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A review by luthereadingqueen
The Queen's Wing by Jessica Thorne
2.0
Have you read one of those books where a bunch of things happen since the first chapter? This is one of those and that was the first problem I had with this book because I like getting to know the characters better before anything happens since that way I feel more connected to them and actually care if something happens.
At the beginning I was also confused because I was expecting Bel to have wings like a dragon or fae since the title of the book is "The Queen's Wing" but then she starts talking about sort of planes. I spent five pages thinking all the people around there were flying on their own and that everyone had wings but once the "planes" were mentioned I had to rethink all the scenery which was super unfortunate but I guess it's my fault for interpreting the title differently.
Then we have the repetitions, this book has a lot of them. I usually don't pay attention to things like this but with this book I found it really distracting because I couldn't stop noticing them and thinking "I get it! You don't have to keep telling me the same thing."
Also there were two times where I felt the events on the story didn't make sense at all. One thing was happening since the beginning and then our MC just completely changed her mind out of nowhere and the other one it was a "revelation" she had but without reasons like she just thought it and it became real.The whole Shae/Con thing was super weird, one moment she's head over hills for Shae but "oh wait no! I actually love Con", like WTF??. And then when she discovered Jondar liked Con, there was literally no clue that suggested Jordan liked him, no eyes looking at Con with too much warmth or Jondar trying to separate Bel from Con (not really), she just said "oh he likes Con!" and the story kind of switched to make that a reality. I didn't buy it.
And lastly, I didn't like who she ended up with. I already explained a bit in the spoiler section but it truly didn't make sense to me, I think everything would have been better if she simply hadn't been in any relationship. I honestly don't see the appeal in the love interest, I would have made the other choice but that was impossible too, unluckily.As soon as the scene where Shae show Bel that he had wepons ready for her to fight, I was sooold. There's nothing better than that for me. Instead, Con always tried to suppress her and beg her not to fight for the things she believed in -.-
To leave this review on a positive note I have to say that I really enjoyed tha characters, especially Bel our MC. She was truly a fighter that didn't want anything else apart from being a good soldier, she was truly a sweetheart and I couldn't help but feel all her pain at having her destiny chosen for her.
Moreover, the different worlds in the setting sounded super interesting to me, I think that would be the reason for me to read the second book if we get to see the other worlds but I guess the second one will take place on the same setting as this one.
All in all, this book had it's great qualities like the characters and the world but the story on itself lacked a lot of sense and the writing has room to improve.
At the beginning I was also confused because I was expecting Bel to have wings like a dragon or fae since the title of the book is "The Queen's Wing" but then she starts talking about sort of planes. I spent five pages thinking all the people around there were flying on their own and that everyone had wings but once the "planes" were mentioned I had to rethink all the scenery which was super unfortunate but I guess it's my fault for interpreting the title differently.
Then we have the repetitions, this book has a lot of them. I usually don't pay attention to things like this but with this book I found it really distracting because I couldn't stop noticing them and thinking "I get it! You don't have to keep telling me the same thing."
Also there were two times where I felt the events on the story didn't make sense at all. One thing was happening since the beginning and then our MC just completely changed her mind out of nowhere and the other one it was a "revelation" she had but without reasons like she just thought it and it became real.
And lastly, I didn't like who she ended up with. I already explained a bit in the spoiler section but it truly didn't make sense to me, I think everything would have been better if she simply hadn't been in any relationship. I honestly don't see the appeal in the love interest, I would have made the other choice but that was impossible too, unluckily.
To leave this review on a positive note I have to say that I really enjoyed tha characters, especially Bel our MC. She was truly a fighter that didn't want anything else apart from being a good soldier, she was truly a sweetheart and I couldn't help but feel all her pain at having her destiny chosen for her.
Moreover, the different worlds in the setting sounded super interesting to me, I think that would be the reason for me to read the second book if we get to see the other worlds but I guess the second one will take place on the same setting as this one.
All in all, this book had it's great qualities like the characters and the world but the story on itself lacked a lot of sense and the writing has room to improve.