Reviews

Queen of Roses by Briar Boleyn

anyssasmith1's review against another edition

4.0

This was so good. I just love fae fantasy books. They hid is a spin on Camelot. My synopsis is Morgan (the FMC) is part fae and part human and her dad was the king of Camelot. He and most of his court and kingdom hate the fae and they think the fae is gone except like half breeds. Morgan should of been next in the throne but they put her younger brother in power because of the fae part of her. Arthur is ruthless and send her on this journey to get a magically sword with a royal guard who Arthur thinks is on his side. Draven is a handsome ruthless assassin. He cares though and has all the right qualities. Vespar joins later and boy did I hate him. I knew something was off about him. I still have so many questions that I hope will be answered in the second book. It was slow in some parts though, but still a good read.
I give it a 4/5 ⭐️
I give it a 2/5

jessjones801's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

kaydyyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.25

s4r4hre4ds's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-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

5.0

bookdragon38's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.25

joanab13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

taraclare's review against another edition

I very much enjoyed the book. The character were well formed and secondary characters were unique.

jayra's review against another edition

3.0

Camelot retelling with fae twist.

It has potential tho I might say Book 1 is a bit draggy and it only gets interesting in Book 2. Only that I wish there were more character's depths and their development. I just couldn't sense the chemistry between Morgan and her friends, or Morgan with Kaye.

But you know what, I am totally invested in this series.

Thank you NetGalley & publisher for this eARC.

theblondebookreviewer's review against another edition

4.0

Thank you so much Victory Editing and NetGalley for the digital copy of this book.

God I ate this up in like 2 days. It’s like if From Blood and Ash had a Fae love child with a King Arthur retelling. I loved it.

The writing style was super easy to read, and it was pretty fast paced.
I liked the characters and I’m invested in what happens to them.
And the ending?!?
I’m so glad I rushed to put in my NetGalley request for the next 3 books because I need to know what happens next!

bethanlouux's review against another edition

1.0

DNF at 39%, as much as I tried I just could not get into it!