Review: Queen of Roses

Queen of Roses by Briar Boleyn
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Queen of Roses
Really interesting retelling of Morgan Pendragon and the Court of Camelot. I’ve noticed these are quite popular lately.

I do love Morgan and her characterization. Smart, kind, caring, but horribly abused by her father and brother. Florian, a deviant and disgusting individual, horrified me at the beginning of the novel. His malice is so disturbing that the entrance of the hero is a huge relief. I get that the hero has many things to accomplish other than being dark and brooding, but I’m not sure that he’s protecting her quite enough. At times he almost mocks Morgan, someone who has clearly been physically and emotionally abused for decades.

I think that’s what was lacking. Morgan had too much piled up against her. There is so little compassion for her except for a random outburst or two, that the connection wasn’t fully there.

Once she goes on her journey and gets the chance to develop more as a strong female lead, the novel improved drastically. There was even a wonderfully timed and vague spin at the end that I enjoyed! I’m all, I’ll get it a 3.5. Lots of potential!

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