Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Since Game of Thrones is included in the first 5 words of the synopsis, it’s fair to say that in Kill the Queen Estep has shamelessly recycled high profile GOT elements, like the Red Wedding, Joffrey’s sadistic insanity, and assigning Fire and Ice . . . er, Winter and Summer, to her major royal line. It’s rare for an author to sell the female gladiator. It took Ilona Andrews a couple of novels to develop Kate Daniels to the point where she worked for me. Everleigh’s training and development timeline in KtQ is just silly. I’m also exhausted by the number of authors who think Villains must be Universally Rabid Crazy Sadistic Nutjobs Period. I’m exhausted by the special snowflake heroine (a disclaimer to being such a thing is actually used, without merit, by Everleigh at one point in the story). Kill the Queen is what I consider a fast, brainless read that is usually offered by Indie authors at $2.99 to $5.99. I look for more originality and polish from a long-established author like Estep. I look for a better story when I pay $10.99 for a novel. Wait until the next few books are released and they drop the price to KtQ to a teaser level before you make the investment!