Reviews
The Caged Queen is the second book in the Iskari trilogy, a companion novel to The Last Namsara. I loved The Last Namsara (Blog Post: October Reading Wrap-up | Goodreads), but I didn't enjoy this one as much. It has nothing in it that I liked in the first book (dragons, an interesting love story, a likable protagonist...). Kristen Ciccarelli did create an interesting world, with its own mythology. I liked the old stories in between the chapters, both in The Last Namsara and The Caged Queen. The Caged Queen also has a strong female lead again, but her strong personality was annoying at some times. The dialogues felt often superficial and immature. These are two reasons that made it hard for me to connect with the characters. And with no connection to the protagonists, I find it hard to really enjoy a book. So even though I was a little disappointed in the second book in this trilogy, I have no regrets at all for buying this trilogy. Even though the UK covers are stunning as well, I decided to buy the Dutch covers. The covers and the art at the inside of the dust jackets are so gorgeous.
