4.5

The Shadow Queen

C.J. Redwine
Book
January
2022

Review:

I did not think I would like this book as much as I did. I am not a big fan of the story Snow White but this twisted it in the perfect way. I also absolutely loved how we got the perspectives of not only Kol and Lorelai but also the evil Queen. It gave the story a 3D feeling and allowed us to understand and sympathize with the villain. I could understand why she was doing what she was doing. The magic element was fun and they got rid of the seven dwarves and the weird inconsequential kissing. I absolutely loved the brother and his death was really hard to bear. My one critique was the villain did seem a little easy to defeat and I would have liked more of her perspective at the end. I loved this book and I will read it again!

Trigger Warnings:
Toxic Relationships, Death of a Loved One, Brainwashing

Synopsis From Book:

Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire throne and the life of her father. To do that, Lorelai needs to use the one weapon she and Queen Irina have in common—magic. She’ll have to be stronger, faster, and more powerful than Irina, the most dangerous sorceress Ravenspire has ever seen. In the neighboring kingdom of Eldr, when Prince Kol’s father and older brother are killed by an invading army of magic-wielding ogres, the second-born prince is suddenly given the responsibility of saving his kingdom. To do that, Kol needs magic—and the only way to get it is to make a deal with the queen of Ravenspire, promise to become her personal huntsman…and bring her Lorelai’s heart. But Lorelai is nothing like Kol expected—beautiful, fierce, and unstoppable—and despite dark magic, Lorelai is drawn in by the passionate and troubled king. Fighting to stay one step ahead of the dragon huntsman—who she likes far more than she should—Lorelai does everything in her power to ruin the wicked queen. But Irina isn’t going down without a fight, and her final move may cost the princess the one thing she still has left to lose.
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