The Traitor Queen
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- Author：Danielle L. Jensen
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Summary
Lara has only one thought when her husband is taken prisoner: I will do whatever it takes to set you free。
A queen now in exile as a traitor， Lara has watched Ithicana be conquered by her own father， helpless to do anything to stop the destruction。 But when she learns her husband， Aren， has been captured in battle， Lara knows there is only one reason her father is keeping him alive: as bait for his traitorous daughter。
And it is bait she fully intends to take。
Risking her life to the Tempest Seas， Lara returns to Ithicana with a plan not only to free its king， but for liberating the Bridge Kingdom from her father's clutches using his own weapons: the sisters whose lives she spared。
But as Lara and her companions formulate a plan to free Aren from her father's palace， they soon discover that while it is easy to get in， it will be quite another thing to get Aren， and themselves， back out。 Not only is the palace inescapable， there are more players in the game than Lara ever realized， enemies and allies switching sides in the fight for crowns， kingdoms， and bridges。 But her greatest adversary of all might be the very man she's trying to free - the husband she betrayed。
With everything she loves in jeopardy， Lara must decide who - and what - she is fighting for: her kingdom， her husband， or for herself。
A queen now in exile as a traitor， Lara has watched Ithicana be conquered by her own father， helpless to do anything to stop the destruction。 But when she learns her husband， Aren， has been captured in battle， Lara knows there is only one reason her father is keeping him alive: as bait for his traitorous daughter。
And it is bait she fully intends to take。
Risking her life to the Tempest Seas， Lara returns to Ithicana with a plan not only to free its king， but for liberating the Bridge Kingdom from her father's clutches using his own weapons: the sisters whose lives she spared。
But as Lara and her companions formulate a plan to free Aren from her father's palace， they soon discover that while it is easy to get in， it will be quite another thing to get Aren， and themselves， back out。 Not only is the palace inescapable， there are more players in the game than Lara ever realized， enemies and allies switching sides in the fight for crowns， kingdoms， and bridges。 But her greatest adversary of all might be the very man she's trying to free - the husband she betrayed。
With everything she loves in jeopardy， Lara must decide who - and what - she is fighting for: her kingdom， her husband， or for herself。
Reviews
Katrín Rós
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This is EVERYTHING。I love Lara so much， I don't think I've cared this much about a character for a long time honestly。 She might be a new favorite。The writing of this book was phenomenal， I loved every second of it， and I can't wait to see what happens in the next installment to this series。 Wow。 This is EVERYTHING。I love Lara so much， I don't think I've cared this much about a character for a long time honestly。 She might be a new favorite。The writing of this book was phenomenal， I loved every second of it， and I can't wait to see what happens in the next installment to this series。 Wow。 。。。more
Kayle MacDowell
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WHAT AN ENDING！！！！ These books are amazing - impossible to put down， action-packed and phenomenal。 If you like fantasy in the slightest you will love these books。 A badass female protagonist？ ✔️Enemies to lovers？ ✔️Epic action？ ✔️Morally grey characters？ ✔️Spice？ ✔️READ IT NOW
Bridget
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GARBAGE。 JUST GARBAGE
JustJess
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The first book was amazing and this second installment did NOT disappoint！！ OMG！ Was this great！ Highly recommended！ I cried， I was at the edge of my seat， I got pissed and everything was soooo worth it！
April
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So good。
Laura
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*cawpile rating: 9。29=5 stars*This was so freaking good and I even enjoyed it more than the first book！I LOVED the first third of this book - there was so much girl power and women working together and just being badass！！ Seeing the sisters interact with each other was so much fun， I really liked Bronwyn and Sarhina - when Sarhina was speaking facts to Aren about Lara and what she went through and what she is doing now for him and his kingdom？？？ Loved it！Lara was so badass in this book too， tryi *cawpile rating: 9。29=5 stars*This was so freaking good and I even enjoyed it more than the first book！I LOVED the first third of this book - there was so much girl power and women working together and just being badass！！ Seeing the sisters interact with each other was so much fun， I really liked Bronwyn and Sarhina - when Sarhina was speaking facts to Aren about Lara and what she went through and what she is doing now for him and his kingdom？？？ Loved it！Lara was so badass in this book too， trying to do everything in her power to fight for Aren and his kingdom and really showing her willpower in this book， even though realistically she should have died a few times。 Aren had like one or two moments were he was a little bit annoying but I just love him？ He is so precious and always trying to do good and the right thing。There was one scene between the two of them that did feel really random though？ Like the timing of what they were doing was so weird haha。The ending was also amazing？ I am glad that we got a happy ending but still having a few thing being open ended。 I absolutely loved Aren explaining to Lara the myth with the sharks and being reminded of the scene and just thinking: YESSSSSSS！！After reading this and knowing there will be companion novels including Keris and Zarrah I am definitely intrigued to learn more about what was going on there why certain people decided to do what they ultimately did。But all in all this duology was just very entertaining and so much fun to read！ I definitely recommend！ 。。。more
Shaqlawa M。 Bajalani
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Loveee thisss book， it's literally sooo good。 I cried a lot while reading this book🥺💔 love Lara and Aren❤️ Loveee thisss book， it's literally sooo good。 I cried a lot while reading this book🥺💔 love Lara and Aren❤️ 。。。more
Syeda
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。5 stars。 Loved it！ Although it would have been sadder but more realistic to see important charecters die rather than random insignificant people。 But it was still a full on action packed fantasy romance that I adored！ I sort of did not like some of Aren's behaviour towards Lara。 I would have much preferred it if he chose her by his own accord and not due to some random myth that made his people love her again but it was what it was。 It made for a good ending to their story that they were toget 4。5 stars。 Loved it！ Although it would have been sadder but more realistic to see important charecters die rather than random insignificant people。 But it was still a full on action packed fantasy romance that I adored！ I sort of did not like some of Aren's behaviour towards Lara。 I would have much preferred it if he chose her by his own accord and not due to some random myth that made his people love her again but it was what it was。 It made for a good ending to their story that they were together and ruling again based on a myth that was hinted in the first book。I have a lot to say about Lara's character though。 I hated how her entire arc was about her actions were backed by guilt and how her entire life will be directed by that。 She deserved better， she deserved freedom like she always wanted。 Or atleast she deserved Aren to choose her desperate what happened because it clearly wasn't her fault in the first place。 But whatever it was， the writer did not do right by Lara。 Given how badass she was， she deserved better。 。。。more
Caitlin
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Didn't love this one as much as the first， but i do want to continue the series Didn't love this one as much as the first， but i do want to continue the series 。。。more
Kay The Book Lover
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Okay I really enjoyed The Bridge Kingdom and couldn't wait to jump into the Traitor Queen and I am so glad I did！ Danielle Jensen did a awesome job！ The only thing I would change is I didn't want it to end。 I wanted more！ It's a good problem to have！ Okay I really enjoyed The Bridge Kingdom and couldn't wait to jump into the Traitor Queen and I am so glad I did！ Danielle Jensen did a awesome job！ The only thing I would change is I didn't want it to end。 I wanted more！ It's a good problem to have！ 。。。more
Tia
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when i tell you i wept at this book。。。i WEPT
Kassidi Trask
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This story was soooo good！ I kept thinking there was absolutely no way things could work out between the two main characters。。。 but wow！ I know there is a lot of work that will need to be done in the future of this series， but I can’t wait for more books！！！ I’d also love to see more of Laura’s sisters and what their fate is。
Siobhan McQuillan
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A satisfying conclusion to the duology！ Very much worth a read if you like enemies to lovers with a redemption arc！ Great battle scenes and fantastic， witty dialogue between characters！ It was wonderful to meet Lara's sisters and I really hope Jensen continues to explore all the characters introduced！ I'm very excited for Zarrah and Keris' story and eagerly await the next installment！I will absolutely now be exploring the rest of Jensen's catalogue！ A satisfying conclusion to the duology！ Very much worth a read if you like enemies to lovers with a redemption arc！ Great battle scenes and fantastic， witty dialogue between characters！ It was wonderful to meet Lara's sisters and I really hope Jensen continues to explore all the characters introduced！ I'm very excited for Zarrah and Keris' story and eagerly await the next installment！I will absolutely now be exploring the rest of Jensen's catalogue！ 。。。more
Malyna
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I have to say， I enjoyed the first book more than this one。 But with that said， this book was absolutely enthralling。 This duology has been such a journey and I’m so happy that I picked it up。 The writing is fantastic， and excellent storyline and even better politics！ I love a fantasy with good political threats！！！！ I’m sad that this story is over， but very happy with how things wrapped up。
Nerfy
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Very well written but lost a star because the characters were a bit annoying and the ending felt weak and rushed。
Rosa Iglesias
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Gave me a heart attack but would totally recommend it。
Nikølå
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4，75🌟
sav
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haven't read a book this good in a very long time。 haven't read a book this good in a very long time。 。。。more
Emily
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I am so happy to say that this was just as good as the first！ The action was tense and non-stop， delivering not one boring minute。 My heart ached for Lara， as she struggled with trying to atone for her actions from the cliff-hanger ending of The Bridge Kingdom。 And while she did seem to never catch a break or be treated fairly， it was a great representation of real grief， guilt， and atonement that you would expect in such a dire situation。 She doesn't get off lightly， which allows her to step in I am so happy to say that this was just as good as the first！ The action was tense and non-stop， delivering not one boring minute。 My heart ached for Lara， as she struggled with trying to atone for her actions from the cliff-hanger ending of The Bridge Kingdom。 And while she did seem to never catch a break or be treated fairly， it was a great representation of real grief， guilt， and atonement that you would expect in such a dire situation。 She doesn't get off lightly， which allows her to step into her own for what feels like the first time。 As in all action stories you wonder how the characters can be wounded so much and keep going - when a mere paper cut sets me to tears - but I'm still happy to believe it because Lara is my warrior Queen <3。 The ending was quick but I don't think rushed - because of all the feats that Lara and Aren go through to get there。 But I do wish we got a bit more of the warm and fuzzies in the end！ Hopefully the books to come let us look in on these great characters again。 。。。more
Britney
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I cannot remember the last time I read a book in a day。 This was everything。
Gigi
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3 stars！ Danielle Jensen is very good at stressing her readers TF out haha。 I enjoyed the story building and found that Aren and Lara have a very realistic take on their relationship。 I enjoyed meeting （or revisiting I guess） newer characters and seeing how Lara interacts with them all。 The battle scenes were well done and again， hella stressful。 I definitely enjoyed this but liked book one more。 I'm super interested to see how things will be moving forward with the next book！！ 3 stars！ Danielle Jensen is very good at stressing her readers TF out haha。 I enjoyed the story building and found that Aren and Lara have a very realistic take on their relationship。 I enjoyed meeting （or revisiting I guess） newer characters and seeing how Lara interacts with them all。 The battle scenes were well done and again， hella stressful。 I definitely enjoyed this but liked book one more。 I'm super interested to see how things will be moving forward with the next book！！ 。。。more
Lauren Firks
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。5 stars I’ll start off by saving this book has awesome action scenes！！！ I was fully invested in the end and was on the edge of my seat wondering how Lara and Aren were going to save Ithicana with not many pages left in the book- but they made it happen， and wow， what an intense last section of the book！ Things I liked: I loved Lara reconnecting with her sisters- and then going to Vencia and saving Aren！ So many badass action scenes and I loved their stealth。 I loved the sister scenes especiall 4。5 stars I’ll start off by saving this book has awesome action scenes！！！ I was fully invested in the end and was on the edge of my seat wondering how Lara and Aren were going to save Ithicana with not many pages left in the book- but they made it happen， and wow， what an intense last section of the book！ Things I liked: I loved Lara reconnecting with her sisters- and then going to Vencia and saving Aren！ So many badass action scenes and I loved their stealth。 I loved the sister scenes especially- it was so fun to see Lara reunite with them and to see their relationships after Lara poisoned them in book one to save them。 Loved her and Aren’s trek across the red desert， and them going to Valcotta together。 Lots of interesting world building。 Loved how intense the ending was！ So much excitement and action and twists in the end for the big ending battleLara getting revenge and killing her father- YES LOVED！ I was so happy it was her to took the killing blow Lara in general- she’s a fantastic character who is so confident in her abilities， she’s reasonable， and is so strong- I truly loved reading about her Things I didn’t like:Aren rubbed me the wrong way in some of this book- I really didn’t like how he forced Lara to stay on the boat with them when she was planning to leave them and go enact revenge on her father - plus we didn’t hear her reaction to this either - which was strange because it feels like we should have。 Also jt was very annoying that he needed her to stay with him and he couldn’t let her go- Meanwhile disrespecting her plans to go attack her father and get her revenge。 I would have preferred they had more of a conversation about this instead of it being his way or nothing else。 Felt unfair to Lara and felt he was being too controlling without care to her feelings or opinions The sex scene after Lara is almost bleeding to death with her massive cut in her thigh that was JUST stitched up- and then Aren has sex with her which could easily hurt her Injury more - when just before （and after） he said she needed to rest it- this bothered me for sure！！ And it was him taking initiative to have sex with her when she was so injured- this just didn’t seem realistic and I was not a fan of that scene happening there。 Not to mention then he regrets jt and leaves her afterwards when she is SO injured。 Seemed like a dick move :/ Finally- this isn’t really something I disliked， but more of found lacking is that I would have preferred more content with her sisters- i found myself wondering what they were doing later on in the book- we hear they are safe but they were a big part of the beginning section of the book that I was invested and curious about them later on- but we don’t catch up with them later on。 Overall- I’m excited for more books by this author- and i would love some of these loose ends to be tied up later on - such as Lara’s sisters and the fate of Maridrina- so I look forward to more books in this universe。 。。。more
jaz
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That’s it？？？？？😵🤧 3。5 stars
Nikki
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This is probably the best book you haven’t read yet。 So so in love with this series。 I’m gonna have the worst book funk since we don’t have a book 3 yet！！！ So happy to have found this series。 Just fantastic！！！！
Cecily
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This book had been everything I had hoped for and more！ Review to come
Alexis | whatlexreads
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This book was even better than the first— which is saying a lot because The Bridge Kingdom was absolutely outstanding。 It was fast paced （without feeling rushed） and had me completely hooked the WHOLE time。 It drew me in from the first page and I wasn’t able to put it down or stop without wanting more and doesn’t happen often for me！！ The plot line was brilliant— especially the scheming and political plays— I loved seeing Lara’s killer training in action， along with her sisters。 Lara really show This book was even better than the first— which is saying a lot because The Bridge Kingdom was absolutely outstanding。 It was fast paced （without feeling rushed） and had me completely hooked the WHOLE time。 It drew me in from the first page and I wasn’t able to put it down or stop without wanting more and doesn’t happen often for me！！ The plot line was brilliant— especially the scheming and political plays— I loved seeing Lara’s killer training in action， along with her sisters。 Lara really showed OUT throughout the entire book。 The “I fucking hate you but I 。。。 love you” relationship between Aren and Lara was so so so so delicious。 The back half of the book had my heart beating double time and my palms actually sweating lol。 I’m also very interested in Zarrah’s and Keris’ story， which I’m excited to read about in the next installment。Needless to say， I’ll be re-reading this series for all of eternity。 。。。more
Aleksa
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Hoooooooooly。 Look， book 2 can have a lot of issues （especially where the story continues on - but more on that later）。 Instead， this was just fun。 If you ever forget this book， just remember that sharks were involved in the redemption ark and that should jog your memory。 I mean， look， I loved this。 I did！ I really didn't know how DLJ was going to redeem our queen Lara， but she made it work （I laughed because being into spirits or superstitions wasn't really EVER mentioned by any Ithicanian so b Hoooooooooly。 Look， book 2 can have a lot of issues （especially where the story continues on - but more on that later）。 Instead， this was just fun。 If you ever forget this book， just remember that sharks were involved in the redemption ark and that should jog your memory。 I mean， look， I loved this。 I did！ I really didn't know how DLJ was going to redeem our queen Lara， but she made it work （I laughed because being into spirits or superstitions wasn't really EVER mentioned by any Ithicanian so being like 'oh yes the shark said so' was wildly random but I respected the hustle tbh）。 All I'm going to say is that I felt that Lara went through enough pain porn to get a bit of a reprieve after literally being stabbed + drowned so when DLJ was like 'and now everything is fine'。 No spoilers except to say - while I am not going to read the rest of the series， this was well worth the rec。 If you like Sarah J Maas and enemies to lovers to one-sided hatred， this is that。 The world-building is honestly so good and there's not ENOUGH of it but there's just enough to keep you interested。 This is just a really solid read （and there's no magic！） 。。。more
Mac Ford
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how am I JUST finding these books？？？ Incredible。 S-tier action， steamy romance， incredible world building， badass main character （who is one of 12 assassin sisters - ！！！）， thrills that genuinely made my heart skip a beat， perfect pacing， everything。 SO GOOD。
Nicole LaFountain
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HOW？！？ How is the second book 100x even better than the first？ The first was good， but this was a masterpiece of non-stop action， great fight scenes and lovers to enemies to lovers to enemies to lovers。 I didn't want it to end， the romance isn't in your face， but its so good。 I love that this book made the main character， Lara a total badass and showed Aren as having weaknesses and soft。 Such a fresh tale！ Do yourself a favor and go read this！ The first book is mainly just plot/world building co HOW？！？ How is the second book 100x even better than the first？ The first was good， but this was a masterpiece of non-stop action， great fight scenes and lovers to enemies to lovers to enemies to lovers。 I didn't want it to end， the romance isn't in your face， but its so good。 I love that this book made the main character， Lara a total badass and showed Aren as having weaknesses and soft。 Such a fresh tale！ Do yourself a favor and go read this！ The first book is mainly just plot/world building compared to this action packed sequel。 。。。more
Louise
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I panicked and was basically holding my breath when I got to the last 50ish pages of the book and NOTHING appeared to be resolving。 So action packed and full of desire and tension and vivid adventure scenes that I had to read it in one sitting。 I enjoyed it even more than the first book。 This second book developed the fictional world to a greater extent and also allowed deeper reflection on the part of the main characters。 I really admire how Jensen writes。 She doesn’t let dialogue take over lik I panicked and was basically holding my breath when I got to the last 50ish pages of the book and NOTHING appeared to be resolving。 So action packed and full of desire and tension and vivid adventure scenes that I had to read it in one sitting。 I enjoyed it even more than the first book。 This second book developed the fictional world to a greater extent and also allowed deeper reflection on the part of the main characters。 I really admire how Jensen writes。 She doesn’t let dialogue take over like many other authors I’ve read in this genre， and she “shows” the plot unfolding instead of telling her readers， giving one clue at a time and holding us in suspense。 I love the intensity between Lara and Aren so much that I felt like I myself was about to burst。 I don’t expect to have a productive day anymore because I have to process the whirlwind I just went through。 。。。more
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