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4 Emotion filled Stars

You know that book that is like a tug of war and while you are reading you are so upset with the characters but at the same time can’t put it down for anything. THIS IS THAT KIND OF BOOK FOR ME.

First we have Eugenie. I like her badass powers, I like her snark, I like her desire to help everyone, I like her sense of fairness and desire to help people in both worlds and her desire not to birth a son that would try and take over the human world.

But I’m also frustrated with internal struggle with being ½ human and ½ fae. I’m frustrated with her current choice of boyfriend in the beginning of the book. I hate how she is trying so hard to run from the responsibility of having a fae land and running it. I also struggle with her internal strife over Kiyo having a baby with Maiwenn. I get that this is a book where she is torn between two worlds and it is supposed to be difficult but she is infuriating sometimes because she has so many awesome powers and I just want her to accept and take charge of them.

I’m not even going to talk about her struggle between Dorian and Kiyo because for me she really crosses some lines and I’m not sure how much I care because it went to Dorian’s favor this time but if it was the other way around I’d be pissed….#trianglesarecomplicated Still she is really flip floppy and I just want her to make a decision and stick with it, well as long as it is the decision I want her to make.

Then there is Kiyo. ARGGG….where to start.

I was okay with him in the first book but this is the book where I really start to despise him. He is such a buzz kill….”Don’t practice your magic Eugenie. I’d make you give up your kingdom if you could, Eugenie. You can’t ever have a child, Eugenie. Don’t sleep with Dorian, Eugenie.” see nag, nag, nag…

***I cut him a glance. “You’d make me, huh?”
“Encourage,” he amended. “Unfortunately, it’s a moot point. The only way to lose a kingdom is if your power drops or…well, if you’re killed.”
“I’m sure Volusian would love to help with that.”
My minion walked near me, needing no horse to move swiftly. Upon hearing his name, he said, “I would perform the deed with great relish and much suffering on your part, mistress.”
“You can’t put a price on that kind of loyalty,”***

And in the midst of all of that Kiyo is the father of the Willow Queen’s child and is busy with the impending birth of his baby so he pretty much shows up to ‘hit it’ and then is gone again. Plus there is the moment at the end that solidified for me that he doesn’t really love Eugenie.

Let’s just say that Kiyo is a fox and is supposed to have animal instincts and that is totally the case when shows up to have sex with Eugenie. He is supposedly acting like she is his mate. But then the ‘big thing’ happens and he is the voice of peace and reason. I call a RED FLAG on that play, because if he truly thought of her as his mate then he should have taken the action that Dorian did. Instead he totally failed her in my opinion.

Meanwhile Dorian is patiently waiting….well sort of. The fae king makes no qualms about laying it out for Eugenie that he is all about her whether she is willing to have a child with him or not.

***“Eugenie, you’re a woman without equal, and no matter how much you annoy the hell out of me and no matter how much I try to get you out of my head—and believe me, both occur regularly—I can’t stay away from you. Even if you were barren, I’d take you as my consort in an instant and spend the rest of my life with you — childless, so long as it meant you’d be by my side. I would gladly bring you to my bed with no other thoughts than taking joy from your body. It would be enough.”***

He shows her in a lot of ways that he is there for her. Dorian took the time to try and help her with her kingdom and kept showing up to assist her even when she didn’t know she was going to need assistance. He did some other stuff that I hated but he gets a pass on since he is fae and can’t just be pining and waiting for Eugenie to come around but overall he treated her like a man in love with her. After the ‘big thing’ happens Dorian did what I felt Kiyo should have done and I applauded him.

The Plot - There is this prophecy that the Storm King’s grandson will take over the human world. I really want to know the wording of the true undiluted prophecy but essentially a lot of the plot revolves around various men trying to knock Eugenie up with or without her consent. Usually I don’t like it when authors use the threat of rape as a baseline but because of the nature of the plot it works in this story. Let’s just say the ‘big thing’ sucks….it isn’t graphic but you know it happens and so I like to give warning because it is one of my hot buttons. But it isn’t just thrown into the story for gratuitous reasons. There is a point and it adds to the overall story but the entire plot of this book is darker than the prior one…you’ve been warned.

There are some comic relief moments with Volusian and Jasmine (I might be starting to like that girl) but overall this is a darker ride. I was so frustrated with the characters but also so emotionally invested in the story that once I started it I couldn’t stop. Like I said a weird tug-of-war but now I must know how everything will go and how the story will end so onto book 3.


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Thorn Queen Richelle Mead 9780553819878 Books Reviews

I am disgusted with the negative reviews of this book. I get so sick of series that are like carbon copies of each other. This is not a young adult it's a hot & well written adult paranormal series with a funny as hell leading lady whose thrown into the craziest of the crazy. She's bad ass & I get really tired of books that spend 1/2 the time wrestling with "oh i want to but shouldn't have sex" issues. Strong female leads take what they want & she never cheats in spite of it being a fae allowance. This is completely different than her other series & I really really love it the best. I am dying for more books to continue this series with the twins, the new otherworldly & finally Dorian & Eugenie together without the ass Kitsumi & his crazy baby momma getting in the way
I started this series with some trepidation- I love Richelle Mead, but I read the reviews and wasn't completely sure if this was for me. I'm understanding more and more why the series has such ambivalent reviews. The world building, as per usual for Mead, is fantastic. Eugenie (not gonna lie, I don't love the name) can be a really great character. It's the back and forth that I don't love. I know love triangles are a thing, people dig them, etc., etc., but this one is a love triangle on steroids. The way she bounces between them can give you whiplash.

Now, this particular book. Someone is stealing non-royal gentry girls, nobody cares except Eugenie, and she dives into the mystery. I like the mystery, I like Eugenie developing her role as ***spoiler if you haven't read the first book*** Thorn Queen, and her interactions with her people.

I will say this- I've finished the series, and this book is a set up for bigger things to come in the third book. This book is pretty good. I liked it. But for those who crave a bit bigger tale, that comes in the next book. Also, spoiler/trigger warning below for some content in this book.

****spoiler/trigger warning***
This book does have a rape scene, non-graphic, but with enough descriptions of the emotions felt by the survivor that some readers may have a hard time with it.
4 Emotion filled Stars

You know that book that is like a tug of war and while you are reading you are so upset with the characters but at the same time can’t put it down for anything. THIS IS THAT KIND OF BOOK FOR ME.

First we have Eugenie. I like her badass powers, I like her snark, I like her desire to help everyone, I like her sense of fairness and desire to help people in both worlds and her desire not to birth a son that would try and take over the human world.

But I’m also frustrated with internal struggle with being ½ human and ½ fae. I’m frustrated with her current choice of boyfriend in the beginning of the book. I hate how she is trying so hard to run from the responsibility of having a fae land and running it. I also struggle with her internal strife over Kiyo having a baby with Maiwenn. I get that this is a book where she is torn between two worlds and it is supposed to be difficult but she is infuriating sometimes because she has so many awesome powers and I just want her to accept and take charge of them.

I’m not even going to talk about her struggle between Dorian and Kiyo because for me she really crosses some lines and I’m not sure how much I care because it went to Dorian’s favor this time but if it was the other way around I’d be pissed….#trianglesarecomplicated Still she is really flip floppy and I just want her to make a decision and stick with it, well as long as it is the decision I want her to make.

Then there is Kiyo. ARGGG….where to start.

I was okay with him in the first book but this is the book where I really start to despise him. He is such a buzz kill….”Don’t practice your magic Eugenie. I’d make you give up your kingdom if you could, Eugenie. You can’t ever have a child, Eugenie. Don’t sleep with Dorian, Eugenie.” see nag, nag, nag…

***I cut him a glance. “You’d make me, huh?”
“Encourage,” he amended. “Unfortunately, it’s a moot point. The only way to lose a kingdom is if your power drops or…well, if you’re killed.”
“I’m sure Volusian would love to help with that.”
My minion walked near me, needing no horse to move swiftly. Upon hearing his name, he said, “I would perform the deed with great relish and much suffering on your part, mistress.”
“You can’t put a price on that kind of loyalty,”***

And in the midst of all of that Kiyo is the father of the Willow Queen’s child and is busy with the impending birth of his baby so he pretty much shows up to ‘hit it’ and then is gone again. Plus there is the moment at the end that solidified for me that he doesn’t really love Eugenie.

Let’s just say that Kiyo is a fox and is supposed to have animal instincts and that is totally the case when shows up to have sex with Eugenie. He is supposedly acting like she is his mate. But then the ‘big thing’ happens and he is the voice of peace and reason. I call a RED FLAG on that play, because if he truly thought of her as his mate then he should have taken the action that Dorian did. Instead he totally failed her in my opinion.

Meanwhile Dorian is patiently waiting….well sort of. The fae king makes no qualms about laying it out for Eugenie that he is all about her whether she is willing to have a child with him or not.

***“Eugenie, you’re a woman without equal, and no matter how much you annoy the hell out of me and no matter how much I try to get you out of my head—and believe me, both occur regularly—I can’t stay away from you. Even if you were barren, I’d take you as my consort in an instant and spend the rest of my life with you — childless, so long as it meant you’d be by my side. I would gladly bring you to my bed with no other thoughts than taking joy from your body. It would be enough.”***

He shows her in a lot of ways that he is there for her. Dorian took the time to try and help her with her kingdom and kept showing up to assist her even when she didn’t know she was going to need assistance. He did some other stuff that I hated but he gets a pass on since he is fae and can’t just be pining and waiting for Eugenie to come around but overall he treated her like a man in love with her. After the ‘big thing’ happens Dorian did what I felt Kiyo should have done and I applauded him.

The Plot - There is this prophecy that the Storm King’s grandson will take over the human world. I really want to know the wording of the true undiluted prophecy but essentially a lot of the plot revolves around various men trying to knock Eugenie up with or without her consent. Usually I don’t like it when authors use the threat of rape as a baseline but because of the nature of the plot it works in this story. Let’s just say the ‘big thing’ sucks….it isn’t graphic but you know it happens and so I like to give warning because it is one of my hot buttons. But it isn’t just thrown into the story for gratuitous reasons. There is a point and it adds to the overall story but the entire plot of this book is darker than the prior one…you’ve been warned.

There are some comic relief moments with Volusian and Jasmine (I might be starting to like that girl) but overall this is a darker ride. I was so frustrated with the characters but also so emotionally invested in the story that once I started it I couldn’t stop. Like I said a weird tug-of-war but now I must know how everything will go and how the story will end so onto book 3.