bookswithjk's review
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
While lush and vivid in its prose and worldbuilding, I was a bit disappointed at how pushed back the women in this book were. The title of the book is “A Dark Queen Rises”, and yet we spend a long time focusing on male violence and male conquests. I had to skim pages of Tyrak’s fights at the end of the book because I wanted to see more of Krushni.
I am still looking forward to the finale though (is it true this series was changed from 10/12 books to just three books?!). I’d love to see the princess from the first book meet up with the dark queen. Based on the title, I will assume they are!
I am still looking forward to the finale though (is it true this series was changed from 10/12 books to just three books?!). I’d love to see the princess from the first book meet up with the dark queen. Based on the title, I will assume they are!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, and Genocide
Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty
madarauchiha's review
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
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It took three hours to finish, but felt more like four and a half. Incredibly long, kind lagged in some places, very entertaining, graphic but in an over the top horror movie eay. The pace was pretty slow but it's more because there is a huge cast to it. I was grossed out by the breastfeeding fetish(?) thing. You can absolutely tell a cis man wrote this lol
I was a little disappointed that the main characters from from first book didnt feature too much. I had expected a straight continuation. It's not a bad thing that it wasn't. I'd rather the story move on rather than linger especially because if the slow pacing. don't expect a conclusion. This is at least a three parter, as far as I can tell.
At times it did feel a little cheesy and like a b movie? I chalk it up to Bollywood flavored storytelling. It did make me skip a few scenes, like the Colosseum, just because I wanted to know what was happening with other characters.
I am interested in seeing how this concludes, but I'll wait until I know the series is finished before diving back in.
Content warnings:
minor: slavery, animal stillbirth, sexual violence, rape, domestic abuse, poisons, child death, death,
medium: animal death, body horror, child death, death, disease, drugs, insects, marital infidelity, murder, paranoia, parasites, self harm, sexual harassment, sexual violence, snakes, unsanitary
major: ageism, animal cruelty, animal death, arson, body horror, breastfeeding, cannibalism, casteism, child abuse, child death, child soldiers, colonization, confinement, death, demolition, domestic abuse, elder abuse, fire, genocide, gore, house fires, misogyny, murder, prisons, torture, unreality, unsanitary, violence, wars
It took three hours to finish, but felt more like four and a half. Incredibly long, kind lagged in some places, very entertaining, graphic but in an over the top horror movie eay. The pace was pretty slow but it's more because there is a huge cast to it. I was grossed out by the breastfeeding fetish(?) thing. You can absolutely tell a cis man wrote this lol
I was a little disappointed that the main characters from from first book didnt feature too much. I had expected a straight continuation. It's not a bad thing that it wasn't. I'd rather the story move on rather than linger especially because if the slow pacing. don't expect a conclusion. This is at least a three parter, as far as I can tell.
At times it did feel a little cheesy and like a b movie? I chalk it up to Bollywood flavored storytelling. It did make me skip a few scenes, like the Colosseum, just because I wanted to know what was happening with other characters.
I am interested in seeing how this concludes, but I'll wait until I know the series is finished before diving back in.
Content warnings:
minor: slavery, animal stillbirth, sexual violence, rape, domestic abuse, poisons, child death, death,
medium: animal death, body horror, child death, death, disease, drugs, insects, marital infidelity, murder, paranoia, parasites, self harm, sexual harassment, sexual violence, snakes, unsanitary
major: ageism, animal cruelty, animal death, arson, body horror, breastfeeding, cannibalism, casteism, child abuse, child death, child soldiers, colonization, confinement, death, demolition, domestic abuse, elder abuse, fire, genocide, gore, house fires, misogyny, murder, prisons, torture, unreality, unsanitary, violence, wars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Murder, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
Minor: Slavery, Animal death, Sexual violence, Rape, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Death
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