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A review by mariakureads
War of the Cards by Colleen Oakes
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
What a conclusion!
Literally picking up right after the last book, Dinah has lost it all.
Not just her brother, her people, her dreams, her heart, and worst of all whatever innocence she had left now that she knows the truth not just about her family, and worse her father, but the boy that she was yearning and wanting for as much as her rightful place as queen.
As far as originally retellings go, this is honestly one of the best I've read. Book one was setting up the world and characterizations, book two provided so many revelations that book three had to pick them up, go into detail, and what a show Oakes gave!
So much went into all the books that gave me such a delicious take on Dinah and what made her into the Queen of Hearts because this is not a happily ever after tale, but the beginning of her reign.
Literally picking up right after the last book, Dinah has lost it all.
Not just her brother, her people, her dreams, her heart, and worst of all whatever innocence she had left now that she knows the truth not just about her family, and worse her father, but the boy that she was yearning and wanting for as much as her rightful place as queen.
As far as originally retellings go, this is honestly one of the best I've read. Book one was setting up the world and characterizations, book two provided so many revelations that book three had to pick them up, go into detail, and what a show Oakes gave!
So much went into all the books that gave me such a delicious take on Dinah and what made her into the Queen of Hearts because this is not a happily ever after tale, but the beginning of her reign.