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    The Queen's Rising
    The Queen's Rising
    The Queen's Rising
    Audiobook12 hours

    The Queen's Rising

    Written by Rebecca Ross

    Narrated by Suzanne Elise Freeman

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    In this epic debut fantasy, inspired by Renaissance France, an outcast finds herself bound to a disgraced lord and entangled in his plot to overthrow the king. Perfect for fans of Grave Mercy and Red Queen!

    Brienna desires only two things: to master her passion and to be chosen by a patron. Growing up in Valenia at the renowned Magnalia House should have prepared her. While some are born with a talent for one of the five passions—art, music, dramatics, wit, and knowledge—Brienna struggled to find hers until she chose knowledge. However, Brienna’s greatest fear comes true: she is left without a patron.

    Months later, her life takes an unexpected turn when a disgraced lord offers her patronage. Suspicious of his intent, she reluctantly accepts. But there is much more to his story, for there is a dangerous plot to overthrow the king of Maevana—the rival kingdom of Valenia—and restore the rightful queen, and her magic, to the throne.

    With war brewing, Brienna must choose which side she will remain loyal to: passion or blood.

    Plus don't miss the thrilling sequel, The Queen's Resistance!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateFeb 6, 2018
    ISBN9780062822246
    The Queen's Rising
    Author

    Rebecca Ross

    Rebecca Ross writes fantasy novels for teens and adults. She lives in the Appalachian foothills of Northeast Georgia with her husband, a lively Australian Shepherd, and an endless pile of books. When not writing, she can be found reading or in her garden, where she grows wildflowers and story ideas. Find her on Instagram @beccajross.

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    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next one.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Okay…this is one of those books where I feel conflicted. The writer isn’t bad, the narrator isn’t bad, but something about both just made me upset. The plot is decent, the concept is decent and interesting enough, but the book is very derivative. Rebellion plot, everyone has three identities, and a sprinkle of magic. Main character is eh. But for the love of all things holy, if I hear another metaphor/simile ever again I might perish. The fog was like wolves, the shattered window like teeth, fever felt like she was a falling star. I mean…I love some descriptive and interesting parallels that heighten the imagery, but this was excessive and often puzzling to the point of annoyance. Half of the metaphors and similes were just unnecessary and flowery, distasteful if you will. Also, I really hate when authors decide to completely do away with contractions. By all means, use elevated language and more formal speech to portray a more proper society (Valenian), but I’ve found when you completely eliminate contractions you get stiff writing that doesn’t flow very naturally. It can be done, but it was just painful in this book.
      Beyond that, the plot points were alright, but everything felt rushed, nothing was fleshed out, and things felt too easy. Relationships and bonds happened instantaneously, it was really jarring. We’d meet a new character and then ten minutes later the MC and they have an unbreakable bond and I’m thinking “oh, did I miss something? I’m supposed to care now?”.
      *spoilers ahead*
      Daddy Alanoch (??? Apologies for spelling) just trusted her all of a sudden and gave her his most prized secret. The author just set up conflict and then didn’t follow through, Ross stole it from us! EVEN THE MC remarks “Huh, this all going according to plan. Noice.” It SO unrealistic and frustrating, GAH.
      Also MC was kinda useless during the war, I understand she is new to fighting but she keeps talking about her Maevan (sorry if this is the wrong spelling, I only listened to it and am unsure) spirit and she has all this armor and a fancy sword and she does literal zilch with it. The war also lasted about two seconds and was super anticlimactic. Any part that might’ve actually been interesting was massively cut short. Another note on MCs uselessness, it never felt like she used her skill set, we never get to see her deftly wield her knowledge or her blade. Nothing she learns is applied which results in me going “well then why was it in the book?”. Her lack of grit was so irksome, she straight up is about to let Daddy Alanoch kill her when she has the stone around her neck and a still has a queen she needs to set on the throne. The fight just leaves her! Then a man steps in to save her. Oh! Before this too, a different man stepped in to save her best friend that she failed to protect.
      *distant screeching*
      I just…I’m upset.
      In the book’s favor, it was an interesting concept and I enjoyed the history. I think this idea had real potential, but fell flat in execution. It had the right bones, but no muscle.

      As a YA novel for a middle schooler I would say this is an alright book. I can’t allow being in the YA category an excuse for some of the glaring faults in this book. Also, the narrator did a decent job, but, especially in the beginning, erred on the side of emotionless. Anywho, I would not recommend this book unless you just need something going on in the background.
      I hate to rag on a book, but there are so many amazing ones out there for you to explore instead, dear reader.
    • 3/5
      The beginning dragged on for far too long but in total it was a good read.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic story fell in love with characters and also it was beautifully read.
    • 3/5
      It was okay. The story in its entirely it's interesting, though i thought it started off in a different direction (Magnolia background which took too long), then filler story (her searching for her patron) then the real story began.
      I gave it a 3/5 because i can't say it made me read the sequels too.
      The ending was strong and good.
    • 4/5
      slow start, but the story is fantastic and you won't be able to put the book down. Beautifully developed characters and something many authors miss. That being the incorporation of multiple senses. I love the descriptions of smell and sight and sound all intertwined together.

      My only caveat is the narration. The first third of the book sounds like it is being read by a robot. I sped up to 1.2 x which helped but still it has an emotionless strangeness to it.
    • 4/5
      Fantastic Debut! I look forward to seeing what else Ross writes.

      This review contains spoilers.

      The book begins slowly at first but it gets decidedly more interesting as Brienna starts to gain her ancestral memories and the events of the summer solstice unwound.

      My only complaints of the book are minor. I don't like the romance between Brienna and Cartier. At the end of the book, she is 18 but it just feels really creepy that her teacher/mentor, someone who knew her as a child and taught her closely for 3/4 years ends up being her romantic interest. Given that this is a book for young adults, I would have preferred a healthier relationship, but I guess I am an old fogey now.

      It's interesting that Brienna herself does not become queen, though it was never really a possibility...but it kind of bugs me that the girl who becomes queen, doesn't really do anything in the book... Brienna risks her life and safety on retrieving the two macguffins nesscary to crown a new queen... Isolde doesn't do much in the book, so I don't really care... Though it makes more sense for Brienna to not be queen as it doesn't suit her character and she doesn't have a huge attachment to the country, though neither does Isolde. I guess I would have prefer the would be queen to have been more active in securing her own throne.

      Still! A great read! Would definitely recommend it.
    • 4/5
      I had this on my list for quite a while it seems like and it was a surprise how much I liked and enjoyed it.

      My negative take from it was during the ending with some of the relationship scenes etc between the MC, Brianna and one of the fallen Lords.

      The romance/relationship was a little too blah for me - not sure how to describe it. It just rubbed me the wrong way, but other than that, I loved it especially all the plot twists and everything.
    • 5/5
      An epic adventure featuring a strong female protagonist - I really enjoyed this read. Brienna has never known her father. Her mother died when she was young and her protective grandfather hid her away with in a passion house to keep her safe from the father she never knew.As Brienna cycles through the different passions, failing at all, she finally settles on knowledge. But as her classmates find patrons and leave her, Brienna is left at the passion house until ... her mistress discovers that Brienna is the key to the return of the ruling Queens to Maevana, a land that has suffered through King's rule for generations. While Brienna does not possess magical royal blood, her role in the return of female rule to her father's land is integral.This book has everything: a strong protagonist that you can't help loving, a wide array of side characters, adventure, mystery, romance, and danger. And the bonus is that the story ends beautifully with real closure. Highly recommend!
    • 5/5
      My streak has continued... I have been extremely lucky lately with my book selections and The Queen's Rising did not disappoint! It was beautifully written (though sometimes transparent and predictable) and it was ultimately, wholeheartedly and undeniably satisfying. Yes it did suffer a bit from Things-Conveniently-Falling-Into-Place- Rather- Easily syndrome AND the romance was a dollop mechanical, saccharine and tame BUT it was ALSO a fun, engrossing, uplifting gem gifted nicely (and rather neatly wrapped) with a big ole Happy Ending for (Almost) All glitter bow.
    • 5/5
      *Thank goodness this was not a speshul snowflake story.*Although, I can't help but feel cheated for Brienna. She was the one to find the stone, it was through her plans that brought about the enemy's downfall. And all the Kavanagh girl could bank on was her name and ancestry. And daughters of ALL the houses have equal claim to the throne.*I love the romance here. Sweet and unhurried and so right. It reminded me of the romance in the Paper Magician series.*I really hope to see Brienna and what will happen in the days to come. Her desire to build a House, her and Cartier's handfasting, her role in the queendom, and maybe reunite with her passion sisters or if she will travel back to Valenia.
    • 4/5
      I'm a little on the fence about THE QUEEN'S RISING. On one hand, I enjoyed the story as a whole. On the other hand, I had some issues. What I enjoyed:The characters. Brienna was really easy to like. I felt her frustration for answers, her anger at injustices and her heartbreak when she felt like all was lost. All the girls—for the most part—were really supportive of each other. I loved getting to know them and watching their friendships grow. The world was well done and felt so big. The author really brought the different places to life. I liked learning about the different cultures, history and beliefs of each place. What I didn't love:The romance. It was just ehh for me. Not super exciting.Some things happened a little too easily and other things happened a little too slowly. I would have loved to see some more tension and suspense in those moments. **START OF SPOILER** My other big gripe is a SPOILER so read on with caution. I hated that Brienna wasn't the one fighting to be queen. I know, silly, but I kept waiting for that to change and I really wanted it to. **SPOILER ENDS**At the end after everything was said and done, I still wanted to read more. It felt complete, but I wanted more so I will defiantly keep a look out for book number two.* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
    • 5/5
      What a ride!This has to be the next best YA Fantasy to come out! I've not read anything quite like this. Ross can weave a tale! She is a gifted author with an incredible story-telling ability that keeps you engaged and riveted to the pages. Her world-building is fantastic and compelling. She created a world centered around passions which do not include magic. What does, is actually limited to just one area of the story. I found this refreshing because you were more intrigued in the story than in what magic they were going to wield next to resolve issues. This way, it was left up to personal ingenuity and realistic resourcefulness of the characters in the story to resolve crises.I loved this book and intend on following the author to see what she'll come up with next.Buy the book!