I enjoyed Queen of the Tearling, but I don't think there was anything new there. Apart from a few shallow attempts to "adult-it-up" (a few expletives, references to slavery, rape, pedophilia) and the adult fiction price, Queen of the Tearling is indistinguishable from a YA story. Invasion of the Tearling, and no second book is happy without a third so I have to anticipate that.)Ī bit of a wake up to adults who believe adults should not read YA.if you have read this, you have read YA. Kelsea's transformation is thus far limited to one book. (Looks like there will be a second book.It falls out when she has claimed her power through her own strength. Elisa's jewel is embedded in her bellybutton.(She even has a twin jewel she must earn.)
Kelsea's jewel hangs on a necklace and resists removal by any but her. A jewel is essential to her supernatural power. Elisa's hard travel and physical exertion whip her into shape.Ĥ. Kelsea's sword training and sensible eating whip her into better shape. Teen starts out a bit overweight and out of shape. Elisa destroys the invading sorcerers then journeys to face her enemy directly winning over the people and earning the respect of important people who will protect her.ģ. Kelsea stops the lottery that selects tributes to be given to the Red Queen, thus winning over the people and earning the respect of important people who will protect her. In order to claim her power teen must prove herself to the nobles and people of her land. Elisa becomes queen through marriage her husband dies and she is thrust into power, but her belly jewel (more on that later) designates her as the "chosen one."Ģ. Kelsea is the Queen of the Tearling, which she knows and trains for her entire life. Sure, some of the details are different, but the essentials are the same. I liked the book, but I have already read it, in the form of The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson. These days there is lots of flutter around Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen, especially now it is going to be made into a movie starring Emma Watson as Kelsea.
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