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A review by librarybookfamily
The Girl King by Mimi Yu
2.0
This book seems like a mashed up version of multiple YA novels. But it doesn’t do it in a fulfilling way. You have sibling rivalry, oppressed magical beings, a mean queen, and a love triangle. Plus it has multiple point of views in the third person. Blech!
Lu is the heir to the throne. Min is her timid younger sister. Their father declares he is giving the throne to his nephew if he marries Lu. Lu loathes her arranged fiancé, Set. Drama ensues when she refuses to marry him and he tries to kill her. Add in some shapeshifters and a vicious queen who no one loves. I didn’t care strongly for any of the characters. Lu was too headstrong. Min too timid and weirdly possessed. Nok was my favorite. I think my favorite chapter was the epilogue. That’s when Nok hit his stride. He wasn’t catering to an opinionated royal but gaining the skills needed to fight for his people. I might read the second book if it focused more on him and less on Lu and Min.
Lu is the heir to the throne. Min is her timid younger sister. Their father declares he is giving the throne to his nephew if he marries Lu. Lu loathes her arranged fiancé, Set. Drama ensues when she refuses to marry him and he tries to kill her. Add in some shapeshifters and a vicious queen who no one loves. I didn’t care strongly for any of the characters. Lu was too headstrong. Min too timid and weirdly possessed. Nok was my favorite. I think my favorite chapter was the epilogue. That’s when Nok hit his stride. He wasn’t catering to an opinionated royal but gaining the skills needed to fight for his people. I might read the second book if it focused more on him and less on Lu and Min.