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A review by squids_can_read
The Queen & The King by Jeanette Rose, Alexis Rune
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Persephone has lost all memory of the strong powerful woman who she was. That doesn't mean that Hades will give up on her though. But with Demeter more powerful than ever and fate may be set on keeping them apart.
The writing style was pretty much the same throughout the entire series. It's fine but I think for this book it was kind of a let down especially with everything that happened in this book. Especially because there was a scene that I didn't think was taken seriously enough and was really brushed off. It just rubbed me wrong in certain scenes in this book. Another thing I didn't like was that there were parts of the book where the novella was reverenced like the order of reading. It wasn't bad, just weird.
Hades did grow in this book which I was a little surprised by because he hadn't really grown throughout the series but he did grow in this one. However, Persephone did not really grow in this book. She was really flat, even though she lost her memories. The other characters weren't truly talked about. Overall, most of the characters are flat in this story.
There were certain plot points within the book that I really didn't understand. They really didn't seem to have an affect within the overall plot of the book. I really didn't like how Persephone got her memories back, it just didn't make sense. Another thing that I didn't like was how Hermes was referenced in the first book then literally never spoken about again. I really enjoyed the fight scenes they were super interesting and I wish they were more of those scenes. However, I didn't super like the ending because it felt like just more of the same thing. Overall, this book seemed the most kind of disjointed.
The powers definitely made more sense in this book. I will just say that this doesn't feel like a finished series from what I read.
Overall, I really enjoyed this series. I'm excited to see what else this authors put out.
The writing style was pretty much the same throughout the entire series. It's fine but I think for this book it was kind of a let down especially with everything that happened in this book. Especially because there was a scene that I didn't think was taken seriously enough and was really brushed off. It just rubbed me wrong in certain scenes in this book. Another thing I didn't like was that there were parts of the book where the novella was reverenced like the order of reading. It wasn't bad, just weird.
Hades did grow in this book which I was a little surprised by because he hadn't really grown throughout the series but he did grow in this one. However, Persephone did not really grow in this book. She was really flat, even though she lost her memories. The other characters weren't truly talked about. Overall, most of the characters are flat in this story.
There were certain plot points within the book that I really didn't understand. They really didn't seem to have an affect within the overall plot of the book. I really didn't like how Persephone got her memories back, it just didn't make sense. Another thing that I didn't like was how Hermes was referenced in the first book then literally never spoken about again. I really enjoyed the fight scenes they were super interesting and I wish they were more of those scenes. However, I didn't super like the ending because it felt like just more of the same thing. Overall, this book seemed the most kind of disjointed.
The powers definitely made more sense in this book. I will just say that this doesn't feel like a finished series from what I read.
Overall, I really enjoyed this series. I'm excited to see what else this authors put out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment