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A review by micaelamariem
The Oaken Queen by Lene Fogelberg
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Thank you so much to Dedaun Publishing and the author for this arc!!
I really enjoy the NI Revolution trilogy so far, the first book being my favorite in the series so far. The sequel, however, was still really good. It’s always interesting to read a dystopian about nature taking over but it being told in a way that justifies the nature’s violence and still painting humans as evil is a very interesting take and I love the creativity and philosophy of it. In this book, there were a few instances of cringey dialogue and I’m very confused on how old Carl is, given his whole backstory, so I would want that more clarified because it seems very unrealistic. Otherwise the dynamic between the family member and allies with all the secrets and betrayal and emotions was very compelling. I’m excited to read what happens next!
I really enjoy the NI Revolution trilogy so far, the first book being my favorite in the series so far. The sequel, however, was still really good. It’s always interesting to read a dystopian about nature taking over but it being told in a way that justifies the nature’s violence and still painting humans as evil is a very interesting take and I love the creativity and philosophy of it. In this book, there were a few instances of cringey dialogue and I’m very confused on how old Carl is, given his whole backstory, so I would want that more clarified because it seems very unrealistic. Otherwise the dynamic between the family member and allies with all the secrets and betrayal and emotions was very compelling. I’m excited to read what happens next!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail