Tomb of The Queen Book Review


I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a little skeptical when someone recommends a fantasy novel for me to read.  Don’t get me wrong, it has absolutely nothing to do with the genre itself; I LOVE a good fantasy novel.  What I’ve found, however, is that the books are either too ‘high fantasy’ (think lots of stuff involving elves and fairies), or too similar to other books. Most of them I would classify as fun reads, but not often ones I’d recommend to others.  I’ll be the first to (proudly) admit that I am a huge Harry Potter nerd, and there are plenty of other books that try to imitate them, and don’t do a good job.  So when this one was given to me to read, I was excited for a good read, but had my doubts as to whether or not it would fill the void that Harry, Ron, and Hermione left in my life.  I was ready to give it a go, and since it is Summer Break, I found that I had the time to get lost in a new realm.  


And then...it happened.


I got sucked in.  Big time. I devoured this book.  I was so mad that I had to put it down to get some sleep, and couldn’t wait to pick it up the next morning so I could find out what happened.  It had just the right amount of fantasy.  Nothing too unrealistic (as far as fantasy goes anyway), and not boring at all.  It had elements of other fantasy series I’ve enjoyed, and I definitely felt that there was inspiration from the All Souls Trilogy (which I loved), as well as the Dresden Files books by Jim Butcher (another fun series, but they got repetitive and boring after a handful).  And even better, more unique elements that I wouldn’t have thought would work. Twists that I just didn’t see coming. An ending I anticipated, and figured out fairly early on, but was done in a way that I didn’t expect, and was so much better than what my brain had come up with.

  

I do have a couple of things that I didn’t like about it though:


  1. I have to wait for Book 2 to see what happens

  2. I read a digital copy, so now I need a physical one so I can display it on my bookshelf, where only my favorites go.


I cannot wait to read more!


Posted by Book Lover: Brooke T. 




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