A review by adancewithbooks
Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 
I got invited to review the second book in this series and for that I had to give the first book ago. I'm glad I did. While it is not a favorite, I will certainly remember it fondly.
 
And what I remember fondly is the way this book deals with gender and has a trans character. It was very in your face when it came to correcting other characters misinformed notions. And quite frankly we need more like that. Books that shout about how wrong trans- and homophobia is. 

I also enjoyed that this book focused on older females. A friend group that has kids of teen age. And a big variety of different kind of levels. I was mostly invested in Niamh and the characters in her story line because that is where the focus lies. And I think that is also my complaint. 

We got all four friends point of views but it mostly layed with Niamh and Helena as secondary. And I think that was a shame. Because I didnt feel like i was getting the time to invest in Leonie and Elle. I think I would especially appreciate Elle more if we had gotten more on her. But as this is a trilogy I hope that we will get more of the other characters. 
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