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American Queen
by Sierra Simone
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
historical romance is out, historian romance is IN 🤓
Another great poly romance from Sierra Simone! I feel in love with her books after "A Lesson In Thorns" and am so glad I picked this one up, too.
The relationship here is definitely messy and at times a bit unbalanced but it's only the first book and I hope that will have changed by the end.
There are some taboo themes here, like incest (not main couple) but the last book I read from the author was a priest romance so that didn't surprise me.
I almost wanted things to be more taboo or at least dark at times – everyone tells us Ash is soo bad and has soo many dark secrets and maybe I've become desensitized but his secrets were all pretty tame. He has such great morally grey potential and I hope we'll see some of that in the next books 🤞🏻
While the relationship was so well written and engaging, I have to agree with other (mainly European) reviewers when it comes to the worldbuilding. There's this war ✨somewhere✨ in East Europe and it's just a garbled mix of cultures and history. Similar to how Ash is a third-party candidate instead of a Democrat or Republican, I wish the author would've been brave enough to just name the politics she's writing instead of being evasive.
Another great poly romance from Sierra Simone! I feel in love with her books after "A Lesson In Thorns" and am so glad I picked this one up, too.
The relationship here is definitely messy and at times a bit unbalanced but it's only the first book and I hope that will have changed by the end.
There are some taboo themes here, like incest (not main couple) but the last book I read from the author was a priest romance so that didn't surprise me.
I almost wanted things to be more taboo or at least dark at times – everyone tells us Ash is soo bad and has soo many dark secrets and maybe I've become desensitized but his secrets were all pretty tame. He has such great morally grey potential and I hope we'll see some of that in the next books 🤞🏻
While the relationship was so well written and engaging, I have to agree with other (mainly European) reviewers when it comes to the worldbuilding. There's this war ✨somewhere✨ in East Europe and it's just a garbled mix of cultures and history. Similar to how Ash is a third-party candidate instead of a Democrat or Republican, I wish the author would've been brave enough to just name the politics she's writing instead of being evasive.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death, Incest, Death of parent, War
Minor: Cancer, Violence, Grief