A review by luanagomes
Queen of None by Natania Barron

3.75

One day I was strolling through Threads, and saw the Natania Barron herself talking about this book and how it was to become available on Netgalley. I read the synopsis, found it right up my alley, and just felt compelled to give it a chance.
 And I  am so happy I did - what a pleasant surprise this book was ! 
This book tells the story of Arthur's youngest full blooded sister Anna, after she is widowed and comes back  live at Arthur's court. She believes she might found some peace and quiet after a miserable existence at Lothian/Orkney. Unfortunately, she is once again at Arthur and Merlin's mercy, and will be used as a means to an end, as most women were at the time, at the expense of her own happiness.

 The author bent the legends here and there to fit the story, and I did not mind it, but i know some people might not like it.  I liked Anna and her struggles to find agency, and liked to see her attempts at building relationships with her estranged family after so long.  It was also good to see, through Anna's eyes, the beginning of the decline for Arthur's kingdom.
My critique is minor, I think . The pacing was a little off for me in the second half, where we have the revenge plot. That plot was good enough, but as other readers pointed out, would have benefited from some more build up/refining in my opinion. 

Overall, it was a solid read. It is a first book on a trilogy, but it does leave loose ends, which i appreciate. Interest to see how the others will come about.

I thank Solaris Books and netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review