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The Scorpion Queen
by Mina Fears
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this advanced copy. You can pick up The Scorpion Queen on January 28, 2025.
After reading the description for this book, I expected a high-stakes, action-packed YA fantasy with a fairytale twist. And it truly felt like I got a watered-down version of that.
Tell me why nothing substantial happened for the first 30-40% of this book. They FINALLY leave for their quest about halfway, and admittedly, things did pick up there. The entire sequence with the god Hausakoy was the most interesting part of this, but I didn't care enough about the characters to care if they escaped. For all the character build-up we see in the first half of the book, I didn't find myself rooting for Amie or her plights. If anything, she taught me that there's NO reason to go through THAT much effort for a man OR a conniving best friend who wants to be more than friends. Everyone betrays her at every turn, and even when we find out that the sister who kicks off the betrayal is actually a good guy, it's too late to form an attachment to her.
All in all, not my favorite YA fantasy, and unfortunately, not a series I'll be continuing.
After reading the description for this book, I expected a high-stakes, action-packed YA fantasy with a fairytale twist. And it truly felt like I got a watered-down version of that.
Tell me why nothing substantial happened for the first 30-40% of this book. They FINALLY leave for their quest about halfway, and admittedly, things did pick up there. The entire sequence with the god Hausakoy was the most interesting part of this, but I didn't care enough about the characters to care if they escaped. For all the character build-up we see in the first half of the book, I didn't find myself rooting for Amie or her plights. If anything, she taught me that there's NO reason to go through THAT much effort for a man OR a conniving best friend who wants to be more than friends. Everyone betrays her at every turn, and even when we find out that the sister who kicks off the betrayal is actually a good guy, it's too late to form an attachment to her.
All in all, not my favorite YA fantasy, and unfortunately, not a series I'll be continuing.