A review by schnoebs13
Queen Takes Checkmate by Joely Sue Burkhart

3.5

This is hard because I’m hooked on this series since it’s so easy to read and very addictive but honestly the major battles Shara and her Blood faced all seemed to come way to easily to her. The sense of risk of losing people has heavily diminished for me after this ending and it was even verified in the story when she even questioned herself about it since it just seemed too easy to kill a queen. I’m definitely going to finish the series, but it’ll be hard to enjoy it as much since the stakes don’t seem to match what’s being said. Additionally, idk if it’s because so many Blood have been introduced so quickly that we barely have time to feel their relationship with Shara but I don’t feel as emotionally attached to their feelings for each other. It just seems like we’re being told that they love each other rather than having the proof so when they’re at risk of being lost, I don’t feel the way I’m sure the author wants me to about what’s happening.