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A review by jg34
The Queen's Rising by Rebecca Ross
adventurous
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
I love ms Rebecca Ross but this one was just okay to me. Fair since it is her debut. It just didn’t have me hanging on the edge of my seat like her other novels had.
What I loved:
-strong female characters
-found family
-well thought out world and backstory
What I disliked
-the book was not very exciting
-the romantic pairing (teacher/student/adult who met other when they were a CHILD only to get together like right when she turns 18 🤢/OBVIOUSLY unbalanced power dynamic )
The romantic couple was really hard to look past and I found myself rooting for Brienna to find ANY other man (or even better: WOMAN) but alas it ended how I feared. I would like to know why Rebecca chose to go that way as it appears many reviewers agree that the couple was unsettling. This wasn’t written that long ago. But overall a good book and I will definitely read the next one to finish off Rebecca Ross’ entire catalogue bc I love her
What I loved:
-strong female characters
-found family
-well thought out world and backstory
What I disliked
-the book was not very exciting
-the romantic pairing (
The romantic couple was really hard to look past and I found myself rooting for Brienna to find ANY other man (or even better: WOMAN) but alas it ended how I feared. I would like to know why Rebecca chose to go that way as it appears many reviewers agree that the couple was unsettling. This wasn’t written that long ago. But overall a good book and I will definitely read the next one to finish off Rebecca Ross’ entire catalogue bc I love her
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death