A review by kathhh
To Collar a Queen by Zara J. Black, Zara J. Black
dark
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
I added this on my TBR because of the pretty cover. And the title is quite catchy too! I never read blurbs and so everything took me by surprise. I was actually excited when I learned that this is about fae but I didn't know what to feel when they were being turned into a slave. I think this is a total opposite of those fae books I've been reading.
This also might just be me with my high expectations when it comes to fae books but this didn't work for me. I feel like I'm in the minority here but I just can't wait to finish reading this without me DNF-ing it. Reading this just made me confused to some scenes that it doesn't make sense at all. The world building is just okay but I'm missing some more of the magical aspect. Maybe this would be better if it's not a standalone. I didn't like the MMC—he is deep into being a morally gray character that I'm not sold with the him and the FMC being endgame. Even after what he did for her in the end. I was also expecting the FMC to stand up or something and let them know that being fae wouldn't stop her from being queen. But I guess, that ending will do.
Am I going to recommend this? Sure, maybe you'll like it more than I do. But take note of the trigger warnings!
This also might just be me with my high expectations when it comes to fae books but this didn't work for me. I feel like I'm in the minority here but I just can't wait to finish reading this without me DNF-ing it. Reading this just made me confused to some scenes that it doesn't make sense at all. The world building is just okay but I'm missing some more of the magical aspect. Maybe this would be better if it's not a standalone. I didn't like the MMC—he is deep into being a morally gray character that I'm not sold with the him and the FMC being endgame. Even after what he did for her in the end. I was also expecting the FMC to stand up or something and let them know that being fae wouldn't stop her from being queen. But I guess, that ending will do.
Am I going to recommend this? Sure, maybe you'll like it more than I do. But take note of the trigger warnings!