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karleah_may 's review for:
The Traitor's Kingdom
by Erin Beaty
3.5*
A pretty solid end to this series, I just felt like this one was at the same time trying to be too complicated (so many new characters, politics, relationships, etc), and also predictable (the assasination attempt/who was the Demoran leak).
I thought the 'twist' was pretty obvious. That particular character was presented badly from the first introduction, lied about things they had no real reason to hide, and was just all around pretty shady.
I felt like the 'tension' between Sage and Alex was also pretty contrived, her reaction to his wanting to still put off the wedding was over the top given how well she understood his reasons and had seen how he was treated in regard to his status because of his father. She seemed to be maturing a lot up to, and throughout, this book, so her reaction to that didn't really fit.
I know this is a YA, but I also expected more from the sex scene when we finally got one, given how much it was resisted and alluded to for almost 3 entire books. I didn't expect it to be graphic or anything, but it was barely a paragraph and a kind of 'fade to black' moment.
I did really like that a lot of positions of power went to the women in this story. Lani and Zoraya were already powerful figures, but Sage and Clare both ended up with strong roles too, and they all worked together really well.
I was invested in Sage and Alex's story, as well as all the other characters, and this was a decent conclusion to an enjoyable series.
A pretty solid end to this series, I just felt like this one was at the same time trying to be too complicated (so many new characters, politics, relationships, etc), and also predictable (the assasination attempt/who was the Demoran leak).
I thought the 'twist' was pretty obvious. That particular character was presented badly from the first introduction, lied about things they had no real reason to hide, and was just all around pretty shady.
I felt like the 'tension' between Sage and Alex was also pretty contrived, her reaction to his wanting to still put off the wedding was over the top given how well she understood his reasons and had seen how he was treated in regard to his status because of his father. She seemed to be maturing a lot up to, and throughout, this book, so her reaction to that didn't really fit.
I know this is a YA, but I also expected more from the sex scene when we finally got one, given how much it was resisted and alluded to for almost 3 entire books. I didn't expect it to be graphic or anything, but it was barely a paragraph and a kind of 'fade to black' moment.
I did really like that a lot of positions of power went to the women in this story. Lani and Zoraya were already powerful figures, but Sage and Clare both ended up with strong roles too, and they all worked together really well.
I was invested in Sage and Alex's story, as well as all the other characters, and this was a decent conclusion to an enjoyable series.