Invi Wright is the author of several romance novels, including The Female series, Aine, and The Professor. She had just begun her career in marketing when she decided to start a new hobby— writing. After many tears and more anger walks than is probably healthy, she decided to pursue writing full-time and began the journey of becoming a self-published author.
Okay, hear me out, because I really do find Invi’s writing addictive. But oof!— this one had me frustrated!! Reading about a self absorbed, stubborn as all hell, insecure demon seeking validation over and over and refusing to grow and learn through almost the ENTIRE book dropped this to a 2 star for me. That along with the repeated reminder of the gruesome murder that sparked the story line of revenge was too much for me. It may be because I’m a mom but wow… reading about the murder of a baby over and over was too much. I don’t think I’ll crave a reread of this one like I have the others. I honestly kept going because of the MMC, I flipping adored his character through the original 3 books. He is compassionate, understanding, smart, and in my opinion.. way out of the fmc’s league but that for sure sparks from knowing way more about him and having more time with him through the other books. Cassia is a hard one to swallow and her repetitive insecurities may have fit the juvenile natures of a Wrath but I don’t think it needed to be that spoon fed. What bumped up a star for me was the ultimate growth, though minor, toward the end, and the tease to the next book which had me very excited. But they left a HUGE question and threat unanswered. As well as no hint to the resolve. I think I’m more frustrated than at peace with finishing this one. With all of this said, will I read book 6 when it comes out? Hell yes.
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Looking at reviews I’m a minority here. I loved this book way more than the others. I was so tired of Charlie and her trio of baddies. Those 3 books felt like a waste of time. Nothing happened. Well, a lot of sex. But nothing of value to move the plot forward. I’m being mean, there was plot but very little and too far in between. The same weird problems kept coming up too. It felt purposefully elongated to make it a trilogy. This one had so much more plot. In fact it could have been longer. This book alone had more action and actual war than the others. One is literally named “Their Wars” and has no war whatsoever. Can you imagine! It was such a waste.
Cassia is very insecure but I think it comes with everything she is. Her birthright to lead a nation and all the insecurities of it actually belonging to her but also nepotism. The fact she’s a Wrath, a very powerful Wrath at that. To have all those emotions inside her always. Like ruling her every decision. It must be crazy. She is also so young! This is the only thing that gave me pause. I wish she would have much older in life. But then again I feel Rexton was perfect for her. So maybe she needed him now. Either way I loved this!! I just wish she was older. And weirdly enough I wanted more babies from her parents. Haha. Hopefully we get more in the future.
Possible How predictable but also I don’t care. I’m here for it. And I’ll return for more. Especially since I loved this book the most. It was plot driven and I really enjoyed that.
Queens follows Cassia, the daughter of Charlie and Aziel, King of Wrath and centres on her long-simmering quest for vengeance. Over twenty years earlier, Cassia found her younger brother Luca murdered in their backyard. He was killed by the guards of Mammon, the Queen of Greed, as retaliation for Aziel killing Mammon’s eldest son. That loss comes to define Cassia’s entire existence, and she becomes fixated on one goal alone: killing Mammon herself.
Determined to see this through, Cassia enlists the help of her siblings, Val and Dave. Dave secures an elixir that temporarily strips Cassia of her powers, forcing her to confront how dependent she has always been on magic rather than physical strength. With her abilities suppressed, she trains her body instead, learning to rely on muscle, endurance, and discipline. Once she feels ready, Cassia lies to her parents, claiming she’s heading off to a retreat, when in reality she secretly travels straight into Greed.
It’s there that she meets Rexton, who instantly recognises her as highborn from Wrath. Cassia unapologetically uses him to gain access to Greed, including securing invitations to his wedding to one of Mammon’s daughters. Her deception doesn’t last long—Aziel and her parents discover the truth and drag Cassia back home before she can finish what she started. While Cassia is forcibly removed, Rexton believes his marriage now grants him protection as part of Mammon’s family, allowing him to strike. He finds Mammon in the kitchen and brutally kills her, snapping her neck and slitting her throat.
When Cassia learns that Rexton stole her revenge, her rage is explosive. She declares that he will pay with his life. The first time she sees him again—in her father’s office—Cassia immediately attempts to kill him, but he successfully defends himself. She attacks him again later, and this time the fight is harsher. Rexton overpowers her, injures her, and leaves her sobbing. Aziel watches and does nothing, a moment that deeply humiliates Cassia. She teleports away in shame and returns to work, plotting Rexton’s downfall despite the fact that he is her mother’s closest friend Rock’s and has saved her mother’s life multiple times.
As they continue working together, Cassia’s emotions begin to shift against her will. She develops feelings for Rexton, eventually biting him but stopping short of marking him. Wanting battle experience, Cassia throws herself into combat and proves herself by taking down four Greed soldiers. Her performance earns her command of the most elite fighting unit, and she chooses to keep Rexton at her side.
During a major attack, the fighting breaks out elsewhere, and Cassia and her unit teleport into the thick of it. In the chaos, Rexton is badly injured. Cassia bites him repeatedly, fully claiming him as her mate and pouring her energy into him in an attempt to heal him. Rexton, stubborn to the end, insists he doesn’t need it and tells her to return to the battle. He teleports himself to the medical facility while Cassia continues fighting alongside the generals and her father. During this battle Prince of Greed seems to have slipped into Wrath and can’t be found. Afterward, when she goes to check on Rexton, he refuses to let anyone examine his back, hiding the scars he’s carried since childhood.
Overwhelmed, Cassia spirals and retreats to her apartment. Rexton feels her distress through their bond and teleports directly to her. This finally forces them into honest, vulnerable conversations, where they lay bare their inner thoughts and fears. The emotional breakthrough draws them closer, and their relationship becomes physical. When they return to duty, Cassia leads a meeting with confidence. Aziel later pulls her aside and tells her how proud he is of her leadership and growth—words Cassia has longed to hear her entire life. The bond with Rexton seems to calm her, softening her rougher edges.
Cassia returns to her family home to tell her parents about Rexton. They apologise for having placed a tracking bracelet on her, explaining they acted out of fear of losing another child. Cassia forgives them, and she agrees to continue attending family dinners—with Rexton now included. Ariel finally attempts she is ready for more of a leadership role within Wrath and setting her up to take over in time.
The final chapter shifts focus to Valeria a Fate, who reveals her disturbing visions of the future. She’s seen her mother’s death and Silas holding her lifeless body for four days. She’s also seen Chev and his mate die peacefully of old age, making them the “lucky” ones. Val doesn’t understand why she can see the fates of those close to her, as this is not normally how her gift works. When a Fate probes her mind, she traps him and demands answers to why the Fayes told her to trap him, setting up the next book in the series. An unresolved plot thread lingers as well: the Prince of Greed has slipped into Wrath and remains unaccounted for, leaving open the question of whether he’s seeking revenge for Mammon’s murder.
Overall, Queens lands squarely in three-star territory. Cassia is a difficult protagonist—bratty, petty, overly emotional, and largely unaware of how easy her life has been compared to others. While the loss of her brother is tragic, she rarely looks beyond her own desires and grievances. Her character development never fully delivers; finding love doesn’t feel like enough to justify her growth. While the first three books in the female series were strong, these additional books feel unnecessary. Their content could have easily been condensed into novellas or side stories within the main narrative. The series now feels like it’s dragging, as though the author is reluctant to leave the world behind—yet for a novel of this length, far more should have happened to warrant its place in the series.
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I really really really wanted to like this story. I enjoyed the other books in the series, but Cassia was insufferable the entire book. There was literally no time in this book where she thought that she was enough and didn’t have to doubt herself at all. I’m happy that Rock/Rexton got his story but baby he could’ve found somebody else because this one ain’t it.
Cassia is precious, chaotic, unhinged and I loved her! She's 100% neurodivergent and I could identify to a lot of her emotional termoils and her spiraling, specially from when I was younger. This book was so fun. Fast paced, with unique characters, unique romance develpment, war, battles, it had it all. One of my favorites, if not my favorite book of the series!
Invi, you write the worst female characters I've ever read. Please do better. This is the 5th book I've read of yours and its safe to say, you really are bad at writing female characters. Cassia had potential but you really ruined it all.
Charlie was bad but Cassia was straight up the worst female character I've ever seen.
The insecurities were not addressed properly, there was not enough tension, all the three men were failure of a father and Rexton/Rock was bland af.
This was a badly written book. How hard can it be to write strong female characters?
Cassia's emotions were all over the place and no one batted an eye on her when she voiced her insecurity but kind of always added to it for her. Everyone kept throwing her insecurity on her face and she never had a good comeback.
The biggest reason for her insecurity was her parents. They really fcked up in this book. They were not there for her when she needed and never addressed or trusted her. And the way she was so fcking insecure and always rude. I don't understand how can those so called "parents" be that bad.
There were very few Rock's pov, so as I said his pov was bland and story was all over the place. Not addressing topics which are important and writing a character like Cassia who is ALWAYS jealous. She was jealous of everyone.
Really bad. I thought Charlie being bad was fluke but Invi is bad at writing female characters and its the biggest turn off for me.
Cassia- 1/10 Rexton- 2/10 Book- 0/10
Badly written. Looked like the author didn't research properly about writing female characs.
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I have mixed feelings about this book. It is more plot, so that I like. I must say that I thought it was better than the others, but I don't like books in a series to go to the kids, just stop because that's just filler imo. Also, stop ending the chapters on weird moments. A chapter ends on her going to ride the cock of Rexton, but I imagine them just hovering till I flip the page, where the POV of the next chapter is exactly the same and it just continues the moment of them having sex. Just continue in the first chapter.. This way of writing is annoying, because it takes you out of the moment.
Also, yes yes Cassia is emotionally not developed, stop saying it allllll the time.. we get it, she is a strong demon but insecure as hell and needs validation all the time. It's fucking annoying.
The reason why I have mixed feelings, is because this was the first time the ending was something that made me curious about the next book. I actually wanna read 6, but I still am glad I finished the books for now.
Invi isn't a horrible writer, I mean the writing is chill to read, but I think standalones are better for her. Just as Acotar; you can see the progression of the writer through the series.
edit: after some research I see that this book is the beginning of an interconnected spinoff (book 5, 6 and 7 will be). It was kinda displayed as book 5 of the series, but after knowing this information, the way of plot and change in writing makes a little bit more sense.
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This was a slower start for me than the other books. I didn’t initially connect with Cassia, and transitioning 20 years ahead after reading the previous four books consecutively felt a bit disorienting. I was also unsure of the direction of the plot, especially during her time in Greed, which left me slightly confused. However, once she returned to Wrath, the story really found its footing and completely drew me in. Cassia’s anger and trauma were described incredibly well, and she felt unlike any other character in the series — Invi somehow managed to make her story feel entirely individual.
The relationship between Cassia and Rexton did move from hate to love quite quickly, and I would have preferred a smoother emotional progression. That said, it seemed intentional, as their fast bond was clearly integral to the ending. I loved reading their moments together and especially appreciated Rexton’s patience with her. This book had the least amount of spice, but given its heavy focus on war and fighting, it made perfect sense. The final chapter teasing Valerie’s story was very intriguing, and I’m really looking forward to reading it when it’s released.
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Invi Wright's Queens is the fifth book in The Female series. I was eagerly awaiting its release, having been thoroughly enthralled by the preceding installments. This particular narrative centers around Cassia, the daughter of Azial and Charlie, and Rexton, who has been operating undercover in Greed for two decades. Cassia's brother was tragically killed by the Queen of Greed when she was just five years old, instilling in her a deep-seated desire for vengeance. This sentiment is certainly relatable.
The book was entertaining and good. However regrettably, this book did not captivate me to the same extent as its predecessors. Cassia's inner turmoil and introspection left me feeling disquieted. Moreover, the narrative seemed rushed, lacking a sense of closure and potentially setting the stage for a future installment focused on Valeria.
This was a very slow start and I kinda hated Cassia at first but she grew on me. She reminded me of me as a teenager, I was a serious hot head and an over thinker but then you realise she’s actually meant to be 27. I think maybe because she’s meant to live for hundreds of years that’s why she’s portrayed as an adolescent. Some parts of her character is super funny too. It’s not lost on me that she loves biting, she’s been doing that since she was young (Chev’s mate reference)
I really wish there was more about Rexton. I would have enjoyed more of his POV especially in the beginning.
I hate that this book was sooo short. Especially because there’s way more questions that need answers like where the hell is Nolic? I assume it will have something to do with the last chapter from Valeria. I will be patiently waiting for the next book Fates to come out.
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Really slow start, not at all what I was expecting this book to go direction wise. I really struggled to read it the three stars are for the last chunk of the book if I’m honest and I’m excited to read Fates I hope it comes out soon!!
All I got to say is I don’t know if it’s intentional but the way Charlie and Cassia are written they are so infuriating and annoying I actually loath them as characters but overall enjoy all the other characters and their complexities I just find those two to be extremely whiny, initialled, and just a lot.
However, I did enjoy how Cassia exhibited insecurities and overthink as that is something I struggle with but I feel like it was brought up so much it became really annoying and infuriating to read page after page of it at first it felt relatable but then turned suffocating
I much preferred this book over the previous one. The FMC was a genuinely interesting character, and the plot kept me hooked from start to finish. That said, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was missing—almost as if a hundred pages had been cut to make the story more concise. I wanted more. More time with them as a couple at the end, and more depth when it came to the FMC’s past. I especially wanted a clearer explanation of how she went from a carefree child to being completely alone. Even the MMC asks this question multiple times, yet it’s never truly answered or addressed directly with her, which left the story feeling slightly incomplete for me. Yes, there is a major life event that clearly changes the FMC, but even the MMC points out that he doesn’t believe that event alone fully explains who she becomes.
I truly like this world but, wow, this book was incredibly difficult to get through for me. I'm glad to see some character faves pop up in this book and the last 30% was better than the first. I found it to be quite repetitive in word and actions. The entire book is mostly an inner monologue. You never get enough info from either of the MCs to connect with them, explain their actions, or understand why they are getting together. I'm not trying to lower anyone's star rating bc of my personal opinions of this book. I just found it, and the FMC to be frustrating. I suppose all of this series had me a little like that... But this was the most egregious. As mentioned, I do like this world which is probably why I didn't DNF
Invi Wright is quickly becoming my favorite author. The Female series hooked me, and her other books are just as good.
It's been a while since I read the first books in the series, so it took me a couple of chapters to get my bearings. Cassia is the daughter of Charlie and Aziel, Silas, and Gray. They are the main characters of the first three books.
Rexton, known as Rock in the previous book, has been in Greed undercover for years working to get revenge for the murder of Cassia's little brother. He is successful, and Cassia hates him for stealing her revenge.
This is a very slow burn enemies to lovers book. It ends with a teaser hinting at a book for Valeria, Cassia's older sister.
Girrrrrrl! I’m obsessed with this series. I can’t with that ending though! I can’t stand the idea of something bad happening to Charlie she’s just so good like she just wants to help and cares for the family. Okay to be honest it was a little weird cause I knew these characters as children in the last book, and in this one they are grown and doing their thing. Honestly I wish I started this when it was completed but 5 books in and I can’t get enough. Just between us the blue eye mystery male is obviously the prince right? Anyway happy for the wrath queen to be. Happy for Rock, that’s my guy! I knew he was a freak but mmmm it’s nice to read it. I love how unwell they both are, they just make a perfect match. Mmmm what a ride.
This was a very strong book 5 for this series. Cassia is such a frustrating FMC, but still I hated to love her. I need more details on why she is the way she is. If she wasn't a demon, and not sure if this world has such a thing, but I'd say she was def neuro-divergent. Her hard-to-like or love persona reminds me so much of Nesta from ACOTAR. There were lots of call backs from book 3 and 4, seeing her as a toddler, to things she still does, which was such a nice thread through the last few books. I am intrigued to see Valeria's story and uncover what's next for her. I guess books 5 through whatever will be like a 2nd generation series, but since the initial 4 are demons or mate to demons, we'll get to see more of them too.
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It’s been a fair amount of time since I’ve actually loathed a FMC. I loathe Cassia. I almost put this book down time and time again but had to believe it was going to achieve some of the heart that the first books had. I loved The Wrath Trio and Charlie’s relationship. While Charlie was a bit much at times she was never as abrasive as Cassia. I completely understand her overly anxious, constantly worrying, overwhelming thoughts and feelings. However she’s so mean and vengeful that it’s hard to find sympathy. Thank goodness for Rexton, while not perfect, the man is a saint. I’m really hoping for some sort of mellowing out in the next book.
Spice 🌶️🌶️ Slow 🔥 burn Enemies and I do mean enemies 1 bed Biting / marking fMC anxiety FMC obsessed Interconnected stand alone but important to read the first 3 to understand better.
Ok this flips the switch and she’s the crazy possessive one. She very hard to like sometimes, she’s violent, anxious and paranoid. Most of the time she’s a spoiled brat. He’s sweet, calm and grounded. He calms her crazy and makes her feel better. I love how he knows she’s anxious and constantly tries to ground her, well at least when she’s not trying to kill him.
This was honestly so enjoyable. Girl has some serious anger issues, but I guess she's working on them in her own way. I liked the story, and I both like and disslike how it's a second gen. book. It was a bit weird to see Charlie and her three boyfriends as parents. But I definitely liked it enough that I wanna read both the other siblings books.
The biggest issue for me was the fact that he knew her as a child, but there are a lot of things that talk against it being a problem. So if you, like me, are able to ignore that tit bit, the book is pretty good. And they are actually a pretty cute couple.
5⭐️ i loved almost everything about this book. i loved seeing cassia and all the insecurities she dealt with and honestly how much of a bad bitch she is. ROCK!!!! i missed this guy but i really liked him in this book the only thing i wasn’t super happy about was the amount of time it took for the relationship to develop cause it was around 50-70% of the book where honestly anything romantic started to happen. it was probably because it meant to be a slow burn but i guess i wanted more cause they are so cute as a couple like i literally love them so much
I will tell it like it is. FREAKING FANTASTIC!! It was worth the wait. Love a series that continues with the children and them finding their mates. And honestly, by this book they have become my fictional family. This book had the best snarky banter, some great naughty parts and conflict. Mystery and just flows do perfectly . Can’t wait to the next books but hate it when the series ends . But good thing about book family; you can pick up and Read about them again.
I've never loathed a FMC before until this book. I LOVED the first 3 books of the Female series, and was really looking forward to this story. I felt that the author had so many opportunities to redeem the FMC differently, and had even set up ways from her parent's story! She could have been cursed like her father, or even been more sympathetic as a having a mental health issue. It didn't even feel like the same author from the first 3 and even the 4th book. Her redemption are was weak IMO, and didn't deserve her MMC.
3.5/5 CW: blood, child abuse (off page), depression, loss of a child, loss of a sibling, murder, trauma, violence, war Cassia is so different to Charlie; a lot more stubborn and headstrong. The author did a really good job of developing the character. As Charlie said at the end of the book and that was such a beautiful sentiment and really tied this book back to Charlie’s books.
Books 1-3 were epic. 4 I could have done without. I had such high hopes for this one, but the never materialised. Cassia is the most annoying character, I kept hoping she was going to be killed off and Rexton/Rock would be the central character alone. What happened with the Prince of Greed, did we forget about him or just left it open to continue in to a book 6 like we did with 1-3? The writing wasn’t strong enough for that, I don’t have any interest in reading another one now
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Following on from the Female series, Cassia, daughter of Charlie and Aziel, seeks revenge on the Queen of Greed after the murder of her brother. After being beaten to the punch by Rexton, Cassia worries for her future as next in line to Wrath. Her new plan, take down Rexton and protect her birthright.
After struggling with the ending of book 3 (their war), I wasn't sure if I would continue on with this series, however I am totally reinvested. The FMC is young and flawed, I like the family dynamic. The writing is easy and enjoyable.
Tropes - Enemies to lovers - Who did this to you
Pros - I loved Rock in the original trilogy so was great to have him back!
Cons - Cassia is a little bit bratty - as a 27 yo I was expecting a little more worldiness maybe (though I understand the refusal to share the blanket) - Wanted more build up /work around the family finding out about the mating bond
Overall rating 4/5 Will be continuing with the series, Invis book are so easy to read, plus the cliffhanger, cmon
I really enjoyed getting to see more of Rock known as Rexton, especially getting to know his backstory etc. It was also nice to see David, Valeria and Cassia all grown up. Unfortunately I thought Cassia was annoying at times, although I also sympathised with her at times. Knowing that Rexton was around and friends with Charlie when Cassia was born and in her first few years of life made their romantic relationship feel very weird.
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minor spoilers i loved the first 3 books but this one didn’t hit it for me i still enjoyed the story didn’t get to interesting to me till about 70% cassia was not my type of fmc she suffered a lot of insecurity which could be blamed on wrath trio which i figured since rock was involved in this story we would of saw more of them or at least more of charlie since her and rock were like best friends and i felt like cassia and rock relationship was rushed at the end and it was mainly cassia inner monologue the whole book and felt like there was not much plot beside the major thing that happen to queen at the beginning the book had good potential but i think it failed in what i would of liked but still loved the world
My goodness me! Just finished! I love this story, and flew through the book! I wish there was more "action"(winky face) I have seriously fallen in love with Cassia and her no good attitude, she had me giggling with how direct she is. I LOVE ROCK! and so glad he was a main character in this one, can't wait for the next instalment!!
Ah man what a disappointing book. 1-3 are about a group, book 4 was a nice little side chapter and book 5 is about the new generation. There was no need for the FMC to be this terrible. The whole thing seems to be written in a rush. There was no ending to their story and there are a lot of things left unsaid.