A review by romancejunkie
The Queen of Quintessence by Tessa Hale

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

I can’t explain my dislike of this series except to say it felt inauthentic. To romantasy and most DEFINITELY to RH books. There was no actual intimacy. And though ilys were exchanged quite frequently, they were just words. 

There was three books of (poorly done) lead up and a battle where the author cut the reader off at the knees. We, once again, didn’t see the actual battle. We just got a recap after Aura, once again πŸ™„πŸ™„πŸ™„πŸ™„πŸ™„πŸ™„πŸ™„πŸ™„, blacked out. The amount of fainting, concussing, blacking out, and crying this girl did was astounding.