The Queen Revealed

The World of Evendaar #2

by A.R. Winterstaar

THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE WORLD OF EVENDAAR SERIES AND SEQUEL TO THE CHILD REVEALED.

Since arriving in the world of Evendaar, Adelena Marlock has been become Her Majesty Queen Adelena St Lucidis, crowned by High Wizard Ohren of the Golden Palace, and forced to wear the mantle of responsibility to a people that she has never known. In a chaotic turn of events she has killed a man, destroyed the life of another and fallen in love with an Immortal Prince on the wrong side of Kingdom politics. To complicate matters further a mysterious Magic has awoken inside of Adelena. Magic that frightens as much as it excites her, and binds her to the man she loves. Yet, the uneasy truth remains: whom can she trust in this new world?

Nothing is as it seems for the Queen of a magical Kingdom, and as the dark Shadows close in around her and the Prophecy that controls her destiny reaches a climax, Adelena finds herself in a struggle to defend the throne she never wanted by using the Magic which threatens to consume her, as well as, those she loves the most.

The Child shall sacrifice a fear of the Dark and go without a Magek to save the World from an evil Pestilence that will destroy all Life in it's Path.

All who defy the Child shall burn to ashes and those ashes shall feed the North Wind.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction

372 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2015

About the author

Adelaide Rose Winterstaar was born in a stone castle on the top of a hill surrounded by mountains. She spent most of her childhood staring out of windows and wishing that her life was so much other than it was.
As a young woman she pursued a career in psychotherapy but was far too sympathetic to her patients’ fantasies to be much help in dismantling them. She left her practice to travel the world and give herself over to a bohemian lifestyle embracing the crowning principles of truth, beauty, freedom and love. However, after many years, Winterstaar came to the conclusion that none of her romantic ideals could be realised in yet another lover’s arms or the shaky embrace of hallucinogenic drugs. So she retreated back to that stone castle in the mountains and created her own world instead.

Reviews

[Delta · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did not read The Child Revealed so I have to admit that I'm a bit behind. But despite missing the first installment of the series, I felt like I caught up pretty quickly. That's definitely a complement on Winterstaar's writing ability because it never felt like I was being told what happened in the first book. But there were a few points in the book where I felt small plot lines were not delivered on, especially the plot with Charlie that kind of fizzled out near the end.

**I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.**

[Alexandra Addams · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story starts from the moment Book One finishes... love this... so good for binge reading. This one was started and then finished waaaay too late on a quiet Saturday.

[Rachel · Rating 2 out of 5]

As I noted in the review for The Child Revealed, I hoped this book would be better than the first in the series. It wasn't. The main character remains dumb as a box of hair, although on the upside, now she's apparently a powerful box of hair. Bonus. There are a few negatives I simply have to mention here.

1. Dear author, if you're going to insist on using a naming convention in the book that requires a number of names to be similar, at least decide who you're talking about when you mention someone. Ohrig gets called Ohren so many times, I started the think the wizard had magically joined the party and no one told me.

2. Are children the only plot starter available in this series? I'm beginning to think the queen would be better off if she just killed them all and called it good. It'd save a lot of time and unnecessary melodrama.

3. There seems to be this weird tendency to start plotlines and then go nowhere with them. Examples include the random disappearance of Ripenzo Shale and the killing of the Sandarian mage (didn't they ever figure out he was dead??).

Random other notes...
It seems extremely odd to me that Adele is SO crazy about Rainere, but she barely bothers to look at the gift he sends her, then sets it aside and seemingly never thinks of it again until he brings it up. Similarly, she goes to get the fire stamens and, despite knowing that they're SO important to her people, doesn't put them in a safe place, and doesn't even check on them once. Seriously? And please tell me why no one is commenting on the fact that her son is apparently talking to animals and ghosts and seeing (or hearing) the future? Hello? That seems like it would be something worth noting.

Okay, done ranting for now, but this series is just frustrating. I'll probably read the third one (or at least try) because I'm getting it for free through Kindle Unlimited. But I certainly wouldn't pay for it.

[Madeline · Rating 3 out of 5]

{I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Find more reviews at Plan to Happy.}

I read both The Child Revealed and The Queen Revealed, the first two books in this series. In The Child Revealed, we are introduced to Adelena, who is magically transported with her children to another world. Adelena is a "fish out of water" on Evandaar and we learn about the culture and magic along with her. We are also introduced to the prophecy she is being manipulated into fulfilling. The story continues in The Queen Revealed and there will eventually be a third installment.

This series has an epic fantasy feel (which is how Amazon categorizes them), but interspersed among the world building and descriptions of magic are graphic, romance novel-ish, love scenes. As I've mentioned before, I gave the romance genre a shot, but it just isn't my thing. I also felt like the background characters, like Adelena's children and servants, were cardboard cutouts. They lacked depth and texture because we know next to nothing about them.

The character development improves in the second novel, where we learn a bit more about Adelena's children (and even their pets). In both novels, the plot was fast paced and the world building was measured out well. The World of Evendaar series would be perfect for the romance novel fan in your life, especially if they also appreciate epic fantasy novels.

[Teresa Valentic · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read. I liked much better than first book and look forward to the next.

[Suzy Justad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read. Not as good as the first book. Eager for the next in the series.