The Queen's Secret
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- Author：Melissa de la Cruz
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Summary
Lilac's birthright makes her the Queen of Renovia， and a forced marriage made her the Queen of Stavin。 But being a ruler does not mean making the rules。 For Lilac， taking the throne means giving up the opportunity to be with love of her life， the kingdom's assassin， Caledon Holt。
Worse， Cal is forced to leave the castle when a horrific set of magical attacks threatens Lilac's sovereignty。 Now Cal and Lilac will have to battle dark forces separately， even though being together is the only thing that's ever saved them。
In the riveting conclusion to Melissa De La Cruz's fantasy duet， love and magic are at war， and victory rests on a knife's edge。
Worse， Cal is forced to leave the castle when a horrific set of magical attacks threatens Lilac's sovereignty。 Now Cal and Lilac will have to battle dark forces separately， even though being together is the only thing that's ever saved them。
In the riveting conclusion to Melissa De La Cruz's fantasy duet， love and magic are at war， and victory rests on a knife's edge。
Reviews
Cassie
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This book like the first had a lot of potential to be really good。 It super annoying to me that when princesses have dual lives and the other takes over they suddenly become sort of wimpy characters。 There just wasn’t much more character development and so that left us with it being just a mediocre story。 There are so many loose ends and questions unanswered。 I gave it 3 stars instead of the 2 I would have given it， because it was an easy read， a cute story and took me away from real life for a This book like the first had a lot of potential to be really good。 It super annoying to me that when princesses have dual lives and the other takes over they suddenly become sort of wimpy characters。 There just wasn’t much more character development and so that left us with it being just a mediocre story。 There are so many loose ends and questions unanswered。 I gave it 3 stars instead of the 2 I would have given it， because it was an easy read， a cute story and took me away from real life for a bit。 。。。more
Ody Quintana
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really loved the first book and was instantly hooked。 I was so excited when I got the second book and started reading immediately。 I was so engaged and then the last chapters happened。 Im so disappointed with how it ended。
Korra
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Amazing book and storyline; If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Yumi
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The books are totally deserving。 I loved them， and I think they are must read。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
lyia
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*2。5 starsUhm。。。 what？ Review to come。
H C Kilgour
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Overall， not a bad book。 There were a few details that were inconsistent， but nothings perfect。The jealousy between Cal and Lilac was astoundingly infuriating。 Cal couldn’t deal with the fact his affair with the queen meant she still had to produce royal heirs。 And Lilac couldn’t fathom Cal having a plutonic relationship with any woman。 Like， come on。Hansen was well portrayed。 He’s meant to be snobby， lazy， annoying， and intelligent。 And he’s all those things。The politics of the book was also we Overall， not a bad book。 There were a few details that were inconsistent， but nothings perfect。The jealousy between Cal and Lilac was astoundingly infuriating。 Cal couldn’t deal with the fact his affair with the queen meant she still had to produce royal heirs。 And Lilac couldn’t fathom Cal having a plutonic relationship with any woman。 Like， come on。Hansen was well portrayed。 He’s meant to be snobby， lazy， annoying， and intelligent。 And he’s all those things。The politics of the book was also well written。 It wasn’t too boring but it was also necessary。 。。。more
Deign Pen
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This book consumes your soul and keeps you entranced with every turn of the page。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Nia Dragin
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Originally reviewed on Cyn's WorkshopThe Queen’s Secret picks up right after the events of The Queen’s Assassin。 However， it suffers from much of the same problems， leaving readers underwhelmed。Writing StyleThe biggest problem here is that it does not feel like Melissa de la Cruz。 De la Cruz has a talent for reinvention， but that is missing with this series。The Queen’s Secret lacks passion。 It has a story， but it feels generic， as if the author’s heart was not it。 Following Caledon and Lilac， no Originally reviewed on Cyn's WorkshopThe Queen’s Secret picks up right after the events of The Queen’s Assassin。 However， it suffers from much of the same problems， leaving readers underwhelmed。Writing StyleThe biggest problem here is that it does not feel like Melissa de la Cruz。 De la Cruz has a talent for reinvention， but that is missing with this series。The Queen’s Secret lacks passion。 It has a story， but it feels generic， as if the author’s heart was not it。 Following Caledon and Lilac， now queen who are lovers even though she is married to a King。 It is a purely political marriage， but when strange things start happening， dark magic is linking itself to Lilac， turning the people of the country she married against her。Of course， it is the work of the evil shapeshifting king and his followers。 The reader knows this but the movement and pacing of the story， pulling in so many directions。 Following Caledon on his quest and Lilac in the castle， taking the reader on this long and tedious journey。 When reading， the reader continues to ask the question， “okay， where are we going with this？” However， it is not a question brought on by intrigue; it is one brought on by boredom。This is the conclusion to this duology， and it takes far too long to develop。 Moreover， when it finally reaches the revelation， it is incredibly anticlimactic。 The ending comes in rushed and leaves so much to be desired。CharacterizationAdmittedly， there is one aspect of the novel that is marginally improved upon。 The characters have slightly more personality in The Queen’s Secret than in the previous novel， making the romance between Caledon and Lilac more believable。Much of their interactions are arguments due to the state of their relationships and each one’s insecurities。 These are the scenes with passion， but they also make the reader want to smack these characters because of how stupid they are。Other than that， once again， without one another， they fail to shine。Final ThoughtsThe Queen’s Secret has promise， but the novel and the series fail to be engaging and are ultimately just a generic young adult fantasy。See more reviews at Cyn's Workshop and follow me on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Tumblr | Spotify Podcast | YouTube | BookBub | Goodreads+ | LinkedIn 。。。more
Heather Solov-St。 Martin
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Not as good as book one， but still an enjoyable read。 It was nice to see Cal and Lilac's story continue and be wrapped up the way it was。 It does feel like this story was a bit rushed， and had some plot holes， but I still had a good reading experience overall。 Not as good as book one， but still an enjoyable read。 It was nice to see Cal and Lilac's story continue and be wrapped up the way it was。 It does feel like this story was a bit rushed， and had some plot holes， but I still had a good reading experience overall。 。。。more
Elsa Anschuetz
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I still loved the characters in this sequel， but they complained essentially nonstop about their complicated romantic situation。 I felt it to be very slow - missing much of the action and adventure from the first one。 Not Melissa de la Cruz's best work， but enjoyed the conclusion of the duology。 I still loved the characters in this sequel， but they complained essentially nonstop about their complicated romantic situation。 I felt it to be very slow - missing much of the action and adventure from the first one。 Not Melissa de la Cruz's best work， but enjoyed the conclusion of the duology。 。。。more
Elisa Ruiz
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0 stars， really。 I should have learned after the first book was so bad， but decided to give it a chance。 Big waste of time。
Ben Williams
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I really enjoyed reading your book。 I read enthusiastically and understood the story。 。。。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Chloe
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SO the reason the rating is so low is that I just didn't enjoy this book。 The plot wasn't an ongoing thing and there wasn't really a main goal it could have been a novella。 No substance its a no from me sorry melissa SO the reason the rating is so low is that I just didn't enjoy this book。 The plot wasn't an ongoing thing and there wasn't really a main goal it could have been a novella。 No substance its a no from me sorry melissa 。。。more
Megan Todaro
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Better than the first book for sure！ A lot more suspense and mystery。 Spoilers ahead:However i couldn’t help but be let down after the final battle （if you even want to call it a battle） when Queen Liliac shots the flaming arrow at the demon king killing him。 These scene has been built up over both books and it felt like it was too easy。 There is no real fight or big battle。 I had a feeling Queen Liliac would be pregnant with Cals heir instead of the kings。 Still not as much romance as I was hop Better than the first book for sure！ A lot more suspense and mystery。 Spoilers ahead:However i couldn’t help but be let down after the final battle （if you even want to call it a battle） when Queen Liliac shots the flaming arrow at the demon king killing him。 These scene has been built up over both books and it felt like it was too easy。 There is no real fight or big battle。 I had a feeling Queen Liliac would be pregnant with Cals heir instead of the kings。 Still not as much romance as I was hoping for between Liliac and Cal。 Overall good book。 I wonder if there will be a third book to kind put the broken pieces back together that we are left with in this book。 2 broken kingdoms being rebuilt， and child on the way， the king and queen living apart with their “secrets”。 Definitely leaves room for another book。 。。。more
Joe Anderson
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Samantha Jones
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I am amazed with your storytelling， great job！ If you allow， may I share your book to facebook in order to reach more readers？ And by the way， NovelStar is currently conducting a writing competition - You have a great potential。
Monica A
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listened to this at 3。5x speed。
Angel Mayumi
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Great job author， I really like your writing style。 I suggest you join Novel Star’s writing competition on April。
Justine Chen
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You can publish this in a mobile app so a lot of readers can see your lovely work。 Check on NovelStar and see how other writers earn by pursuing their passion in writing。
Lena
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*2。5I liked reading this series but generally it was quite average。 Also， I just finished it but I recall none of the plot。 It was just okay。
Jessica
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I hated this book。 I read chapter 1 to 4 but then skip to the end with the last three chapters。 So， i have DNF this novel。 It was boring！！！！ I truly thought she would have get divorce from Hansen and married Cal。 That would have been a better ending then her having Cal's twins and having one live with Hansen and his side pleasure slave。 I hated this book。 I read chapter 1 to 4 but then skip to the end with the last three chapters。 So， i have DNF this novel。 It was boring！！！！ I truly thought she would have get divorce from Hansen and married Cal。 That would have been a better ending then her having Cal's twins and having one live with Hansen and his side pleasure slave。 。。。more
Deidre
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This is the second book in the series and I read the first one so long ago， I only really remember that I really really liked it。 This one took me a long time to get into and remember what was going on and who all the characters were。 By the time I was into it again， it was over。 The main "boss fight" was a total let down。 After two books of building up to this showdown with the big bad demon King Phras， he goes down without much of a fight。 Cal literally does nothing。！ Not the epic battle I exp This is the second book in the series and I read the first one so long ago， I only really remember that I really really liked it。 This one took me a long time to get into and remember what was going on and who all the characters were。 By the time I was into it again， it was over。 The main "boss fight" was a total let down。 After two books of building up to this showdown with the big bad demon King Phras， he goes down without much of a fight。 Cal literally does nothing。！ Not the epic battle I expected。 The "happy ending" is a stretch at best。 I rolled my eyes hard。 This book was just lacking the danger and excitement and romance that I liked in the first installment。 I feel let down。 。。。more
Joshua Mantilla
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。Great job author， I really like your writing style。 I suggest you join Novel Star’s writing competition on April。
Shelley
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*Source* Library*Genre* Young Adult / Fantasy*Rating* 3-3。5*Thoughts* The Queen's Secret is the second and final installment in author Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Secret duology。 Lilac is the princess of Renovia by birth， and the queen of Stavin from her marriage to King Hansen。 But her heart belongs to Caledon Holt， an assassin sworn to protect the queen。 For awhile Hansen and Lilac have an arrangement。 They are married in name only， and each has lovers in secret thus the name of the book。 *Source* Library*Genre* Young Adult / Fantasy*Rating* 3-3。5*Thoughts* The Queen's Secret is the second and final installment in author Melissa de la Cruz's The Queen's Secret duology。 Lilac is the princess of Renovia by birth， and the queen of Stavin from her marriage to King Hansen。 But her heart belongs to Caledon Holt， an assassin sworn to protect the queen。 For awhile Hansen and Lilac have an arrangement。 They are married in name only， and each has lovers in secret thus the name of the book。 But after a series of strange events begins occurring in the kingdom of Stavin and Lilac is called a Renovian witch， Hansen decides it is time for them to stand together as a unit， and produce an heir to unite their kingdoms。 *Full Review @ Gizmos Reviews*https://gizmosreviews。blogspot。com/20。。。 。。。more
Jennifer
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While I enjoyed the story， it was too bogged down with slow and unimportant filler。 I truly wish this had been one book well edited and faster paced。 The satisfying ending did raise this from 2 to 3 stars， but I have difficulty recommending this one even though I love this author。
Jessi
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I am SO disappointed with the ending。 At times I was close to not finishing it but I was hopeful about the ending being a redeeming factor。 It was such a let down and felt like the author took the easy way out。
MistyDawnOx
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Meh。 I generally love this author。 This book kinda dragged on for me compared to the 1st in the series。 Shadow’s character was pretty in-inspiring。
Grüffeline
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I learned a long time ago that tears don't save lives。 All they do is blur your vision。 Boy， I am disappointed 😭 What the heck did I read？！ I had my worries when I started this。 Worries I might get confused because I remembered excactly nothing from the first book。 Apart from liking it。 That problem was solved by the author by giving us a little summary before starting with the new story and I got into the story easily enough。 There were still things I was a little confused about but I can't I learned a long time ago that tears don't save lives。 All they do is blur your vision。 Boy， I am disappointed 😭 What the heck did I read？！ I had my worries when I started this。 Worries I might get confused because I remembered excactly nothing from the first book。 Apart from liking it。 That problem was solved by the author by giving us a little summary before starting with the new story and I got into the story easily enough。 There were still things I was a little confused about but I can't tell if that was because of lack of knowledge or because of the story。 The writing was nice and I liked Holt and Lilac well enough。 But I think for me the first book lived off their interaction which was really limited here （view spoiler）[since they're being kept apart for almost the whole book （hide spoiler）]。 For most of this I was convinced that this was a middle book of a trilogy。 It certainly read like one until the last 20 final pages or so。 That's when an ending was written that felt completely like "Oh my， there should've been another book but I kinda just wanted to make this a duology and I'm ending this real quick！" to me。 And the way everything was solved made me personally role my eyes a lot。 I don't know how others saw it， so please give this duology a try if you're interested。 。。。more
kerrycat
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even better than book one - and perfect as a duology。
Renee Brown
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Many of the things I enjoyed about The Queen's Assassin were missing from this sequel。 I was disappointed that this became an angst-filled self-pity trip for Lilac - who was so strong and driven in the first book。 The alternating perspectives with Cal seemed to emphasize that weakness。 I honestly didn't care whether their love would survive。 It felt like the hero of the story had no voice in its telling。 Many of the things I enjoyed about The Queen's Assassin were missing from this sequel。 I was disappointed that this became an angst-filled self-pity trip for Lilac - who was so strong and driven in the first book。 The alternating perspectives with Cal seemed to emphasize that weakness。 I honestly didn't care whether their love would survive。 It felt like the hero of the story had no voice in its telling。 。。。more
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