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King's Cage (Red Queen, #3)
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bookshelves: dystopia, end-of-the-world, epic-fantasy, romance, sisters, ya, 500-page-plus
Jun 02, 2018
bookshelves: dystopia, end-of-the-world, epic-fantasy, romance, sisters, ya, 500-page-plus
“Now I’m in a King’s cage. But so is he. My chains are silent stone. His is the crown.�
I’m having a real dilemma with this series. On the one hand, it’s easy to read, there are a lot of great characters and an exciting plot.
On the other hand, Mare is still pretty insufferable. She spent 6 months in Maven’s palace Whitefire, being tortured within an inch of her life and paraded around as a pet the rest of the time. This was a good plot device. However, Mare soon began repeating herself on a regular basis ‘I want to kill Maven� “I wish I could kill Maven� etc. Etc. While her point was valid, I knew how she felt the first time, it didn’t need repeating every couple of pages!
The second half of the book was just as bad. Having escaped her prison all she would do is remind us of the prison she escaped. Like yes I know this - I read 150 pages about it!
I liked the chapters from Cameron’s POV - she was great and super relatable. I also appreciated the few chapters from Evangeline’s POV they were really interesting to see all the inter house politics.
But overall, I can’t get used to Mare. She is vastly irritating. Unfortunately after this ending I still need to read the last one to see how it will all end, because I need to know! But I’m not sure how much I’ll enjoy it - my patience with this series is wearing thin.
I’m having a real dilemma with this series. On the one hand, it’s easy to read, there are a lot of great characters and an exciting plot.
On the other hand, Mare is still pretty insufferable. She spent 6 months in Maven’s palace Whitefire, being tortured within an inch of her life and paraded around as a pet the rest of the time. This was a good plot device. However, Mare soon began repeating herself on a regular basis ‘I want to kill Maven� “I wish I could kill Maven� etc. Etc. While her point was valid, I knew how she felt the first time, it didn’t need repeating every couple of pages!
The second half of the book was just as bad. Having escaped her prison all she would do is remind us of the prison she escaped. Like yes I know this - I read 150 pages about it!
I liked the chapters from Cameron’s POV - she was great and super relatable. I also appreciated the few chapters from Evangeline’s POV they were really interesting to see all the inter house politics.
But overall, I can’t get used to Mare. She is vastly irritating. Unfortunately after this ending I still need to read the last one to see how it will all end, because I need to know! But I’m not sure how much I’ll enjoy it - my patience with this series is wearing thin.
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Reading Progress
March 25, 2018
– Shelved as:
own-tbr
March 25, 2018
– Shelved
May 22, 2018
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Started Reading
May 23, 2018
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12.23%
"Like that we get Cameron’s POV as well as Mare’s - it’s good to switch it up 😊"
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62
May 30, 2018
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29.59%
" “Even if she was a condescending twit most of the time.�
😂 Cameron’s attitude towards Mare is literally me 😂"
page
150
😂 Cameron’s attitude towards Mare is literally me 😂"
June 1, 2018
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53.25%
"First day of holiday and I’m behind on my books - thought I’d be further through this one by now, but I woke up yesterday with an awful cold and all I’ve done on the beach is sleep!"
page
270
June 2, 2018
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58.58%
" “Caz, Brecker, with us!�
Really?! She chose those names for two of the guards? Really!?"
page
297
Really?! She chose those names for two of the guards? Really!?"
June 2, 2018
– Shelved as:
ya
June 2, 2018
– Shelved as:
sisters
June 2, 2018
– Shelved as:
romance
June 2, 2018
– Shelved as:
epic-fantasy
June 2, 2018
– Shelved as:
end-of-the-world
June 2, 2018
– Shelved as:
dystopia
June 2, 2018
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Finished Reading
June 25, 2018
– Shelved as:
500-page-plus
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May 29, 2018 12:02AM
I have read only the first in the series. Are the other two good enough ? Does it get interesting and should I be expecting unexpected turns ? :)
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Sakshi wrote: "I have read only the first in the series. Are the other two good enough ? Does it get interesting and should I be expecting unexpected turns ? :)"In all honesty, I wouldn't say it was a particularly 'good' series. But it is lighthearted and fun, there are definitely a few twists and turns in there :)
Yeah, I somehow didn't find anything riveting or too out of the ordinary so I don't think I am going to continue. Thank you, Charlotte. Have a good reading week :)
Nice Review. Yeah, Mare is one of the most annoying MCs I have read about
@Nasom: absolutely! I’ve never known a series to have such a terrible main character!
Hopefully the author will take away the points from your review.
I'm in the minority because I kind of loved the realness of Mare, but, if you're wondering if you should read the fourth book in the series, just know that the chapters are pretty evenly split between Evangeline and Mare, with a few chapters from Maven, Cal, and the Lakeland princess. So if Mare is your only complaint with the series, definitely read on to the next one! I loved Evangeline in particular!
Thanks Emily 😊 I’m feeling better about reading book four now
Wonderful review Charlotte
Thank you Margaret 😊
I’m with you - I’m invested in the story but not in the characters
