While I really enjoyed Wooing the Witch Queen, this was not for me. I wanted to really enjoy Enchanting the Fae Queen, but I couldn’t get into it. It was such a let down as this was one of my most intriguing sequels. Keep reading this book review of Enchanting the Fae Queen for my full thoughts.
Summary
Queen Lorelei is a notorious fae seductress, with a trail of broken hearts in her wake. But behind her glamorous lifestyle and sparkling mask lurks a dangerously intelligent woman who’d do anything to keep her people safe, including kidnap the empire’s most famous hero.
The virtuous high general Gerard de Moireul represents all that is moral and true. He has to, after his parents were executed for treason. The last thing he needs is the Queen of Balravia, who showers glitter and rainbow-colored sparkles everywhere she goes without the slightest regard for good taste, decorum, or royal dignity.
They’re opposites in every way, but when they’re swept up together in a grand–and deadly–fae tournament, they discover all of each other’s most hidden truths–and how perfectly they might be suited for each other after all.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Enchanting the Fae Queen should have been a hit for me. I adore the premise of the Queens of Villany and seeing another of the queen’s personality. It’s been a while since I read Wooing the Witch Queen, but the events quickly came back to me. It begins with how a rival haunts our waking moments and we become obsessed. We tell ourselves it’s just because we hate their guts, but we can’t stop thinking about them. And from the beginning they can’t trust each other. But I think for me, the premise and the plot lost me in a disconnect. The fae tournament just didn’t work for me.
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First of all, even though I saw why we get to the tournament, it felt a bit shallow and just kind of an excuse to keep the plot moving. Additionally, each tournament they have to undergo felt a bit shallow as well? They were over pretty quickly and while we were supposed to feel the stakes and how it drew them together, it just wasn’t achieving that for me. While I enjoyed the vibe of “catching feels while fighting for our life” I caught myself wondering well why are they doing this and also it’ll be fine. I didn’t really feel the stakes as much as I wanted to especially considering their length. Overall I’ll still read the next because I love the concept of this, but it just wasn’t as good as Wooing the Witch Queen for me in terms of chemistry and plot cohesion.
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