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A review by ecranheim
The Traitor's Kiss by Erin Beaty
4.0
This book is fantasy at its finest. It balances politics, action and romance perfectly.
A lot of reviewers of this book have compared it Mulan and I think that is just stupid. Yes, Sage is told she has to go to a matchmaker and get married because that is all she is good for and ends up messing everything up. But that’s where the similarities end. Instead of posing as a boy for the entire book, Sage embraces her unique femininity in a world where wearing pants is taboo for women. Her character shows that you don’t have to be or act like a man to be brave and smart. Sage Fowler is the perfect feminist.
While this book wasn’t all consuming and something I obsessed over, it had just the right amount of intrigue and twists to keep you interested. The complex and confusing spying in the book was really cool and constantly kept you making predictions and doubting them and thinking you were right again.
One thing that would have made the book even better was if the ending was more ambiguous. While it’s nice when authors try to wrap everything up, I appreciate it when they give us heart attacks.
A lot of reviewers of this book have compared it Mulan and I think that is just stupid. Yes, Sage is told she has to go to a matchmaker and get married because that is all she is good for and ends up messing everything up. But that’s where the similarities end. Instead of posing as a boy for the entire book, Sage embraces her unique femininity in a world where wearing pants is taboo for women. Her character shows that you don’t have to be or act like a man to be brave and smart. Sage Fowler is the perfect feminist.
While this book wasn’t all consuming and something I obsessed over, it had just the right amount of intrigue and twists to keep you interested. The complex and confusing spying in the book was really cool and constantly kept you making predictions and doubting them and thinking you were right again.
One thing that would have made the book even better was if the ending was more ambiguous. While it’s nice when authors try to wrap everything up, I appreciate it when they give us heart attacks.