Long May She Reign

by Rhiannon Thomas

[Ashley]

FACTS:

- It's not really a romance. There are a few bits and pieces, but it's ultimately sooo not the focus of the story, which is kind of appropriate.

- It seemed like it would be a fantasy book, but it's not really. I mean, it is, because it's about some imaginary land/kingdom. But I guess it didn't feel like a fantasy since it's so rooted in science and there's no magic.

WHAT I LIKED:

- I really liked the overall story. This girl who never in a million years expected to be queen is suddenly queen.

- I liked the main character a lot. She was super down to earth and probably ended up being the best possible person who could become queen.

- It has a good mystery. The whole book is really a murder mystery. The MC is trying to figure out who killed everyone. I enjoyed her investigation!

THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE:

- The ending felt anti-climactic to me. We went through so much to get to the end, then it just fell a bit flat. (show spoiler)[I think because the murderer ended up being a nice (but misguided) person so it was hard to really truly hate her, and the MC clearly felt the same way so she let her off easy. I think this just made the whole thing feel unsatisfying. I wanted to be able to truly hate someone and see them punished, but I didn't get that.] (hide spoiler)

- The book was missing a little X factor that would have made me truly love it. It wasn't a soul shattering, all-consuming type book. More like a fun, enjoyable read that may fade from my memory pretty quickly. I enjoyed it, but I don't see it lasting with me forever, if you know what I mean.