A review by katleap
The Queen's Bargain by Anne Bishop
4.0
4.4 stars
I received an e-ARC copy of The Queen's Bargain from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book picks up right after The Highlord's Daughter in [b:Twilight's Dawn|8315340|Twilight's Dawn (The Black Jewels, #9)|Anne Bishop|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1278614341l/8315340._SY75_.jpg|13164550]. Jillian, the adoptive daughter of Lucivar, gets drawn into shady game some of the Blood Aristos are playing. Jaenelle Saetien is struggling to understand where her place is with a powerful namesake and a special jewel. Daemon's power is growing and if he can't contain it, there will be consequences.
I am going to be super honest in this review. There will be spoilers for this series and possibly this book. Overall I was not as unhappy as I thought I would be. I enjoyed most of the book and it was interesting to see most of the characters that I care about, plus a couple really really fantastic surprises.
First Daemonar is lovely and it was great to see how he has grown up and his relationship with his Auntie J. I really liked all the interactions between Lucivar, his children (including Jillian) and Marian. Jillain is a prominent character in this book and she grows up a lot.
I have mixed feelings about Jaenelle Saetien. Receiving Twilight's Dawn seems to have changed her and not exactly for the better. She makes some choices that have consequences but didn't really seem to understand what effects could happen.
I struggled with the events in The Highlord's Daughter. Surreal and Daemon never worked for me. They were good friends, allies in hell that was Terreille and an awesome ruling prince and second. This book is the turning point in their relationship and I was so thrilled when I felt that I was proven right in what Surreal can and cannot handle.
I will wait to see where this goes.
I received an e-ARC copy of The Queen's Bargain from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book picks up right after The Highlord's Daughter in [b:Twilight's Dawn|8315340|Twilight's Dawn (The Black Jewels, #9)|Anne Bishop|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1278614341l/8315340._SY75_.jpg|13164550]. Jillian, the adoptive daughter of Lucivar, gets drawn into shady game some of the Blood Aristos are playing. Jaenelle Saetien is struggling to understand where her place is with a powerful namesake and a special jewel. Daemon's power is growing and if he can't contain it, there will be consequences.
I am going to be super honest in this review. There will be spoilers for this series and possibly this book. Overall I was not as unhappy as I thought I would be. I enjoyed most of the book and it was interesting to see most of the characters that I care about, plus a couple really really fantastic surprises.
First Daemonar is lovely and it was great to see how he has grown up and his relationship with his Auntie J. I really liked all the interactions between Lucivar, his children (including Jillian) and Marian. Jillain is a prominent character in this book and she grows up a lot.
I have mixed feelings about Jaenelle Saetien. Receiving Twilight's Dawn seems to have changed her and not exactly for the better. She makes some choices that have consequences but didn't really seem to understand what effects could happen.
I struggled with the events in The Highlord's Daughter. Surreal and Daemon never worked for me. They were good friends, allies in hell that was Terreille and an awesome ruling prince and second. This book is the turning point in their relationship and I was so thrilled when I felt that I was proven right in what Surreal can and cannot handle.
I will wait to see where this goes.