Review of Chasing The Red Queen
Posted: 29 Aug 2021, 04:02
[Following is a volunteer review of "Chasing The Red Queen" by Karen Glista.]
Chasing The Red Queen by Karen Glista is a work of fiction that discusses the life of a once ordinary 17-year-old teenager who later turns out to be someone worthy of bloodshed. After Donja Bellanger's family moved into a new house in Michigan for a fresh start, their lives began to take a new turn after a visit to an elite club, where an evil ancient spirit had its eyes set on Donja while she was enthralled by Detective Torin, who can't seem to take his eyes off her either.
Glista is one of those authors who has an interesting choice of words. In this book particularly, Glista's unique choice of words has successfully added a comical element into the story, keeping the readers amused and entertained throughout the book. Plot-wise, this book is definitely a page-turner. Before you know it, your 'just one-hour' promise would have stretched into a whole day of reading. The occasional loopholes and gaps keep the readers curious and eager to learn about how the story progresses, and the delivery of the sequence of events is also very smooth. The writing style of this story allows readers to imagine the scenes in vivid details as the description of the movements are very specific. Although the story does not provide plenty of factual information on the indigenous people of Anishinaabe, it has the power to educate the readers about this tribal group and potentially pique their interests, which is fascinating. In fact, the fictional elements may have played a role in shedding a light on the indigenous, which brings us to the epic collaboration between culture and fantasy in this book. The way how fantasy is gracefully weaved into the native culture is merely astounding. The culture itself is already fascinating as it is, but the additional dash of fantasy sprinkled on top really enhanced the story.
Unfortunately, the escalation of the romance in this book is very fast-paced that at certain points, you could feel that their romance was rushed. On a subjective note, some readers might also find the considerable age gap between the main characters quite uncomfortable. There were a few minor technical errors in the book, but it doesn't affect the reading experience and story much.
Personally, I think that this book deserves 3 out of 4 stars because it is a good book. It serves its purpose as a captivating fantasy book, and it is also very fun to read. I would have given it 4 stars if the romance was better developed and there were fewer errors.
I would totally recommend this book to all classic fantasy lovers, especially those who enjoy Wattpad books. I would not consider this as a cliché book, but there are a few foreseeable patterns that some may or may not enjoy. However, as previously mentioned, those who are not comfortable with considerable age gap relationships should probably not read this book.
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Chasing The Red Queen
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Chasing The Red Queen by Karen Glista is a work of fiction that discusses the life of a once ordinary 17-year-old teenager who later turns out to be someone worthy of bloodshed. After Donja Bellanger's family moved into a new house in Michigan for a fresh start, their lives began to take a new turn after a visit to an elite club, where an evil ancient spirit had its eyes set on Donja while she was enthralled by Detective Torin, who can't seem to take his eyes off her either.
Glista is one of those authors who has an interesting choice of words. In this book particularly, Glista's unique choice of words has successfully added a comical element into the story, keeping the readers amused and entertained throughout the book. Plot-wise, this book is definitely a page-turner. Before you know it, your 'just one-hour' promise would have stretched into a whole day of reading. The occasional loopholes and gaps keep the readers curious and eager to learn about how the story progresses, and the delivery of the sequence of events is also very smooth. The writing style of this story allows readers to imagine the scenes in vivid details as the description of the movements are very specific. Although the story does not provide plenty of factual information on the indigenous people of Anishinaabe, it has the power to educate the readers about this tribal group and potentially pique their interests, which is fascinating. In fact, the fictional elements may have played a role in shedding a light on the indigenous, which brings us to the epic collaboration between culture and fantasy in this book. The way how fantasy is gracefully weaved into the native culture is merely astounding. The culture itself is already fascinating as it is, but the additional dash of fantasy sprinkled on top really enhanced the story.
Unfortunately, the escalation of the romance in this book is very fast-paced that at certain points, you could feel that their romance was rushed. On a subjective note, some readers might also find the considerable age gap between the main characters quite uncomfortable. There were a few minor technical errors in the book, but it doesn't affect the reading experience and story much.
Personally, I think that this book deserves 3 out of 4 stars because it is a good book. It serves its purpose as a captivating fantasy book, and it is also very fun to read. I would have given it 4 stars if the romance was better developed and there were fewer errors.
I would totally recommend this book to all classic fantasy lovers, especially those who enjoy Wattpad books. I would not consider this as a cliché book, but there are a few foreseeable patterns that some may or may not enjoy. However, as previously mentioned, those who are not comfortable with considerable age gap relationships should probably not read this book.
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Chasing The Red Queen
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon