
i actually really appreciated the pace of this first book! briar's writing is so easy to digest, even though there was a lot of ground work to cover in the beginning, when you finish the book, you understand how much we really needed it to fully understand everyone's history, and motivations. i love the direction this is going now that the world building is clear and the plot has expanded.
the last 25% of this was so WILD!! i didn't see some of the plot twists coming, and felt a little blindsided by one of them π i can't wait to find out what's in store for them in court of claws!!
morgan has been through so much emotional and physical abuse (check tw if needed) and i'm ngl, in the beginning morgan seemed to be very wrapped up in her life of duty and sacrifice, and came off a little entitled and naive.. but when faced with even more trauma, i was SO proud of her for standing her ground and fighting for not only herself, but the people she loves. her fem rage in this really does fuel not only her, but the reader as well.
i read OWOB and TBTB before reading this series, and i'm actually really loving this reading order so far! there's an extra layer of curiosity and mystery while reading morgan's story. i'm so interested to find out how they're all connected!
now.. kairos draven.. this man is a walking, talking green flag. he's a broody, protective caretaker and can do no wrong in my eyes β¨ βthe words were a vow. a promise. i knew they were unbreakable. no matter what happened he would do as he swore.β
i actually really appreciated the pace of this first book! briar's writing is so easy to digest, even though there was a lot of ground work to cover in the beginning, when you finish the book, you understand how much we really needed it to fully understand everyone's history, and motivations. i love the direction this is going now that the world building is clear and the plot has expanded.
the last 25% of this was so WILD!! i didn't see some of the plot twists coming, and felt a little blindsided by one of them π i can't wait to find out what's in store for them in court of claws!!