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The Inadequate Heir by Danielle L. Jensen

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ktbeth143's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

While I think I like Aren and Lara as main characters better, Keris’s and Zara’s story is undoubtedly better—so much so I feel like it’s a whole level above The Bridge Kingdom. The plot and literary techniques are sound and captivating. The political strategy is so intriguing it keeps readers’ attention AND keeps them guessing. The character development is stronger, and the tie between each of their motivations, the choices they make, and the way things play out is more consistent than in the first two books.

Of course, all of these things mean this is an incredibly long book and some readers might feel it drags. But if you stick with it, you’ll be rewarded with a complex story-masterpiece that will grip you.

Unfortunately, I do think you have to read the first two books in order to understand this one—even though much of this one’s timeline overlaps the second book. If you’re a fan of love stories, you won’t mind that. But if you prefer more plot that love story, you might have trouble with the first two. The second one though does give you hints of the thrill this book is so good a delivering.

I would reccomend this to readers who like the politics in Game of Thrones and Throne of Glass, reluctant heroes, star-crossed lovers, and epic adventures.

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cara_208's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Danielle Jensen got me into fantasy, and she keeps me going. Great book and can’t wait to read the 4th one!

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themoodreader's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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belle13's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

❤️Enemies to Lovers
❤️Forbidden Romance
❤️Star Crossed Lovers
❤️Plotting, Intrigue, Twists & Turns
❤️High Stakes
❤️Villains Galore
❤️Secret Identities
❤️Dual POV

Amount of spice:🔥🔥
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️.5

Danielle really does love making her characters absolutely go through it, these two did not get a second of peace I swear but I also totally ate it up. I really enjoyed this one and loved both Zarrah and Keris but I didn’t connect with them in the same way I did with Lara and Aren and I think this was just because it felt like a lot of the story really dragged. They spent such a huge portion of the book in Vencia inside the palace that in the end I did lose just the tiniest bit of interest.

In saying this, I’m really invested in this series now and I want to see what happens to all of these characters I’ve come to love so much so I’ll be diving into the next one. I also thought Keris was such an interesting MMC because we’re so used to seeing the tough, battle worn and classically muscled sexy mmc in romantasy and Keris really isn’t that. He’s intellectual and soft (not in a bad way). He finds violence really hard to deal with and relies heavily on his wit and smarts and I love that.

I would recommend it if you loved The Bridge Kingdom and wanted to learn more about Keris and Zarrah and you adore a forbidden romance.

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