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The Traitor Queen
by Danielle L. Jensen
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Better Than The First
The first book was all rain and storms, snakes, sharks and the tropics of Midwatch I loved it. This one is heat, horses, camels, an oasis, burning and The Red Desert. I loved it. The imagery Danielle L Jensen uses is just so vivid.
Traitor Queen manages to be of the rare sort - levels up. The pacing, the characters, the machinations of the inner sanctum of the Maridrian castle, the Red Desert, Valcotta and so much more. Themes of blame, accountability, redemption, forgiveness and grudges are handled so well I felt the internal struggle of the characters as they dealt with these things.
Plot : Less espionage and spy games and more war meetings and moving chess pieces set up in the first book. I loved the thrill of the escape, the daring move into territories that were life-threatening for the characters, in particular, Aren as this feels like an ode to this character.
Lara is not coddled and the reader is not meant to pity her. She made mistakes that cost lives and she spends this book atoning for them. She is an FMC of action. A warrior, literally and figuratively. I loved watching her grow, Queen of Ithicana.
Characters:
●Keris is fast becoming my favorite character in the series. He is the craftier version of Lara and too sexy it's criminal. I do love that the next two books focus on him.
●The characterization of key wives in the harem, namely Coralyn, the Veliant sisters even the introduction to Zharra who forms the second half of MCs for the "The Inadequate Heir" installment.
●Aren is given so much more page space and I love it. Where the first book was all about his physical strength, resolve, military strategy - this book gives us endless opportunity to learn the inner workings of his mind. I thought it impossible to love a character anymore than I already have; well there you have it. My favorite character in the whole series.
Favorite scene:
● Honestly, one of the greatest escape sequences I've ever read. The Veliant sisters free Aren. I lost count, 9, 12, 100? A formidable force of sheer will and determination
●Aaaaww Aren at the stables with the horse. He is so cute in this moment. "Focus on staying on the saddle" (bloody Cheeky Lara)
Quotes Keris has the majority of gems in the first part of the book
● Idle hands may do the devil's work, but idle minds ... (achieve a prince's ends )
● obnoxious Veliant shit (Aren on Keris)
StoryGraph Challenge 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt 150 Romance Books by 2025
The first book was all rain and storms, snakes, sharks and the tropics of Midwatch I loved it. This one is heat, horses, camels, an oasis, burning and The Red Desert. I loved it. The imagery Danielle L Jensen uses is just so vivid.
Traitor Queen manages to be of the rare sort - levels up. The pacing, the characters, the machinations of the inner sanctum of the Maridrian castle, the Red Desert, Valcotta and so much more. Themes of blame, accountability, redemption, forgiveness and grudges are handled so well I felt the internal struggle of the characters as they dealt with these things.
Plot : Less espionage and spy games and more war meetings and moving chess pieces set up in the first book. I loved the thrill of the escape, the daring move into territories that were life-threatening for the characters, in particular, Aren as this feels like an ode to this character.
Lara is not coddled and the reader is not meant to pity her. She made mistakes that cost lives and she spends this book atoning for them. She is an FMC of action. A warrior, literally and figuratively. I loved watching her grow, Queen of Ithicana.
Characters:
●Keris is fast becoming my favorite character in the series. He is the craftier version of Lara and too sexy it's criminal. I do love that the next two books focus on him.
●The characterization of key wives in the harem, namely Coralyn, the Veliant sisters even the introduction to Zharra who forms the second half of MCs for the "The Inadequate Heir" installment.
●Aren is given so much more page space and I love it. Where the first book was all about his physical strength, resolve, military strategy - this book gives us endless opportunity to learn the inner workings of his mind. I thought it impossible to love a character anymore than I already have; well there you have it. My favorite character in the whole series.
Favorite scene:
● Honestly, one of the greatest escape sequences I've ever read. The Veliant sisters free Aren. I lost count, 9, 12, 100? A formidable force of sheer will and determination
●Aaaaww Aren at the stables with the horse. He is so cute in this moment. "Focus on staying on the saddle" (bloody Cheeky Lara)
Quotes Keris has the majority of gems in the first part of the book
● Idle hands may do the devil's work, but idle minds ... (achieve a prince's ends )
● obnoxious Veliant shit (Aren on Keris)
StoryGraph Challenge 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt 150 Romance Books by 2025