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A review by charlottewie
The Hundredth Queen by Emily R. King
3.0
I am sooo conflicted by this book, I don't even know what to say. I did really enjoy it on the one hand, but on the other hand I had lots of problems with it.
So I decided I'd compile a short list of pros and cons I noticed while reading for anyone who's trying to decide whether to read this book. Here goes:
Pros:
+ It was really very entertaining, the plot was pretty interesting to me and kept me turning the pages super fast.
+ I did like the writing very much, some quotes really resonated with me and the way the author describes the setting seemed very vivid.
+ I did like the way the book set up for expansion (which I really hope will be part of the other three books of the series). I know some people might see it as a lack of world building and intricacy but I enjoy that it leaves room for all kinds of possibilities.
+ Natesa - she was such an interesting and layered character, I loved all of her scenes!
Cons:
- Right of the bat - the insta love. The romance really wasn't very well done, the MC and the love interest meet and within 40 pages or so they're absolutely infatuated with each other. What the heck.
- Tying into that, the MC keeps talking about how she's oh so unattractive while everyone else thinks shes super hot. But that's just a pet peeve of mine.
- A majority of the characters, especially the MC Kalinda and the first wife Lakia, were so inconsistent to me in their actions and thoughts.
- Deven - he just fell sooo flat for me, there was so much potential but his character was so generic and dull, which a, made the insta love thing even less believable and b, just bored me.
Overall there were also a number of problematic scenes and views as well as some very awkardly and weirdly handled situations () which threw me off quite a bit.
Will I continue with the series? Probably, because I do want to see if the author expands on the world and where the story goes.
So I decided I'd compile a short list of pros and cons I noticed while reading for anyone who's trying to decide whether to read this book. Here goes:
Pros:
+ It was really very entertaining, the plot was pretty interesting to me and kept me turning the pages super fast.
+ I did like the writing very much, some quotes really resonated with me and the way the author describes the setting seemed very vivid.
+ I did like the way the book set up for expansion (which I really hope will be part of the other three books of the series). I know some people might see it as a lack of world building and intricacy but I enjoy that it leaves room for all kinds of possibilities.
+ Natesa - she was such an interesting and layered character, I loved all of her scenes!
Cons:
- Right of the bat - the insta love. The romance really wasn't very well done, the MC and the love interest meet and within 40 pages or so they're absolutely infatuated with each other. What the heck.
- Tying into that, the MC keeps talking about how she's oh so unattractive while everyone else thinks shes super hot. But that's just a pet peeve of mine.
- A majority of the characters, especially the MC Kalinda and the first wife Lakia, were so inconsistent to me in their actions and thoughts.
- Deven - he just fell sooo flat for me, there was so much potential but his character was so generic and dull, which a, made the insta love thing even less believable and b, just bored me.
Overall there were also a number of problematic scenes and views as well as some very awkardly and weirdly handled situations (
Spoiler
the Deven and Brac reunion for example, I was so confusedWill I continue with the series? Probably, because I do want to see if the author expands on the world and where the story goes.