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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Poison Throne by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
4.0
Back in the day, when I was fairly new to the reverse harem genre and was walking into a world filled with authors and stories I had never heard of, I got a review copy for Princess Ballot. I immediately fell in love with the world, the characters and the darker edge to it. So, when I got the message yesterday that my credit card details were maybe leaked, I took the risk to wait 12 more hours. Just to make sure that the conclusion to this series was delivered.
And the moment I started this morning I remembered why I enjoyed these books so much. The easy to read writing style, combined with the fast moving plot, leads to a very thrilling and addictive story. Once I started it was hard to put the book aside. It's a very typical one more chapter book. And it didn't help that the last book ended on a cliffhanger and that it took some time for our characters to find their way out of a very peculiar situation.
What I love is that this book brings back all the things we've grown to love so much in the previous books. Although it's only a trilogy, it almost felt like a little trip down memory lane. And this is possibly because it is acknowledged that these kids are only teens and that, even though they can be involved in political issues and saving the world, it's not their job to do it. They are given the chance to be teens, to do what they love, to find their place in the world. But, that doesn't mean we don't get to see and know what's happening in the outside world.
Everything from the previous books comes together. The political conflict, Violet's childhood and training, the royal families and their ridged ballot to ensure genetically perfect women or husbands for their royals, the position of the commoners in this world and of course, the relationships between the characters. I personally was glad that we also got to see Alex again. I know that what he did in the first and second book is not okay, but I somehow never truly gave up on him. I'm glad that we got to see a little of the old Alex back. However, it's Rafe I really love, even though he's not my type. I love his intensity, his passion, his fire.
It's sad to say goodbye to these characters, but I will certainly get the boxset for the bonus story whenever it becomes available.
And the moment I started this morning I remembered why I enjoyed these books so much. The easy to read writing style, combined with the fast moving plot, leads to a very thrilling and addictive story. Once I started it was hard to put the book aside. It's a very typical one more chapter book. And it didn't help that the last book ended on a cliffhanger and that it took some time for our characters to find their way out of a very peculiar situation.
What I love is that this book brings back all the things we've grown to love so much in the previous books. Although it's only a trilogy, it almost felt like a little trip down memory lane. And this is possibly because it is acknowledged that these kids are only teens and that, even though they can be involved in political issues and saving the world, it's not their job to do it. They are given the chance to be teens, to do what they love, to find their place in the world. But, that doesn't mean we don't get to see and know what's happening in the outside world.
Everything from the previous books comes together. The political conflict, Violet's childhood and training, the royal families and their ridged ballot to ensure genetically perfect women or husbands for their royals, the position of the commoners in this world and of course, the relationships between the characters. I personally was glad that we also got to see Alex again. I know that what he did in the first and second book is not okay, but I somehow never truly gave up on him. I'm glad that we got to see a little of the old Alex back. However, it's Rafe I really love, even though he's not my type. I love his intensity, his passion, his fire.
It's sad to say goodbye to these characters, but I will certainly get the boxset for the bonus story whenever it becomes available.