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cristinaelenalaaa 's review for:
Queen Song
by Victoria Aveyard
Before diving in to the book review, I would need to mention that this is the 5th book written by Victoria Aveyard that I am reading and I have to say that, with each and every one of her stories that I’m reading, my fascination and appreciation for her writing skills keep on increasing!
This short novel is part of the “Cruel Crown” series written back in 2015, so between “Red Queen” & “Glass Sword”, and it helps paint a picture of the events preceding the action from the “Red Queen” book. It has only 6 chapters, which in my opinion could have been at least a trilogy but hey, I’m not the author , briefly portraying a teen Coriane, Julian, Sara, Tiberias VI, and everyone’s least favourite, Elara.
Now, even if this novel is short, it helps to get an understanding of Coriane’s status and situation when the events take place. The same goes for the characters who, in this story, are only in their teens. Besides Coriane, who is the main character of the story, the other 4 (Julian – Sara – Tibe – Elara) seem to have the same book time, so none of them actually stands out. Except Elara, all other character’s traits seem not to have changed too much throughout the rest of the books. What I mean by this is the short passage where Elara is introduced and (briefly) seems to lack that self-control which is a central trait of hers through the rest of the books.
Also, personally, I would have liked the book more if the timeline rhythm would have been at an even pace, not 3 slow chapters, followed by 1 hasty chapter, and 2 blitz chapters.
Overall, “Queen Song” has a 8/10.
This short novel is part of the “Cruel Crown” series written back in 2015, so between “Red Queen” & “Glass Sword”, and it helps paint a picture of the events preceding the action from the “Red Queen” book. It has only 6 chapters, which in my opinion could have been at least a trilogy but hey, I’m not the author , briefly portraying a teen Coriane, Julian, Sara, Tiberias VI, and everyone’s least favourite, Elara.
Now, even if this novel is short, it helps to get an understanding of Coriane’s status and situation when the events take place. The same goes for the characters who, in this story, are only in their teens. Besides Coriane, who is the main character of the story, the other 4 (Julian – Sara – Tibe – Elara) seem to have the same book time, so none of them actually stands out. Except Elara, all other character’s traits seem not to have changed too much throughout the rest of the books. What I mean by this is the short passage where Elara is introduced and (briefly) seems to lack that self-control which is a central trait of hers through the rest of the books.
Also, personally, I would have liked the book more if the timeline rhythm would have been at an even pace, not 3 slow chapters, followed by 1 hasty chapter, and 2 blitz chapters.
Overall, “Queen Song” has a 8/10.