The Hemlock Queen

De: Hannah Whitten

Narrado por: Emily Ellet

Duración: 16 h y 34 m

Resumen del Editor

In the second installment of New York Times bestselling author Hannah Whitten’s lush romantic epic fantasy series, the glittering and dangerous world of the Sainted King’s royal court is upended when Prince Bastian seizes control and a mysterious dark force begins to take over.

The corrupt king August is dead. Prince Bastian has seized the throne and raised Lore—a necromancer and former smuggler—to his right-hand side. Together they plan to cut out the rot from the heart of the royal court and help the people of Dellaire. But not everyone is happy with the changes. The nobles are sowing dissent, the Kirythean Empire is beating down their door, and Lore’s old allies are pulling away. Even Prince Bastian has changed. No longer the hopeful, rakish, charismatic man Lore knows and loves, instead he’s become reckless, domineering, and cold.

And something has been whispering in her ear. A voice, dark and haunting, that’s telling her there’s more to the story than she knows and more to her power than she can even imagine. A truth buried deep that could change everything.

With Bastian’s coronation fast approaching and enemies whispering on all sides, Lore must figure out how to protect herself, her prince, and her country before they all come crumbling down and whatever dark power has been creeping through the catacombs is unleashed.

©2024 Hannah Whitten (P)2024 Orbit

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Hannah Whitten is a world-building powerhouse! The Sainted King's court feels like a glittering chandelier—bright and brilliant to behold, with faceted edges sharp enough to kill. I was dazzled."—Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Roots and Ruin

Great book

I love Hannah Whitten’s books! This book is exciting with great twists and turns. Her storytelling makes you feel submersed in the world she creates.

Another great installment

The character development and the back stories are great although at times it felt a little slow it's still well worth it. I can't wait for the next book!

In love with this series

The storyline never lulls and keeps at a steady pace. I really hope there is a 3rd book. I need there to be a 3rd book. The Hemlock Queen is a seamless continuation of the first book in the series so if you enjoyed that one, you'll like this one even more.

lovely

Best series I've read in a long time, now I have a wicked book hangover until the next book is finished

What a lovely experience

I love this style of writing were you get to spend time in the world without feeling like the world is predictable and rushed from beginning to end. I love the character progression and true slow burn romance. The angst!!! Also love the twists and in depth lore of the world as well!

I'm excited for the next book

I loved this story, the detail alone in the writing is amazing. I'm excited to see where the story goes next!

The ending

why did you do this to me I need more and I finished it in 3 days 😫

fantastic

I love this book The buildup is great and the writing is phenomenal I am very excited to see if there is a next one coming out

Amazing World, Needs Better Pacing

3.5/5 ⭐
1.0/5 🌶️
4.0/5 🎧

I feel like I can copy and paste my review from book one... While the world is amazing and the characters are fantastic, the pacing leaves so much to be desired. I was hoping that not needing to build the world in book two would lead to a faster paced story, but alas, it was still about 30% too long in my opinion.

Will I be tuning in for book three? Most likely. I am really interested to see how this story ends and the cliffhanger for Queen was quite brutal.

Audio was really good, but slow. I sped it up about 0.75x more than I usually listen. Emily Ellet had really great female voices, but her males could be hard to distinguish. Overall I did enjoyed the listen.

The Plot

I have mixed feelings about this one. The story stayed consistent, but I found myself wanting more from the plot and characters—it left me feeling a bit underwhelmed. Maybe it just wasn’t the right time to read it, as it didn’t fully capture my attention.