The Queen of Traitors (#2) - Laura Thalassa [Review]

Book: The Queen of Traitors (#2)

Author: Laura Thalassa

Published: 13th January 2016

Publisher: Lavabrook Publishing Group

Pages: 343

Rating: 3/5 stars

Having enjoyed the previous book in this series, I was excited to read the sequel, The Queen of Traitors. However, a lot of the parts I enjoyed in the first book were slightly absent in this installment, and the parts I didn't enjoy were more frequent. 

Let's break it down. Firstly, the first 40% or so of this book is spent with Serenity trying to piece together her lost memories and learn to see the King as she once saw him (which was like 50% hate 50% lust, right?). This is incredibly repetitive and very reminiscent of the first book, and in fact, you could probably replace this section of the book with the first half of The Queen of All that Dies and you would have essentially the same book. It was rather tedious and boring, but thankfully if you can make it through these initial chapters, then the pace does pick up somewhat.

Secondly, you think that for a wealthy tyrant and ruler of like, everything, the King would have better security. Attempts are made on the lives of the King, Montes, and the Queen, Serenity, at an alarming frequency. Seriously, who are they hiring for their security? Barry and Paul from the Chuckle Brothers???

Thirdly, there's a lot more sex scenes in this book. Now, I don't mind the occasional tumble, but this is pure smut. The King appears to be constantly ~ready to go~ and a good percentage of this book was dedicated to his relentless thirst. Someone give him a cold shower, seriously... or twelve.

The real star of this book is Serenity; whereas the King was needing to quench his thirst 24/7, Serenity was thinking about important things, like, oh I don't know - the several attempts made on their lives and who could be behind them. She really stepped up her Poirot-like-detective skills in this novel, and it was enjoyable to behold. 

There are some really good twists and turns in this book, however most of them occur during the last 15% of so of the book, so if you've lost focus by then, it's likely that they will have less of an impact. However, the ending does set the next book up nicely, with a suitably satisfactory cliffhanger, and it left me reeling with emotion. Namely - 'dayyyummm, Serenity is gonna be pissed'.

Overall, if you've read the first book, read this one, if only for the ~lolz~ and hopefully, the third installment will deliver an engaging and thrilling conclusion.