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A review by sleepysapph_
The Traitor Queen by Danielle L. Jensen
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I have mixed feeelinggsss, but overall I really enjoyed this and it honestly helped bring back the joy of reading for me.
So, the things I liked:
- I absolutely loved getting to see the interactions between Lara and her sisters. It gave Lara more depth while also adding to the story without muddying it. Honestly would’ve been happy to see even more of them throughout the book 😩
- The actionnnnn. Getting to see Lara fully unleash herself and fight was *chefs kiss*
- Getting to see different parts of the world and the way they functioned. I feel like it really widened the universe and kept it from being this small condensed thing. It really showed the gravity of the decisions being made and what the consequences looked like.
Now for the things I wasn’t particularly fond of, and to be fair this will have spoilers so like.. proceed with caution:
- Although I understood why Aren was rightfully pissed off, it did start to annoy me and I genuinely rolled my eyes a few times. But all men are dumb so I can’t be surprised that fictional ones are too.
- The ending. So much was happening and I kept being like “there’s not enough pages left for this”. And maybe it’s just my personal preferences BUT:
1) I wanted to see Lara’s father suffer WAY more than he did. It felt too easy, was over in the blink of an eye.
2) I desperately wanted more time with Aren and Lara actually HAPPY, like hello????
3) I’m supposed to believe all these people spitting at her, wanting her dead, screaming profanities at her etc. all decided to chill because.. the sharks didn’t eat her… okay ya sure totally!!!
I’m interested in reading book 3, but from my current understanding it doesn’t follow Lara and Aren, and if that’s truly the case.. I’m not sure I care enough to read about anyone else.. IM SORRY OKAY 😭😭
So, the things I liked:
- I absolutely loved getting to see the interactions between Lara and her sisters. It gave Lara more depth while also adding to the story without muddying it. Honestly would’ve been happy to see even more of them throughout the book 😩
- The actionnnnn. Getting to see Lara fully unleash herself and fight was *chefs kiss*
- Getting to see different parts of the world and the way they functioned. I feel like it really widened the universe and kept it from being this small condensed thing. It really showed the gravity of the decisions being made and what the consequences looked like.
Now for the things I wasn’t particularly fond of, and to be fair this will have spoilers so like.. proceed with caution:
- Although I understood why Aren was rightfully pissed off, it did start to annoy me and I genuinely rolled my eyes a few times. But all men are dumb so I can’t be surprised that fictional ones are too.
- The ending. So much was happening and I kept being like “there’s not enough pages left for this”. And maybe it’s just my personal preferences BUT:
1) I wanted to see Lara’s father suffer WAY more than he did. It felt too easy, was over in the blink of an eye.
2) I desperately wanted more time with Aren and Lara actually HAPPY, like hello????
3) I’m supposed to believe all these people spitting at her, wanting her dead, screaming profanities at her etc. all decided to chill because.. the sharks didn’t eat her… okay ya sure totally!!!
I’m interested in reading book 3, but from my current understanding it doesn’t follow Lara and Aren, and if that’s truly the case.. I’m not sure I care enough to read about anyone else.. IM SORRY OKAY 😭😭
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture