dkgreads's review against another edition
adventurous
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
3.75
Though the heat level went up several notches from its predecessors (not complaining), I wasn’t nearly as invested in this book as I was the previous two. I think it’s because A) The Traitor Queen ended in such a way that I feel like there’s still so much of Lara and Aren’s story left to tell and I wasn’t ready to move on to new characters, and B) the majority of the events of this book take place simultaneously with that of the end of The Bridge Kingdom and the entirety of The Traitor Queen, so I felt like I already knew the outcome of most of the plot and just didn’t become invested in Keris and Zarrah’s story. In fact, I wasn’t really all that interested until the last three chapters of the book, when NEW plot was finally added. Now I’m definitely looking forward to the second half of Keri’s and Zarrah’s duet, even if it looks like the plot smacks heavily of similarity to The Traitor Queen.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Sexual content, War, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore
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