The Queen Of The Tearling by Erika Johansen

The Queen Of The Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #1)

by Erika Johansen

Her throne awaits ...if she can live long enough to take it. It was on her nineteenth birthday that the soldiers came for Kelsea Glynn. They'd come to escort her back to the place of her birth - and to ensure she survives long enough to be able to take possession of what is rightfully hers. But like many nineteen-year-olds, Kelsea is unruly, has high principles and believes she knows better than her elders. Unlike many nineteen-year-olds, she is about to inherit a kingdom that is on its knees - corrupt, debauched and dangerous. Kelsea will either become the most fearsome ruler the kingdom has ever known ...or be dead within the week. Combining thrilling adventure and action, dark magic, mystery and romance, The Queen of the Tearling is the debut of a born storyteller blessed with a startling imagination.

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3 of 5 stars

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I went into this book with high expectations, but soon I found myself being dragged through a story that had me wondering what I was missing that everyone else loved.

I was bored with most of this story. I kept hoping as the story progressed, things would pick up. Maybe Kelsea would start to develop friendships with someone in the Keep. Maybe the Fetch would be back and liven things up. Unfortunately, those things never happened. It made it hard to get behind the heroine of a story when you don't feel a connection to them or care if they succeed.

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  • 21 November, 2016: Reviewed