✨ jami ✨'s Reviews > The Queen's Rising
The Queen's Rising (The Queen’s Rising, #1)
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The Queens Rising is getting a bit of hype here and there, and it has a wonderful cover, but this book was ultimately so disappointing for me.
books need a hook - something that makes you want to read on. This book had no hook for me. I didn't care about the characters, and the entire plot is fucking spoiled by a family tree on the first page !. So if you're gonna read this, DON'T READ THE FAMILY TREE, I BEG OF YOU. SAVE YOURSELF.
My favourite thing about this book was the worldbuilding. This book is loosely based off of 16th century Scotland but it had so many other elements interwoven into the worldbuilding that gave it lots of unique elements.
The first section of the book is about Brienna learning to passion - passioning is basically choosing one element of society (art, music, wit, knowledge, dramatics) and then mastering it. The process of becoming impassioned, and the selection process between students and benefactors was interesting, I really liked how the world was set up here.
I also think the court intrigue and politics that the action centred around were well constructed. The families and their histories were thoroughly explained and the court intrigue was definitely very rich. If you can enjoy a book purely for it's political intrigue and the way the characters have to maneuver around eachother you'd probably like this.
But for me, it wasn't enough. I found the pace of this book so incredibly slow. A plot didn't even start to form until about page 180. Urgh. Honestly, my problems with this book are fairly straight forward: I didn't connect to the characters, and I didn't find the plot compelling. So it flopped for me.
I also hated the romance. I dislike student/teacher relationships and it was so obvious what was going to happen. I didn't really feel the spark/chemistry between the love interests and so this element held no interest for me. Its also super fucking uncomfortable for me that the MC met the LI when she was TEN and has been apprentice since she was 14. Idk, it just does not feel good at all
Overall, I don't know what to say about this book except I just didn't like it by the end I was reading just to finish it. If you like politics heavy books you might enjoy this, but don't go into it expecting a tonne of action because there is none
ALSO FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DON'T READ THE FAMILY TREES IT RUINS ALL THE TWISTS
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“So we rise to the challenge knowing that the victory is already ours.”
The Queens Rising is getting a bit of hype here and there, and it has a wonderful cover, but this book was ultimately so disappointing for me.
books need a hook - something that makes you want to read on. This book had no hook for me. I didn't care about the characters, and the entire plot is fucking spoiled by a family tree on the first page !. So if you're gonna read this, DON'T READ THE FAMILY TREE, I BEG OF YOU. SAVE YOURSELF.
My favourite thing about this book was the worldbuilding. This book is loosely based off of 16th century Scotland but it had so many other elements interwoven into the worldbuilding that gave it lots of unique elements.
The first section of the book is about Brienna learning to passion - passioning is basically choosing one element of society (art, music, wit, knowledge, dramatics) and then mastering it. The process of becoming impassioned, and the selection process between students and benefactors was interesting, I really liked how the world was set up here.
I also think the court intrigue and politics that the action centred around were well constructed. The families and their histories were thoroughly explained and the court intrigue was definitely very rich. If you can enjoy a book purely for it's political intrigue and the way the characters have to maneuver around eachother you'd probably like this.
But for me, it wasn't enough. I found the pace of this book so incredibly slow. A plot didn't even start to form until about page 180. Urgh. Honestly, my problems with this book are fairly straight forward: I didn't connect to the characters, and I didn't find the plot compelling. So it flopped for me.
I also hated the romance. I dislike student/teacher relationships and it was so obvious what was going to happen. I didn't really feel the spark/chemistry between the love interests and so this element held no interest for me. Its also super fucking uncomfortable for me that the MC met the LI when she was TEN and has been apprentice since she was 14. Idk, it just does not feel good at all
Overall, I don't know what to say about this book except I just didn't like it by the end I was reading just to finish it. If you like politics heavy books you might enjoy this, but don't go into it expecting a tonne of action because there is none
ALSO FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DON'T READ THE FAMILY TREES IT RUINS ALL THE TWISTS
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October 11, 2017
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October 11, 2017
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February 5, 2018
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February 8, 2018
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"So far, the worldbuilding is so cool. But oh my god, nothinggg has happened"
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February 15, 2018
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February 15, 2018
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fantasy
February 15, 2018
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young-adult
February 15, 2018
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:(((((((((((( I WAS SO EXCITED FOR THIS DAMN
I was tentatively interested in this, buuuuuut teacher/student is one of those things that just never works for me (unless..."
Yeah, I didn't like the romance much and I have the same feelings about those kinds of relationships. I just always feel weird about them. I KNOW IT'S SO BAD. I am not sure if it's just how the arc was formatted and it's actually at the back in the final copy but oh my god it literally spoils everything
AAAAHHH IM SORRY !!! I mean I think my opinion is kind of on the unpopular side since most people like it sOO you may still really like it !
ah cool !! Most people liked it but it just wasn't my thing
the cover is so nice! This book is just so so boring, which is a shame
Glad you found my review helpful! Yeah, the plot is so so boring haha rip
Just because you don't like the cover doesn't mean I can't say it's gorgeous which I think it is ??? Have you seen it in real life, the black around the edges has inlaid silver and even the blue is really nice.
YEPPPPPP I WAS SO CONFUSED THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH THINKING SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN WITH THAT
Just because you don't like the cover doesn't mean I can't say it's gor..."
so it has a nice frame but the picture in that frame is still generic so i wasn't impress. sorry. i saw some editions without its inlaid frame - they're unremarkable.
Pretty Much lmao I was waiting for someone to say something and no one ever did jhkjgsf
Just because you don't like the cover doesn't mean..."
ok ???? well it's my review so I'm gonna say what I think about the cover sorry you think its generic but like ???
I was tentatively interested in this, buuuuuut teacher/student is one of those things that just never works for me (unless they're around the same age and it's "just" something like learning how to swordfight for funsies) and I'm kind of cackling at the family tree giving everything away. That's kind of hilarious and I wonder if the author is a bit mad about it.