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The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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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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cryosphinx's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This felt like a filler episode. I don't think it was as bad as some people say, I still very much enjoyed it, but it was....odd? The first half was perfectly fine, then the second half slows down a lot but then so much happens in the last 10 pages TOO fast. It also

gets randomly preachy about sexism about who was the truly powerful primal being Seraphena but credit went to Nyktos that was super weird and out of left field.

I still very much enjoy Poppy's journey into finding her strength but at this point, her only flaw is that she gets angry and asks too many questions, which we know already. Casteel really got moved to the backseat in this book, but at least Keiran is here and quickly became my favorite of the trio.
So yeah it's not great, but it's not horrible and I'm still enjoying reading it and will continue to read but totally understand people giving up or it just not being their cup of tea. It's not as repetative but it's still there, there's still lots of heavy dialogue "telling-not-showing" sections, and randomly modern lingo. Just have the expectation that this is not a amazing piece of literature and have fun.

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cady_sass's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-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

3.75

By far the best in the series so far, color me highly surprised and very intrigued. It’s still very long, too long, but didn’t feel as long as the other ones because the story continued at a good pace all throughout. If it weren’t for the massive and disjointed info dump at the end this would’ve been 4 solid stars and I’d be eating my words. The writing is still not excellent and a bit cringy but I had a hard time putting it down because I needed to know what was going to happen. Chapter 44, though…. Holy 🌶️ 🥵. There are a LOT of plot holes and things that simply cannot and won’t make sense, but it didn’t bother me as much this time. Either she’s worn me down that much or it is slightly better. I think it’s slightly better. It might also just be my borderline obsession with Reaver. I would read an entire series about Reaver….. someone make it happen
There is no next book yet, and I kind of wish this was the final installment. There was a clear ending available here but she didn’t choose it, and the cliffhanger is a bit underwhelming.

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kaylahcc's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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widdlemun's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

Bluntly, it's like a train wreck you just can't look away from. It has moments when it uses modern language in this medieval fantasy setting which breaks emersion. Example A, towards the end of the book a character leaves and another character describes it as him "peacing out." I couldn't stop laughing. Or when a cigar container gets brought up but there are no cigars. Definitely can be campy, if you don't take it too seriously I'd recommend a read.

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