The Queen Will Betray You
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Summary
After a thousand years of political stability， the realm of The Sand and Sky is up for grabs。 Four kingdoms， four rulers vying for the ultimate prize， sovereignty over the entire continent: A ruthless old king spinning webs， whose schemes encompass generations。 A widowed queen whose only credo is all kings must die。 A runaway queen whose unexpected return upends everyone’s plans。 And a prince-in-waiting determined to wait no more。
Standing against them are a dispossessed princess and her stableboy love with a surprising claim of his own。 Their only hope in the face of unspeakable betrayals， enemies hidden in the shadows， and insurmountable odds is the power of true love。。。
Standing against them are a dispossessed princess and her stableboy love with a surprising claim of his own。 Their only hope in the face of unspeakable betrayals， enemies hidden in the shadows， and insurmountable odds is the power of true love。。。
Reviews
Melody Strickland
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I thought the first story of the series was ok but this one just bored me。 You could see every twist coming from the very beginning of the story。 When I hit the middle of the story I was just forcing myself to finish the story and wasn’t enjoying it。 Honestly I don’t even like Luca or Amarande and they are most of the story as they’re the main characters
Melissa
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Exciting adventure with shifting loyalties， swordplay， royal intrigue and， of course， love。 An excellent read！
HalointheSkye
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This series is still amazing！！！ I LOVE how it's evolved from its original inspiration of the Princess Bride to become a wholly different thing （although the reference of Ula！ Doing THAT Inigo Montaya quote？ *chef's kiss*）。 In fact， I really loved how it really turned towards a darker， more Game of Thrones style （like come on。 That wedding feast？ The stuff any Lannister or Bolton would be proud of lmaooooo）。 I am still in love with Amarande's and Luca's true love。。。 there's something so powerful This series is still amazing！！！ I LOVE how it's evolved from its original inspiration of the Princess Bride to become a wholly different thing （although the reference of Ula！ Doing THAT Inigo Montaya quote？ *chef's kiss*）。 In fact， I really loved how it really turned towards a darker， more Game of Thrones style （like come on。 That wedding feast？ The stuff any Lannister or Bolton would be proud of lmaooooo）。 I am still in love with Amarande's and Luca's true love。。。 there's something so powerful and beautiful about it and it doesn't feel cheesy or corny at all！ And the politics and the side characters got a lot more interesting this time around， which was awesomeeee。 All in all， I cannot wait for the third book！ 。。。more
Rebecca
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This was such a fun book。 And the main story arc does conclude。 But I thought this was a duology and apparently a third book is coming out and I'm relieved because that epilogue！？！？！？？！？！？！？！？！I like the way Henning makes this its own story that anyone can enjoy while also clearly making it a Princess Bride retelling/homage。 It's clear in both books， but I definitely felt it more in this book than in the first。All of the characters are so interesting and nuanced， I appreciate the varied female c This was such a fun book。 And the main story arc does conclude。 But I thought this was a duology and apparently a third book is coming out and I'm relieved because that epilogue！？！？！？？！？！？！？！？！I like the way Henning makes this its own story that anyone can enjoy while also clearly making it a Princess Bride retelling/homage。 It's clear in both books， but I definitely felt it more in this book than in the first。All of the characters are so interesting and nuanced， I appreciate the varied female characters especially。 A great fantasy and a wonderful homage to one of my favorite stories。 。。。more
Patty
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3。5
Rachel
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Too many POVs at the expense of an emotional connection with Ama and Luca。 Too much going on in general。 By the halfway point the only character I cared about was Tal。 Also what was with that final scene？ Why waste our last moment that way？ I assume for a spinoff but unless that spin off has an alive but maybe unwell Tal I'm done with this series。Update from 5 minutes later: ok， it's trilogy now I guess。 If the reviews / spoilers tell me Tal is back， i'll read it。 Otherwise it's a pass from me。 Too many POVs at the expense of an emotional connection with Ama and Luca。 Too much going on in general。 By the halfway point the only character I cared about was Tal。 Also what was with that final scene？ Why waste our last moment that way？ I assume for a spinoff but unless that spin off has an alive but maybe unwell Tal I'm done with this series。Update from 5 minutes later: ok， it's trilogy now I guess。 If the reviews / spoilers tell me Tal is back， i'll read it。 Otherwise it's a pass from me。 。。。more
Drew's ambitious reading
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The queen will betray you is the second installment in the sand and sky trilogy and I'm dying for book three！ So this is hard to discuss what I like about this one because it is a sequel and I don't want to spoil u guys of what happened in the first book。 But， we pick up right where we left off in book 1 and it was such a crazy and wild right from page one to the end。 I stayed up till 1am finishing this book and it was truly amazing。。 I gave it 5 stars。 The queen will betray you is the second installment in the sand and sky trilogy and I'm dying for book three！ So this is hard to discuss what I like about this one because it is a sequel and I don't want to spoil u guys of what happened in the first book。 But， we pick up right where we left off in book 1 and it was such a crazy and wild right from page one to the end。 I stayed up till 1am finishing this book and it was truly amazing。。 I gave it 5 stars。 。。。more
BeeLovingQueen
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This was an exceptional second installment in this trilogy！ It gave us more information on how the situations of the first book came to be and we had many more points of view than the last one。 The ending was a perfect set-off for the third book and I am excited for the release。 The characters were got some growth in this book and characters that we might not liked in the first had some good and promising moments。 The political aspects amazed me time and time again and I have to say that I quite This was an exceptional second installment in this trilogy！ It gave us more information on how the situations of the first book came to be and we had many more points of view than the last one。 The ending was a perfect set-off for the third book and I am excited for the release。 The characters were got some growth in this book and characters that we might not liked in the first had some good and promising moments。 The political aspects amazed me time and time again and I have to say that I quite enjoyed the romance between Ama and Luca and their loyalty to each other。 I am excited what they have to face off in the next book！ 。。。more
Sylvs （NOVELty Reads）
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ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest reviewPotential spoilers for The Princess Will Save You below。 The Queen Will Betray You jumps straight back into the Kingdom of Sand and Sky， right where The Princess Will Save You left off。 We see Amarande and Luca coming back to Ardenia with a plan to defeat the Dowager Queen Ines who plans to take over the realm and the disowned prince Taillefer who would do anything for the crown。 To complicate things even more， Am ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest reviewPotential spoilers for The Princess Will Save You below。 The Queen Will Betray You jumps straight back into the Kingdom of Sand and Sky， right where The Princess Will Save You left off。 We see Amarande and Luca coming back to Ardenia with a plan to defeat the Dowager Queen Ines who plans to take over the realm and the disowned prince Taillefer who would do anything for the crown。 To complicate things even more， Amarande's mother， "the Runaway Queen" Geneva has reappeared。 Her ambitions and loyalties？ unknown。 Especially with the person she brought back to the castle。 That was where the story really began。 With the stakes higher， we immediately begin on a journey along with Luca and Amarande on a political quest to bring both rulers to their rightful thrones。 The book starts off quickly before slowing in pace， even during parts when a lot of things were happening。 I wished the pacing was a little bit faster at times however， I must admit with a book like this， so focused on politics， corruption and the manipulation of powers， it probably would've been difficult to do。 We needed to see the inner workings of Ines' mind and we needed to see how she would reign dominance over those around her。 I loved seeing how those three themes: politics， corruption and manipulation of power worked in this world and I also liked how they were written。 One of my favourite things about this book apart from the way it dealt with those aforementioned themes， were the characters。 I already mentioned this in my review of The Princess Will Save You but I think Sarah Henning does a fantastic job at writing characters who all feel so different from one another without making them feel bland or boring to read about。 Each of them had their own backstories and their own personalities。 My favourite had to be Luca because of his sweet and kind nature and Amarande who was badass and fierce without seeming too annoying or fiesty without reason。 The Queen Will Betray You did introduce a new character that I didn't expect （that I think took everyone by surprise with the ending of The Princess Will Save You）， Ferdinand。 I guess this is another testament to Sarah Henning's writing here， but I genuinely did not know where his loyalties were。 Was it to his sister？ Was it to his mother？ Was it to his real mother？ I was left constantly guessing and I was certain he was going to betray one of them。 That belief in potential betrayal kept me at the edge of my seat。 My one big criticism with this book （and The Princess Will Save You） was its dialogue and conversation about true love。 Everybody seemed to have an opinion about how Luca and Amarande were so in love with each other that they'd do anything （and everything） for each other。 Which， yes， was sweet。 I cannot deny that， but it did seem a bit over the top at times。 The book left on an open ended ending and I really want to find out what happened to Geneva and to Taillefer even though it was somewhat resolved。 I felt like the last times we saw him in this book was a little bit rushed which makes me believes there's more to the story than we believe。 I would absolutely love to read the final book in this series。 2022 can't come soon enough！ ACTUAL RATING: 3。45 STARS 。。。more
Veronika B
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Uff what a mess。。。。Alright hear me out。 I was not quite sure how this book will be， but by the end it was amazing。 It was a rollercoaster of pace， faceslaps and "get your shit together" I did not fell for the story firsthand。 The first book was ok but nothing more。 By the end I wanted to know how the story between Luca and Ama is getting along。 This was the reason I opted for the eBook version （although the book cover *chefs kiss*）。 And booooiiiiii。。。。 It doesn't disappoint。First of all， the fir Uff what a mess。。。。Alright hear me out。 I was not quite sure how this book will be， but by the end it was amazing。 It was a rollercoaster of pace， faceslaps and "get your shit together" I did not fell for the story firsthand。 The first book was ok but nothing more。 By the end I wanted to know how the story between Luca and Ama is getting along。 This was the reason I opted for the eBook version （although the book cover *chefs kiss*）。 And booooiiiiii。。。。 It doesn't disappoint。First of all， the first chapters were boring。 Literally boring。 Really boring。 Nothing really happened besides the betrayal of her mother and locked up in the tower。After the escape the pace of the story slowly started。 And by the end。。。 I really liked it。 Finally all comes together。 With a lot aha moments。And spoiler。。。。 The epilogue says all。 Guess who is coming back。 So the third book will be about still the runaway queen， awake from the dead Renard and Ama and Luca？ Oh my。。。。 This will be a mess。 After all this was a good book but nothing more。 Will I buy the 3rd one？ I think so。。。 Because of the story。。。 Actually I want to know what will happen。 In comparison the 2nd book was better then the first。 But still。。。 There is something what I getting not along。3。5 stars because of the slow pace till the last third of the book and the last 5 chapters。 。。。more
Rachel Kathryn Wright
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I had a lot of hopes that the sequel to The Princess Will Save You would be better but it sadly didn’t have me feeling anything。 The connection I had with the main character in book 1 was not there in this， but I still had connection to her love interest Luca。 And he was the only thing I enjoyed from this book。 There was nothing that got me hooked into the storyline， characters （other than Luca）， and the world building didn’t do a lot for me。 Overall， I sadly couldn’t find anything in this book I had a lot of hopes that the sequel to The Princess Will Save You would be better but it sadly didn’t have me feeling anything。 The connection I had with the main character in book 1 was not there in this， but I still had connection to her love interest Luca。 And he was the only thing I enjoyed from this book。 There was nothing that got me hooked into the storyline， characters （other than Luca）， and the world building didn’t do a lot for me。 Overall， I sadly couldn’t find anything in this book that made me invested in the story and main character， so I will not be continuing with this series。 。。。more
Haleigh Buchanan
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This book was everything I was expecting and more。 I devoured this book in about a 6 hour sitting after finishing the first one。 I was extremely shocked when I was down to the last 50 pages and things were not being resolved only to discover that this series is actually a trilogy and not a duology。 This book took twists and turns I wasn't expecting This book was everything I was expecting and more。 I devoured this book in about a 6 hour sitting after finishing the first one。 I was extremely shocked when I was down to the last 50 pages and things were not being resolved only to discover that this series is actually a trilogy and not a duology。 This book took twists and turns I wasn't expecting 。。。more
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Stefanie
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Personally 3。5Technically 3This had some slow bits。 There was lots of action， but I felt like either too much was happening or nothing was happening。 Needed more editing maybe？
Kawthar
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4。99999/5 🌟I really enjoyed this book！ I loved the first one so I couldn’t wait for this to be released last month。 I felt like it had such a good amount of action and thrill and it really had me anxious at times。 THERE IS SO MUCH BETRAYAL AND FAMILY DRAMA。 THERE ARE SO MANY PLOT TWISTS IT’LL GIVE YOU WHIPLASH。 So if you like that sort of thing I think you’d enjoy this book。 And the ending in particular really had me shook because I was expecting a different outcome。 While listening to the audio 4。99999/5 🌟I really enjoyed this book！ I loved the first one so I couldn’t wait for this to be released last month。 I felt like it had such a good amount of action and thrill and it really had me anxious at times。 THERE IS SO MUCH BETRAYAL AND FAMILY DRAMA。 THERE ARE SO MANY PLOT TWISTS IT’LL GIVE YOU WHIPLASH。 So if you like that sort of thing I think you’d enjoy this book。 And the ending in particular really had me shook because I was expecting a different outcome。 While listening to the audiobook I noticed there were about 15 minutes left and I started to wonder when certain things were gonna happen because we were so close to the end😵💫 I would definitely pick up the third book of this series！ 。。。more
Fernanda Granzotto
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*Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book for review， all opinions are my own*This book is so much better than the first one on so many levels that I'm not even sure I can talk about it without spoilers but I'll try。 The author here manages to take the politics of this world to another level that she had just begun to show us in the first book。 For me this book was one surprise after another， I didn't know what was going to happen at any point in the story， *Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book for review， all opinions are my own*This book is so much better than the first one on so many levels that I'm not even sure I can talk about it without spoilers but I'll try。 The author here manages to take the politics of this world to another level that she had just begun to show us in the first book。 For me this book was one surprise after another， I didn't know what was going to happen at any point in the story， and everything that was happening left me with my heart in my hand because the whole book is just things going wrong after things going wrong it seemed like our protagonists were never going to win， which I really liked， even though it was distressing to read because it made it clear that anything could happen。 The only thing that makes me feel like this is not a totally perfect book is that if this book had 100 pages more the series could finish here， and knowing that it was supposed to be a duology that the author decided to turn it into a trilogy after I can really see her trying to extend the plot of the story unnecessarily。 But as I really loved the created world and its politics I know I'm going to read the third book but I'm apprehensive about it。 Since for me what matters most is how the politics of the world will be resolved and not the romance （yes shocking right） actually I'm not even a fan of the main romance of this story， I'm with high expectations for the third book I hope that until the release I put them down so I don't get disappointed with the conclusion of this story。 。。。more
Shae
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True Rating: 3。5 StarsI really enjoyed this sequel， though not quite as much as the first。 It does give you a lot of action all the way through， and I think that is part of why I didn't enjoy it as much。 It didn't have any room to breathe。 It did suffer from the dreaded "second book syndrome" where it felt like the bridge to the third book。 This series may have done better as a duology， which I rarely say。 There are so many twists and turns throughout to try to keep you guessing。 The first book True Rating: 3。5 StarsI really enjoyed this sequel， though not quite as much as the first。 It does give you a lot of action all the way through， and I think that is part of why I didn't enjoy it as much。 It didn't have any room to breathe。 It did suffer from the dreaded "second book syndrome" where it felt like the bridge to the third book。 This series may have done better as a duology， which I rarely say。 There are so many twists and turns throughout to try to keep you guessing。 The first book was inspired by The Princess Bride， and that is hard to follow up in this book enjoyment wise for me。 I found that it was an easy read like the first， but even with the amount of action that happened in this one， I felt that it was a lot of filler to get to the third book。 。。。more
Courtney Moss
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The Queen will Betray You is a solid sequel to The Princess Will Save You。 Where the first book fell flat in some parts， this one really picked up the pace and was exactly what you want in a sequel， fast-paced， expanded world and character building， and a satisfying ending that leaves the reader wanting more （and anticipating The King Will Kill You！）。 I love the strong women in this book who are all set on destroying the patriarchy。 I will definitely be adding this series to my school library。 T The Queen will Betray You is a solid sequel to The Princess Will Save You。 Where the first book fell flat in some parts， this one really picked up the pace and was exactly what you want in a sequel， fast-paced， expanded world and character building， and a satisfying ending that leaves the reader wanting more （and anticipating The King Will Kill You！）。 I love the strong women in this book who are all set on destroying the patriarchy。 I will definitely be adding this series to my school library。 Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this book！ 。。。more
Biinee
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Buch ein dieser Reihe war eine Geschichte， die von Frauenpower nur so strotzte。 Und ich mochte es von Anfang an sehr。 Man finden nur selten Bücher in denn die Prinzessin die Retterin ist。Buch zwei hingegen war anderes， nicht schlecht und auch nicht ganz so gut wie der erste Teil。Diesmal musste die Prinzessin gerettet werden， aber das ich nicht der Grund， wieso ich es nicht so sehr mochte。 Meiner Meinung nach bedeutet Frauenpower nicht， dass man sich alleine retten kann und auf Männer nicht angew Buch ein dieser Reihe war eine Geschichte， die von Frauenpower nur so strotzte。 Und ich mochte es von Anfang an sehr。 Man finden nur selten Bücher in denn die Prinzessin die Retterin ist。Buch zwei hingegen war anderes， nicht schlecht und auch nicht ganz so gut wie der erste Teil。Diesmal musste die Prinzessin gerettet werden， aber das ich nicht der Grund， wieso ich es nicht so sehr mochte。 Meiner Meinung nach bedeutet Frauenpower nicht， dass man sich alleine retten kann und auf Männer nicht angewiesen ist。 Sondern das man nicht aufgibt。 Und Amarande hat nicht aufgegeben， egal was sich erlebte。 Und das finde ich gut。 Ich mochte auch die Liebesgeschichte zwischen Luca und ihr。 Auch die Twists， die Enthüllungen und auch den Verlauf der Geschichte。 Auch wenn ich manchmal dachte， wieso das jetzt？， es kam mir etwas unlogisch vor。 Das Ende， mit dem beinahe Krieg und der Konfrontation mit Geneva kam， kam mir leider so vor als müsste die Autorin schnell zu einem Ende kommen。 Fand ich etwas schade。 Aber auch die letzte Seite？ Ich hab keine Ahnung， was das bedeuten sollte？ Gibt es ein dritter Teil？ Lässt sie es wirklich so stehen？Alles in allem war es nicht schlecht。 Wenn man die kleineren Mängel einfach überliest。 。。。more
Anais （atrailofpages）
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Wow！ Wow did I love this book！ Another sequel that I think is better than the first book。 I really enjoyed the first book， and with that cliffhanger at the end it really made me anticipate the sequel， and the sequel did NOT disappoint！ One of the things I absolutely love about these books is how seamlessly Sarah Henning writes the POVs and change of scenes。 I never got confused， I always knew where I was in location of the world and whose POV we were reading。 You get to see the view from every a Wow！ Wow did I love this book！ Another sequel that I think is better than the first book。 I really enjoyed the first book， and with that cliffhanger at the end it really made me anticipate the sequel， and the sequel did NOT disappoint！ One of the things I absolutely love about these books is how seamlessly Sarah Henning writes the POVs and change of scenes。 I never got confused， I always knew where I was in location of the world and whose POV we were reading。 You get to see the view from every angle across the different kingdoms。 It’s so well done！ And I’m not one for political intrigue in books， but the way it’s written in these books helps me understand it and makes me enjoy it。 Makes me wonder what will they do next， what action will they take now that their original plan has been thwarted？ What lengths will these spoiled queens go to to get what they want？ The twists and turns in this book were great！ Kept me on my toes wondering what will happen next！ You get to learn more about Amarande and about her mother’s past and others since there are a few chapters that are flashbacks that helped explain actions some took in the present time。 I really appreciated those chapters， plus you really get to learn about some of these characters really well and why they are the way they are。 I don’t want to say much since this is a sequel and I don’t want to spoil anything。 The character building is even better than the first one since we learn even more about some of our favorite characters we met in the first one。 There’s not much romantic action that occurs， but you can definitely feel it between Luca and Amarande and you’re just rooting for them the whole way！ The last thing I will say is TAILLEFER IS EVERYTHING TO ME。 He is the star of this book！ I know I should despise him， but I can’t！ After reading this book I fell in love so hard with this morally grey boy and I am not sorry about it 😏 And that ending 😭😭😭 I really could use the next book right about now 😭😅If you love Princess Bride， then you should read these books！ 。。。more
Wendy
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I received a free copy from Tor Teen through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Amarande and Luca barely managed to make it out of Pyrenee; however， their journey sees them at a crossroads once again as they split up to help the Kingdoms of the Sand and Sky succeed against the tyranny they have uncovered。 As Luca heads back to the Torrent to assist the rebels with their cause， Amarande returns to Ardenia with no knowledge of what has transpired in her absence， including who has come forw I received a free copy from Tor Teen through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Amarande and Luca barely managed to make it out of Pyrenee; however， their journey sees them at a crossroads once again as they split up to help the Kingdoms of the Sand and Sky succeed against the tyranny they have uncovered。 As Luca heads back to the Torrent to assist the rebels with their cause， Amarande returns to Ardenia with no knowledge of what has transpired in her absence， including who has come forward to take her throne。 Once again， Amarande and Luca find themselves on an epic adventure， trying to do what is necessary to keep others safe so that they can get back to nurturing their newfound love。This novel was a whopper。 To start， don’t expect the status quo to remain the same in this book。 In other words， don’t get too attached to some of the side characters。 Sarah Henning moves some of the female characters across the board， allowing them to exert a great deal of power。 These are women that have been plotting and playing a role within the strictures of the patriarchal system and finally decide to take action。 This one was all about the queens。In terms of the central characters， they’re still likeable and they all grow further into various roles。 Amarande and Luca take on leadership roles and begin to shift their trusted players to try and mitigate corruption and greed。 Ula and Urtzi remain loyal and fierce。 The reader does learn some truths about Osana， but instead of diminishing her character， these truths humanize her and offer some reasons for her loyalty changes and secrecy。 Koldo also gains more space in this novel， partly because she faces a crisis that she has to resolve。 And， of course， Taillefer in all his sadistic and sarcastic glory also features heavily。The plot was somewhat convoluted， but the world does expand， particularly as the reader receives more information about the Torrent and the Warlord。 And even with some of the confusing twists and turns， I still found this to be an incredibly fun read， having blown through almost the entire novel in a day。 The Queen Will Betray You is certainly full of adventure and I look forward to the next and final installment since I am invested in Amarande and Luca’s story。 。。。more
Jenn
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Seriously thought this was a duology。 Didn’t expect the ending to feel like this。 Dang。 But I guess I don’t mind it， since we get more。 This was a very exciting addition to the series though。 Also a few more Princess Bride bits tossed in there。 I am curious how things will all work out。 Hoping for HEAs for everyone！
Autumn
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I don't have words for this rn。 Sarah did it again。 Will fill in later <3 I don't have words for this rn。 Sarah did it again。 Will fill in later <3 。。。more
Alisha
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Very fun sequel to the first one。 Kept me guessing and a good pace for an adventure。 Now to wait for #3。
Stephen
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A fun read。 Ms。 Henning managed to whip up a complex and interesting plot with some intriguing characters。 She kept me wondering how it was all going to wrap up nearly to the last page。 There were a few things I didn't enjoy。 The motivations of one of the characters were confusing。 They were meant to be， but the attempt to explain them wasn't satisfactory to me。 I also felt that there were a few too many pauses for a dramatic rehearsal of the stakes。 A fun read。 Ms。 Henning managed to whip up a complex and interesting plot with some intriguing characters。 She kept me wondering how it was all going to wrap up nearly to the last page。 There were a few things I didn't enjoy。 The motivations of one of the characters were confusing。 They were meant to be， but the attempt to explain them wasn't satisfactory to me。 I also felt that there were a few too many pauses for a dramatic rehearsal of the stakes。 。。。more
Kat
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I enjoyed the book it is a solid read。 I don't really like the cover， it's just not that eye appealing to me。 I enjoyed the book it is a solid read。 I don't really like the cover， it's just not that eye appealing to me。 。。。more
Etta
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The Queen Will Betray You is the second novel in the Kingdoms of Sand and Sky trilogy with the third novel due to publication in 2022。 I believe that this was originally a duology that was expanded to a trilogy， so there are elements in this novel that conclude as a finale and some open-ended bits that leave room for the next novel。 This story picks up right where The Princess Will Save You ends and continues to pull some inspiration from The Princess Bride。 Luca and Amarande （Ama） are sepa The Queen Will Betray You is the second novel in the Kingdoms of Sand and Sky trilogy with the third novel due to publication in 2022。 I believe that this was originally a duology that was expanded to a trilogy， so there are elements in this novel that conclude as a finale and some open-ended bits that leave room for the next novel。 This story picks up right where The Princess Will Save You ends and continues to pull some inspiration from The Princess Bride。 Luca and Amarande （Ama） are separated for most of the novel as each learn secrets about their pasts。 Ama learns about her family and Luca learns more about the truth about his past。During the first novel， I was not fully invested in Amarande and Luca， but this novel captivated me a lot more。 Even if they were not together the whole time， I at least felt more connected to their story。 I am not fully there， but it was an improvement from the first novel。 Luca has grown on me a lot as a character as he was just an okay presence in the first novel。 His character develops a lot over the course of the two books and it was nice to see his confidence build。 I liked how his character still has the likeability from the first novel with his “newer” traits added on。 It is nice when authors do this rather than have characters make sudden changes in their personality。 Ama also grows a lot as a character as she goes through a lot in the story。 She realizes that everything she knows might be wrong and now has to figure out how to move forward。Prince Taillefer grew on me a lot during this novel compared to the previous。 I love how complex his character became， as he is fascinating with a seemingly evil exterior and more hidden beneath the surface。 I even loved his interactions with Ama， as they were interesting with a mix of tension and the very beginnings of friendship。 From the first novel， there are many unforgivable actions， but it was still nice to see a villain perspective。 It added a lot to the story by bringing some balance instead of having the entire focus on the side of the heroes。 His history and his family were intense， so a lot of his character becomes more understandable to the reader。 He may not be one that the reader wants to root for the whole time， but at least his character had a lot of dimension。 I love when stories do this because there are some readers that will side with the villains， there are those that may not agree， but still have some understanding， and there are those that hate them。 His complexity can definitely go for any of those options depending on the reader based on this part of the story。There is a lot of political intrigue in this novel and there was many twists and turns。 It is faster paced and more complex than the previous novel。 Each character has their own secrets， their own motivations， and their own potential for betrayal。 At times， it can become fairly complex， which seems a little off-balance considering the first novel was a little simpler。 However， I found myself more invested in this story than I was in the previous。 There are new characters and the story is told from multiple perspectives。 The inclusion of the Warlord of the Torrent was an excellent addition that added a lot of tension to the story。Again， as this was originally a duology， a part of me is satisfied as a reader where I do not need to read a third novel。 On the other hand， I am curious about how the final one in the trilogy will tie everything together to create the ending that the author intended。 The series is an interesting one as usually I have a clearer idea if I love it or dislike it， but this one I am fairly on the fence。 There is nothing super negative that makes me never want to read it again or continue to the next one， but there is nothing that makes it stand out to me。 It is still good and I will be very interested to read the final novel and see how I feel about the series as a whole。 [3。75 rounded to 4] 。。。more
Leslie Dauer-Creek
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Continuing the epic story started in The Princess Will Save You， this story is another page-turner that takes you down a few expected， and many unexpected， twists and turns as we follow Princess Amarande's journey。 You will actually feel sorry for some of the "villains" as more about them is revealed。 And new enemies are revealed and allies made and lost。 But， oh my， the ending。。。。 jaw-drop。。。。。 Continuing the epic story started in The Princess Will Save You， this story is another page-turner that takes you down a few expected， and many unexpected， twists and turns as we follow Princess Amarande's journey。 You will actually feel sorry for some of the "villains" as more about them is revealed。 And new enemies are revealed and allies made and lost。 But， oh my， the ending。。。。 jaw-drop。。。。。 。。。more
Bookreader
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I really like Ana and Luca as characters。 They are strong and determined in what they do and how。much they love each other 。Although the first book was more of them finding each other ，I really hoped we get to see more of their relationship here ，which did not happen。The parts regarding the council and rebellion felt dragging and I really did not like how the main characters only spoke about each other in monologues。I really like how unlike other books the female lead is so sure of herself and t I really like Ana and Luca as characters。 They are strong and determined in what they do and how。much they love each other 。Although the first book was more of them finding each other ，I really hoped we get to see more of their relationship here ，which did not happen。The parts regarding the council and rebellion felt dragging and I really did not like how the main characters only spoke about each other in monologues。I really like how unlike other books the female lead is so sure of herself and the dominant one in the relationship。 I don't think there is a power imbalance between them。 Considering how they treat each other 。Still I think this was a fine read 。 And considering how much I liked the first book ，I would still recommend this series 。。。more
Leona
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