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emcat01 's review for:
The Lost Queen
by Aimee Phan
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Even though this book was barely over 350 pages, I couldn't breeze through it like I normally would. I was hopeful for an immersive YA Fantasy for a quick palate cleanser but I was wrong. This took me much longer to read because it didn't hold my attention.
The premise of this book had me immediately intrigued enough to rush and put a hold on it at the library. The plot just seemed a bit loose and scattered though I terms of the story. At first I was convinced that Huong and Jolie were romantic interests until it comes to light they are sisters. The whole school portion of the book feels like weird filler? It isn't really all that necessary or important. Huong seemed very one dimensional until the VERY end of the book.
Daphne and Lana feel wholly irrelevant the entire book even though they play a vital role in the end. All the characters really lacked depth. I was hoping we'd get more lore and background of the brothers and sisters but they can be completely summed up by power hungry siblings. That's it...
I enjoyed the second half of the book more than the first half. I think the most interesting character was Ong Noi. I would be interested in reading a novella just about him. I'm giving it three stars because I still enjoyed the idea of the book and the character arc in the second half. I've just read much more impressive YA Asian inspired fantasies. I wouldn't recommend this one.
The premise of this book had me immediately intrigued enough to rush and put a hold on it at the library. The plot just seemed a bit loose and scattered though I terms of the story. At first I was convinced that Huong and Jolie were romantic interests until it comes to light they are sisters. The whole school portion of the book feels like weird filler? It isn't really all that necessary or important. Huong seemed very one dimensional until the VERY end of the book.
Daphne and Lana feel wholly irrelevant the entire book even though they play a vital role in the end. All the characters really lacked depth. I was hoping we'd get more lore and background of the brothers and sisters but they can be completely summed up by power hungry siblings. That's it...
I enjoyed the second half of the book more than the first half. I think the most interesting character was Ong Noi. I would be interested in reading a novella just about him. I'm giving it three stars because I still enjoyed the idea of the book and the character arc in the second half. I've just read much more impressive YA Asian inspired fantasies. I wouldn't recommend this one.