Name: Loéva 's review of The Caged Queen by Kristen Ciccarelli
Item: The Caged Queen
Rating: 5
Author: Loéva

Kristen Ciccarelli

Kristen Ciccarelli’s distinct brand of lyrical, haunting fantasy continues in the companion to her bestselling debut, The Last Namsara. Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and Renee Ahdieh. Once there were two sisters born with a bond so strong that it forged them together forever. Roa and Essie called it the hum. It was a magic they cherished—until the day a terrible accident took Essie’s life and trapped her soul in this world. Dax—the heir to Firgaard’s throne—was responsible for the accident. Roa swore to hate him forever. But eight years later he returned, begging for her help. He was determined to dethrone his cruel father, under whose oppressive reign Roa’s people had suffered. Roa made him a deal: she’d give him the army he needed if he made her queen. Only as queen could she save her people from Firgaard’s rule. Then a chance arises to right every wrong—an opportunity for Roa to rid herself of this enemy king and rescue her beloved sister. During the Relinquishing, when the spirits of the dead are said to return, Roa discovers she can reclaim her sister for good. All she has to do is kill the king.

The Caged Queen

Vanessa 

Loéva 

Septique au début... Et puis je l'ai dévoré

Livia

I'm going to start this review by saying this. There are more characters I hate than the ones I love.

Where should we start? In The Last Namsara, we were introduced to Roa, a scrublander who allies herself with Dax, Asha's brother, to help him plan a revolt against the Dragon King. We get only a glimpse of her but from that glimpse, I'm intrigued by her calm persona. Which is why I'm excited to see her story.

How does one character regress in a book solely about herself? At first, I was okay with her, then annoyed, then I flat out hated her. She always assumes things without asking the other person, she thought that she knows everyone and everything, she is selfish, and she blames everyone for everything without looking at herself. If I were her, I would let my sister pass so that she could rest in peace. Even Essie said so. But does Roa ever ask what her sister wants? Nooo, because she only cares what she wants, no matter the consequences. And when she said that Dax is the reason Essie died, I thought of the worse. But it turns out it was Essie's choice to save him, which means none of it was Dax's fault, yet Roa keeps blaming him.

And I seriously don't get why Dax is still head over heels for Roa. She is shady, and he knows it. Yet he still loved her. And he spoke of it like it was the strongest type of love, which just makes me scream "NO!"

The only saving grace of this book is Dax and his constant scheming (which I love), Asha, Torwin, and Kozu.

It's safe to say that this book's story is nowhere near as good as the first one.

Faith

Cori McCarthy

Let me just start off by saying, everyone needs to read this book!

This was my second time reading this book because I am preparing for the third and final installment in this series, and reading this book a second time just made it even better. I found I payed more attention and saw connections between the this book and the first installment, "The Last Namasara ,and I can't wait for the next one to come out! This is such an amazing book, and is written so well. The writing just transports you into this world where you want to spend hours upon hours in. I would just sit on my bed, with a nice blanket and cup of coffee, and experience this world for the second time and it was honestly even better reading it the second time. I am so excited for the next book and can't wait to see what happens next!

I highly suggest reading this book! Warning though, you will lose sleep over this book because it will keep you up at all hours of the night!

“What are souls, but stars waiting to be born?”
― Kristen Ciccarelli, The Caged Queen

Manon van Heumen

Lisa Beasley

When I first started this I will admit I missed Asha a lot but Roa soon worked her way into my heart and I was gripped by her story too. It's such a touching story about grief and love and how to deal with them wothout losing yourself. So much more than your average fantasy story at least in my opinion. Very enjoyable.

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