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lesliebean 's review for:
Queen's Peril
by E.K. Johnston
Hoo boy. First of all, let me justify reading this in the first place-- you see, I went to library and was delighted to find that they had brought back the "Staff Picks" section at the front, which has been sorely missed since the beginning of COVID (at least at my regular branch). This very novel was displayed prominently right in the center of the display, and I waffled back and forth about whether to grab it or not because, reading the blurb, it looked quite insipid. I had been going through a lot of self-reflection about the beginning of COVID and my journey throughout COVID (I'm a paramedic, spoiler alert: it was traumatic), and looking at the cover reminded me about how the first time I took a COVID test, I read a Scholastic novelization paperback of The Phantom Menace [b:Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace|897222|Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace|Patricia C. Wrede|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347439125l/897222._SX50_.jpg|1047556] that I found in my car while I was waiting for my turn. I thought about that fondly and figured "hey, what the hell, the staff picks have never led me astray or let me down." Guess there's a first time for everything....
Anyway, this book was frankly Really Bad, and not in a so-bad-it's-good way, just a regular I-wish-I-could-not-finish-this-book-but-I-can't-not-finish-a-book way. Pretty much pure drivel from beginning to end. Couldn't keep the characters straight. Did not really care about anyone. The writing was disjointed and seemed first draft-y. Not Recommended.
I do appreciate that this has shown me how much I've grown since the beginning of COVID so that you for that.
Anyway, this book was frankly Really Bad, and not in a so-bad-it's-good way, just a regular I-wish-I-could-not-finish-this-book-but-I-can't-not-finish-a-book way. Pretty much pure drivel from beginning to end. Couldn't keep the characters straight. Did not really care about anyone. The writing was disjointed and seemed first draft-y. Not Recommended.
I do appreciate that this has shown me how much I've grown since the beginning of COVID so that you for that.