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The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout

24 reviews

jennipea382's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War

beckyyreadss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I wanted to read this book because I had seen it all over the book community and everyone has been raving about it. Everyone says this book is the better book in the series, yet I found it soooo boring and such a filler book and I was slowly losing the will to live whilst reading this book.  

This book has two points of view. The first is Casteel Da’Neer and he knows all too well that very few are as cunning or vicious as the Blood Queen, but no one, not even him, could’ve prepared for the staggering revelations. The magnitude of what the Blood Queen has done is almost unthinkable. The second point of view is Poppy and nothing will stop Poppy from freeing her King and destroying everything the Blood Crown stands for. With the strength of the Primal of Life’s guards behind her, and the support of the wolven, Poppy must convince the Atlantian generals to make war her way because there can be no retreat this time. Not if she has any hope of building a future where both kingdoms can reside in peace. Together, Poppy and Casteel must embrace traditions old and new to safeguard those they hold dear and to protect those who cannot defend themselves. But war is only the beginning. Ancient primal powers have already stirred, revealing the horror of what began eons ago. To end what the Blood Queen has begun, Poppy might have to become what she has been prophesied to be – what she fears the most. As the Harbinger of Death and Destruction. 

This series is driving me up the wall. It was so slow and it’s getting to the point of repetitive. War, transport, swearing, betrayal, sex, Poppy is the chosen one and has all these powers. ZERO ACTION. This reminds me why I read multiple books at a time because I would have gone into a reading slump, I had to keep making myself go back to it because I wanted it to be over, but it was like torture just to read it. This book did NOT need to be 637 pages long, this book could have been 200 pages long – Poppy saves Cas, Kieran gets cursed, they have a threesome, go to the church, all hell breaks loose, end of the book. Also, I'm still hating the whole “chosen one” and she has all the powers bullshit. Like if there is a found family in this book surely the team should have the powers split between them rather than Poppy being this God or Primal and unbeatable person because she still gets beaten every single book, all she needs to do now is become invisible and she might win the fight. 

I’m so glad that Malik was getting sick of this shit because I was as well. This stopped me rating the book 1 star because Malik sarcastic comments and being sick of the family is me. Honestly, this book doesn’t need the cliffhanger, it could have ended with a nice little bow and just be four books. But obviously not.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Torture

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

bookishmind_13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Classism

selestre's review against another edition

challenging mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Medical content, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

itmakessenseincontext's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I fucking can't oh my god

Yeah um that was a thoroughly enjoyable book. I saw nearly everything coming a mile away but it didn't matter because the journey there was stunning.

JLA is truly at her best with the sweeping grand climatic scenes, and there is plenty of that on display here. 

All the issues I had with this book (and series) come down to the editing. Some of it was grammar, some of it was world building issues. Publishing houses really need to start asking authors 'what level of technological development is this world at?', 'where did the characters get this item?', and 'is current slang applicable to this world?'

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

4.25

holy shit. this was significantly better than the last book! I had my fears but it definitely proved me wrong. Once again this book falls victim to a action packed beginning and end but a relatively boring middle. I think Poppy is wayyy too overpowered in terms of where we started. I will say though between the end, the joining, the Poppy & Castiel reunion, and Tawney I have a lot of positives too. Which is why the book is rated as high as it is. While this book falls victim to a lot of the pitfalls of the 2nd and 3rd book, it is entertaining as hell and FINALLY answers series long questions (despite how ridiculous some answers are). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

alxisrae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

emilygibbs's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Torture

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

I have to admit I went back and forth with this book. There were some moments I really liked and there were others I was very upset about.

I love Cas. I love Kieran. I love Reaver. There are other characters I love but these are probably my favorites. They’re witty and sarcastic and also loveable. I feel like Poppy really grew throughout this book especially.

I did find it a little irritating that they were overly confident and kept underestimating Isbeth. Her death was satisfying. Go Poppy. I have to say I am so freaking glad we finally got the joining and it was sexual. The joining was definitely spicy but it was also beautiful and sweet. They give me throuple vibes but it’s sweet how much they care for each other

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I do feel like Armentrout does fall into this cycle of repetition that kind of drags on but I really like the actual storyline so I look past the repetitive jokes that have lost their effect and the repetitive info for the general story that I’m really enjoying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death and Classism

Minor: Sexism, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

readbyella_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death, Cursing, and Death of parent