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The Queen's Resistance
by Rebecca Ross
I had misgivings about the fact that this was 1. A sequel to a book I absolutely loved, and 2. It was a sequel to a book I absolutely loved with the love interest’s POV added in. I didn’t let myself set the bar too high because I was scared that I wouldn’t love it, but the only disappointing thing about this book is that THE THIRD ONE ISN’T OUT.
I LOVED The Queen’s Resistance. The Queen’s Rising was one of my absolute favourite books of 2018, and of all time. The way how the story works out, how every detail is relevant to the plot, is testament to Ross’ mastery of her art and how much time she spent on this series. I stayed up at 4am just to read this book, and I did not regret it at all. If you go into this thinking that this is your stereotypical YA fantasy series, THEN YOU WILL BE PROVEN WRONG.
What I loved most about the sequel is that Cartier isn’t treated as an extension of Brienna just as other love interests have been to the main character in other YA books. In The Queen’s Resistance, he is shown to be his own person, with his own storyline, and, just as everyone, is shown to have his own significance to the plot. He does not just sing praises to his love interest the way others do— Cartier is his own character.
One more thing I loved is the nuance and the attention to detail. Like I’ve said before, everything adds up to the plot whether it be a minor character or a detail mentioned in passing, and it makes this read all the more thrilling.
If you’re scared to pick up either this book or its sequel, leave your misgivings at the door. It will blow you away.
I LOVED The Queen’s Resistance. The Queen’s Rising was one of my absolute favourite books of 2018, and of all time. The way how the story works out, how every detail is relevant to the plot, is testament to Ross’ mastery of her art and how much time she spent on this series. I stayed up at 4am just to read this book, and I did not regret it at all. If you go into this thinking that this is your stereotypical YA fantasy series, THEN YOU WILL BE PROVEN WRONG.
What I loved most about the sequel is that Cartier isn’t treated as an extension of Brienna just as other love interests have been to the main character in other YA books. In The Queen’s Resistance, he is shown to be his own person, with his own storyline, and, just as everyone, is shown to have his own significance to the plot. He does not just sing praises to his love interest the way others do— Cartier is his own character.
One more thing I loved is the nuance and the attention to detail. Like I’ve said before, everything adds up to the plot whether it be a minor character or a detail mentioned in passing, and it makes this read all the more thrilling.
If you’re scared to pick up either this book or its sequel, leave your misgivings at the door. It will blow you away.