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A review by chroniclesofabookmum
The Once and Future Queen by Clara O'Connor
tense
medium-paced
3.0
Firstly, I want to say thank you to the publisher for sending me an ARC of this book, I really appreciate the opportunity.
I loved the idea of this book, as soon as I saw it had been announced I knew that I needed to read it as soon as possible. I was so chuffed to get myself an early copy. I wasn't quite expecting it to be about what it was, I feel like a lot was kept away from the synopsis which definitely isn't a bad thing.
I found the writing style very easy to read, it was one of those books that you could pick up and not want to put down. It was one that I literally flew through every time I picked it up. I say every time I picked it up, I ended up reading it in two sittings. The plot for this definitely did intrigue me, and in parts I did struggle to put it down. But at other times it fell flat.
I really liked the characters in this book, I found them easy to connect to however at times they did irritate me. I really didn't like the romance though, it had a trope in it i really don't get on with and romance just isn't my favourite anyway. I think if I was a romance lover I would have liked this book more.
I didn't love this book but I definitely didn't hate it. The ending has me on edge and I definitely need the next one.
I loved the idea of this book, as soon as I saw it had been announced I knew that I needed to read it as soon as possible. I was so chuffed to get myself an early copy. I wasn't quite expecting it to be about what it was, I feel like a lot was kept away from the synopsis which definitely isn't a bad thing.
I found the writing style very easy to read, it was one of those books that you could pick up and not want to put down. It was one that I literally flew through every time I picked it up. I say every time I picked it up, I ended up reading it in two sittings. The plot for this definitely did intrigue me, and in parts I did struggle to put it down. But at other times it fell flat.
I really liked the characters in this book, I found them easy to connect to however at times they did irritate me. I really didn't like the romance though, it had a trope in it i really don't get on with and romance just isn't my favourite anyway. I think if I was a romance lover I would have liked this book more.
I didn't love this book but I definitely didn't hate it. The ending has me on edge and I definitely need the next one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
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