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So amazing

Revisado: 09-05-23

What a beautifully epic way to end the duology. A generally dark story that ends with so much light and hope. I can’t recommend this story enough.

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Finally!

Revisado: 03-02-23

I’ve been waiting for this audiobook for years and I’m so excited it’s finally here! I hope the next is here soon!

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The characters are so frustrating!

Revisado: 01-01-23

Touraine is very loyal, except she is really terrible at choosing who is worthy of her loyalty. She makes bad decisions repeatedly and it is just painful to watch. She does have a history of abuse and manipulation she is struggling to overcome, but it takes her a looong time to get there. I was pulling my hair out for 16 hours.

And Luca is so entitled and arrogant that it is really hard to like anything about her. The whole time she is saying she “wants to be a good queen blah-blah” and “if-only… if-only” and she is just patently bad at ruling. She does absolutely nothing right and makes everything worse all the time—without even the excuse of having a bad childhood to overcome (though somehow she still has angst over her privileged upbringing).

Basically 95% of the book is an ever-deteriorating dumpster fire. And you wonder how could things get worse and then it gets worse and you laugh to keep yourself from crying.

All that said, I kept reading because I really wanted to know how it ended! It is a miraculous ending and there is finally some desperately needed character development. I was glad I stuck it out. But really, did it need to be that painful?

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Feminist fantasy

Revisado: 12-30-22

This was a great and bloody opening to the five queendoms series. If you like high fantasy with political intrigue and violence, you will like this story. I can’t wait for the next book!

Without spoiling, I’d like to answer a few questions prospective readers might have: some POV characters die, so be prepared for that. Men are mostly an afterthought with only a few who contribute to the storyline and not majorly. There are heterosexual and lesbian relationships with only one explicit sex scene and there is polygamy in one of the queendoms. As for non-binary or trans characters (the biggest question I always have with stories that seem so focused on gender): with only 1 minor non-binary character, it remains to be seen how representation might change in future books though it is a possibility in this world.

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I want more!

Revisado: 12-15-22

Very sexy fantasy story with a satisfying ending. I can’t wait for more from this author!

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Not a female Jack Reacher, but still great!

Revisado: 12-10-22

Lexi is a female Jack Reacher if Jack Reacher had a home, a family, a job, a steady girlfriend and 1 leg. I’m a huge fan of Stacy Lynn Miller’s books and Lee Child’s character Jack Reacher, so the description really had me excited. While it was still a great, dramatic story—I think it was a bit misleading to compare Lexi Mills to Jack Reacher.

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Annoying narration ruined it for me

Revisado: 07-06-22

I’m not usually really picky about narration, but I just could NOT get past this one. She does great voices, but the actual narration was slow and singsong-y in a way definitely not suited for the type of action packed story this is. And she had a habit of adding a “th” sound at the end of every sentence. It was all tragically too distracting for me to enjoy the story which otherwise would have been really great. I’m going to have to read it silently or wait for a new narrator. Moral of the story: great voice acting does not translate to good narration.

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Sweet and hopeful romance

Revisado: 05-06-22

(It’s a shame that a homophobe can overlook the description, refuse to read the book and then give a 1-star rating for no reason besides their own bigotry.)

This was a hopeful story even through the darkness of sexual and domestic abuse. It’s inspiring the way the town heals alongside Faith’s relationship with her father. Wyatt is a sweet character whose strength in spite of her abusive husband is to be admired. There is no abuse explicit in the book, but it is referred to, so be aware before heading in. I assure you however, the warm fuzzies far outweigh the heavy stuff in this precious small-town romance. I’m so glad it’s a series! On to the next!

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Would recommend to a friend

Revisado: 04-15-22

Super cool sapphic secret agent looking for vengeance and justice? Hell yeah. Admittedly, I wish it had been more kill bill than killing eve, but I do enjoy a moral upper hand all the same.

But wtf is with this “organization” kicking out a member who was obviously going through some major psychological stuff and not even offering access to therapy???

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An epic adventure

Revisado: 01-03-22

Violet starts out pretty naive and can be really annoying, but she’s always put in her place and she becomes the biggest badass by about halfway through. There is a ton of action and bad guys getting what they deserve. It’s a great love story too.

Be warned: there is a mixup on the recording. The El Paso chapters (about halfway through) are out of order which is really confusing. Nothing is missing, just in the wrong order.

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