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A review by tlfuller13
The Hundredth Queen by Emily R. King
3.0
As many dystopia books these days come out, they all are starting to roll together in my mind: Competing for a prime position, backstabbing, love triangles (or misplaced), and a spiky heroine, all in first person.
Give this book a couple chapters, the beginning is ridiculously fast, giving little to the background of the character, the world, and the history. After the pace goes from lightening to a more reasonable speed, it becomes enjoyable and hard to put down.
The character's past does get revealed to the reader, but a good portion of her past, of the surrounding lands and empires and history are just shy of being a blank slate. I would have enjoyed reading more about the world, of others backstories, and the theology of this realm.
Give this book a couple chapters, the beginning is ridiculously fast, giving little to the background of the character, the world, and the history. After the pace goes from lightening to a more reasonable speed, it becomes enjoyable and hard to put down.
The character's past does get revealed to the reader, but a good portion of her past, of the surrounding lands and empires and history are just shy of being a blank slate. I would have enjoyed reading more about the world, of others backstories, and the theology of this realm.