2,5

Characters:
Kelsea Raleigh Glynn, 19, daughter of Queen Elyssa and an unknown father, has a magical jewel on a necklace since birth she shall not take off, has to fight to get to her palace and take over the rule of the kingdom from her uncle, has been raised in a cottage full of books

Themes: battle, survival, monarchic politics, evil queen in neighboring land, rape, sex, atheism,

Cover: red with a little glimpse on a palace

Author: never read before, a little intimidated by next two books

Setting: in a future where the "Tear" have come to Europe to start anew for a reason unknown (dystopian elements)

POV: 3rd person --> Kelsea, the Regent, the Red Queen, a gate guard

Liked: writing, world building, action, the atheistic mind of the MC, no love story, the character of the fetch
Did not like: super slow, descriptions of everything and MC stating her plainness!

My main problem was, that it was really really slow for me I don't know if it is because English is my second language and it was a bit sophisticated or if it was just because of me but the last third went by much faster and I did want to know how it continues. I do care for some of the characters and am particularly interested in the Fetch. But I got rid of the other books in the series. Don’t think I’ll ever continue.