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Four Dead Queens
by Astrid Scholte
Four Dead Queens was the deadly way to feed my cravings for a fantasy book. It pretty much reminds me of Divergent with its factions only it’s in this fantasy world governed by four queens. It was info-dumpy considering it was high fantasy and a standalone, but the world-building, the politics and laws, the character and industry traits, folktales, and customs still took me by surprise and amazed just how the author had the book well-thought of. Although it was quite lengthy halfway, took a detour here and there, the very essence of this book — the thrill and intrigue — didn’t vanish within me and continued going through and did not regretted it.
Both of the protagonists’ Keralie and Verin’s relationship was a bit out of chemistry, but that didn’t take away how much I was taken aback with Keralie’s gritty and cunning spirit and character development throughout the story. So much for archaic lies and secrets, the queens also had distinct personalities and values that shaped them as they were as queens and got to see their backgrounds within each chapter with the multiple POVs this book has to offer. As for the twist? More than I could ask for.
Ending my thoughts with a line that truly stirred me and will perhaps instill for a long while:
Edit: Lowering my rating to 3 stars because 4’s too generous
Both of the protagonists’ Keralie and Verin’s relationship was a bit out of chemistry, but that didn’t take away how much I was taken aback with Keralie’s gritty and cunning spirit and character development throughout the story. So much for archaic lies and secrets, the queens also had distinct personalities and values that shaped them as they were as queens and got to see their backgrounds within each chapter with the multiple POVs this book has to offer. As for the twist? More than I could ask for.
Ending my thoughts with a line that truly stirred me and will perhaps instill for a long while:
“Loving someone means risking your heart being broken but those moments you are together triumph over any hardship”
Edit: Lowering my rating to 3 stars because 4’s too generous