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Silver Queendom was a fun romp of a heist fantasy. It follows a team of con artists who are forced to accept bad jobs against better judgement because their debts are about to be due. Darin is the leader and mastermind with a power he refuses to use. Evie is a noblewoman laid low by her father’s debts. Tom is a fighter with a gentle heart for horses. Kat is a traveller who can’t stop rescuing orphans. Together, they make up the Red Rooster team and attempt to pull off their riskiest con yet.

It is getting quite rare to get fantasies that don’t have epic scales or world ending stakes, so getting a smaller low stakes fantasy was refreshing. We get to see them perform three increasingly intricate con jobs with wide ranging heists. The book is fast paced and told from the perspectives of each of the team. And although we get to know each of them and their backgrounds well, I did feel like I still lacked some emotional connection with them. They were fun to follow along with, with their banter and quips, but I just did not feel as invested in them as I would have liked. This was very much a plot driven story.

Silver Queendom is a low stakes heist fantasy that delivers on the fun and the elaborate heists. Although the book is a standalone, I would definitely read more as the Red Rooster team has the potential as a serial.

*I was provided a copy of the book by Angry Robot Books in exchange for an honest review.

cfoley's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

littlesoulsister's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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