kariann_reading_journey 's review for:

The Scorpion Queen by Mina Fears

4.0

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The Scorpion Queen is a dark YA fantasy inspire by a Malian fairytale. I found this to be a very accessible fantasy read in that it wasn’t overly heavy on the world building but did enough to adequately set up the story. I do wish there was a little more exploration to the magic system but it didn’t affect my understanding of the story. The plot pacing was a little off in that the first half of the book felt slow while the second half felt rushed. However, there was plenty of action, suspense, and betrayal in the second half to fully capture my attention. I’m also a sucker for court and political intrigue so that was an easy win in my book. In terms of characters, I felt that Amie had a great character arc with strong development over the course of the story. I read this via audiobook and felt that Okuboyejo did well with narrating the story. The audio narration was the main reason I made it through the first half of the book. Okuboyejo made me want to keep listening to the story. I did enjoy the story overall and would recommend checking it out. 

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ALC courtesy of MacMillan Audio