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A review by teri_b
The Queen of the Tearling: 1 by Erika Johansen
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Rating remains unchanged also this third time round. Such an intricately woven story, with a lot of history woven into and then a main character that is just thrown out into the world and has got to stand on her own two feet and see who she is now.
This first book in the Tearling series is even better the second time I read it.
What I specially appreciate is the rich history, this world comes with from the beginning.
And then there is the inclusion of well as politics as well as economics into the story and this is very well done. Everything has its price, and in most fantasy books the question where the actual money is coming from is glossed over, but here, we are talking real people and a queen who has done her due diligence with the education she went through.
Thirdly, and definitely not lastly, I would like to point out the female point of view this story is written from, after all we see how Queen Kelsea claims her throne. And we see her deal with situations such as child care in the keep, domestic and other violence towards women and children and her own struggles she has in order for the Queen's Guard to accept her as the actual Queen.
At times the story is very brutal and violent, therefore, checking on trigger warnings is definitely recommended.
This first book in the Tearling series is even better the second time I read it.
What I specially appreciate is the rich history, this world comes with from the beginning.
And then there is the inclusion of well as politics as well as economics into the story and this is very well done. Everything has its price, and in most fantasy books the question where the actual money is coming from is glossed over, but here, we are talking real people and a queen who has done her due diligence with the education she went through.
Thirdly, and definitely not lastly, I would like to point out the female point of view this story is written from, after all we see how Queen Kelsea claims her throne. And we see her deal with situations such as child care in the keep, domestic and other violence towards women and children and her own struggles she has in order for the Queen's Guard to accept her as the actual Queen.
At times the story is very brutal and violent, therefore, checking on trigger warnings is definitely recommended.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Religious bigotry, and Murder