Thank you very much, Anya Leigh Josephs for sharing your book, ‘Queen of All’ and joining the Book Dragon Family of Authors.
The book begins in quite an unusual way with the author speaking directly to us, the readers, in the Preface. It is an invitation to the story and is written beautifully, poetically.
We then move to the Prelude which draws us in to the moment a young mother has to make a heartbreaking decision.
The story, written in the first person, now really begins. A dramatic scene involving the main character, Jena and her very beautiful cousin, Sisi, is a catalyst for all that follows. Magic, adventure, danger, heartbreak and much more is skilfully woven into the narrative with a few tantalising revisits to the prelude – a reminder of what may overshadow everything as the plot continues to twist and turn.
The characters are very well drawn and the descriptive passages enhance the unfolding and fast moving action. The dialogue is realistic and remains true throughout.
A fantastical world is imagined and so well described that the reader becomes immersed in everything that happens.
The story reaches a satisfying point where the next book in the trilogy will continue.
I enjoyed this book hugely and I am very much looking forward to reading book two. I feel that I really got to know these characters and care about them very much.
I award this book a well deserved 5 stars.
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