Ashley’s Reviews > The Burning Queen > Status Update
Ashley
is 25% done
A slow crawl through a technically solid book….but a dry one. Love Samson and his interactions with Elena (even though she’s still bland). But scenes are written out like stage directions and how Verma would envision them in a movie adaptation. Leading to the dryness…..
— Nov 23, 2025 03:31PM
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Ashley
is 75% done
The politics is so much more engaging than the action. Still into it tho.
— Dec 28, 2025 03:40PM
Ashley
is 68% done
Its steady pacing has paid off as we approach the climax with the gears clicking upward. It been a while since I've had to pry away from a book at ~3am.
— Dec 16, 2025 03:35PM
Ashley
is 45% done
Ok, I've fully warmed up to Elena's POV now. Despite not being 100% absorbed in this, it's defo waaaaay better than book 1. Look at that, a book 2 that manages to avoid Second Book Syndrome. Honestly, big accomplishment.
— Dec 01, 2025 03:09PM
Ashley
is 12% done
Don’t have a lot of desire to push through ebooks in general, but I like what I’m able to read so far. I can tell Samson’s gonna steal the show. I mostly hope Elena will become more interesting because she was pretty milquetoast in book 1
— Nov 18, 2025 10:15AM
Ashley
is 2% done
I forgot how much this author likes similes. Only 2% in and I’m already clocking it in as “too much.”
— Nov 08, 2025 10:33PM
