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A review by kshippy
The Hollow Queen by Elizabeth Haydon
3.0
I LOVED the original trilogy books of this series - a friend and I found them in high school and I'm pretty sure I read Rhapsody 10 times by the time we graduated. Because I read those first three books at an important time in my life (all 15 year old girls should find a book with a kick ass female character), I'm probably biased, but it seems like each book has gotten more rushed and less detailed, with The Hollow Queen being the worst.
Part of the joy of the Rhapsody books is reading something tiny - a comment someone makes, a tiny gesture, a random gift that's brushed off, etc. - and then having it come back 100 pages/a book later and it turns out that thing set off this huge waterfall of events and was super important. You had to remember all those little details, because nothing could be taken at face value. Hardly any of that depth was found in The Hollow Queen. Crazy things happen, and everyone just....accepts it? That's not how the characters I've followed for 10+ years now would do, at least not in my head!
I did read the book, and I didn't hate it, but it also didn't add anything to the series for me.
Part of the joy of the Rhapsody books is reading something tiny - a comment someone makes, a tiny gesture, a random gift that's brushed off, etc. - and then having it come back 100 pages/a book later and it turns out that thing set off this huge waterfall of events and was super important. You had to remember all those little details, because nothing could be taken at face value. Hardly any of that depth was found in The Hollow Queen. Crazy things happen, and everyone just....accepts it? That's not how the characters I've followed for 10+ years now would do, at least not in my head!
I did read the book, and I didn't hate it, but it also didn't add anything to the series for me.