I loved The Accidental Queen so much and was so excited for more of Shaya and Baas. However, I did not like the direction that this story took and if felt like a lot of it was just for shock value and to drag it out. Unfortunately I also found the ending very unsatisfying. It felt like we went through all of this almost for nothing.

Frankly I do not agree with Shaya's decision to

not tell Baas that he had a child. I understand that she didn't want to interfere with his marriage but that doesn't make it okay. Jay's delusion felt so our of nowhere and like unnecessary drama. For them to then decide that they want Bailey back despite it being a closed adoption just to turn around and take it back made it feel like it was pointless. And the in the epilogue finding out that Bailey's parents died before they could tell her the truth. Literally it's just like "honey you're adopted and we're going to contact your birth parents. The end" No reunion, no processing, no real conclusion