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The Other Queen

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The other Queen by Rebecca Jaycox.
I really really enjoyed this book. I loved the cover. Great story and some good characters. Reggie was my favourite character. I do hope there is more to come. 5*.

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In the Other world, two girls, both powerful Aether Mages, are destined to join together to annihilate the Dark Mage. He is determined to destroy them and reap their powers in his evil quest to rule their world.

Reggie is a powerful Aether Mage in the Other World but in the Real World, she was just an ordinary 17 year old girl. She is captured by Andrius, the Dark Mage, but man
ages to escape from him and finally makes it safely to her guardian, Rhys.

Reggie makes some important allies in the Other to help her to firstly free her father, who is an extremely powerful Aether Mage and secondly to assist with rescuing all the wretched souls being experimented upon and tortured by Andrius.

Asher, an Air Mage, who was once enslaved to Andrius, falls in love with Reggie and promises revenge as his family was killed by the Dark Mage. He joins Rhys and Reggie in their quest to destroy Andrius.

Reggie finds out that Andrius has taken hostage of her mother and her best friend, John. Andrius is using them as leverage as he ultimately wants to get his hands on Reggie to use her blood to create an army of the dead. He desires to rule the world and destroy all those who seek to revolt against him.

Rhys is trying desperately to free her father from his magical prison as they need him to be able to defeat Andrius, but he needs Reggie’s magical assistance even if she hasn’t fully mastered control of it yet. Rhys, who is also the leader of the rebellion, helps Reggie learn to control her magic and together, they free her father from the magic that has kept him imprisoned inside a tree.

Andrius is aware that her father has been freed and now they have to quickly devise a plan to defeat him before he has too much time to plan their demise.

Reggie’s dreams are invaded by a terrified, strange girl who calls herself the Black Queen. She begs Reggie to free her from being tortured by Andrius. Reggie instinctively knows that the Black Queen could provide the key to breaking the Dark Mage's hold on the Other.

Brywn, who is like a big brother to Reggie, uses his magical inner wolf to help her to rescue the Black Queen. She is the missing key, who is able to nullify magic and hide her powers from Andrius. They just need to figure out how to use this knowledge to their advantage.

Without giving it too much away, the story ends on a cliff-hanger, where Reggie hands herself over to Andrius in order to save her friends. So now, Andrius has the two people whom he wants most in his possession to make his family complete, Reggie and her mother.

I can’t wait to see what happens in the sequel! I enjoyed the overall plot and there were a few laugh out loud moments that eased some of the tension experienced by the characters in the story.

Thank you to NetGalley for letting me read and review this book.

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The Other Queen still has as much magic and danger as the first in the series.

Reggie is still in the other, with all her friends. Brywn (who I adore) and John well he’s kinda stuck with one the evilest people in the Other. It had been over two years since I had read the first, so it took a bit for me to get into this one. I wish there would have been more of a recap since it was so long. But otherwise, I highly enjoyed this.

The Other Queen, was well written and really takes you on this adventure. There is enough magic and danger throughout to keep you wanting to know what happens next. The ending left on a Cliffhanger, gah! So I’ll have to wait to see the fate of Reggie.

Overall, this is a great edition to this series. I’m glad I was able to jump back into this world. This is a 4.5 (FIVE) Boundless Stars.

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I recieved this book in exchange for a honest review and I was not disapointed. 5cups of tea read,
There were so many parts of this book that made me gasp and cry and laugh. The characters really come into their own and the world building is amazing
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This novel was a good continuation from the first novel. You need to read the first novel before reading the second to understand the characters and the reasoning for the war that is beginning. The characters are developing there talents, some magical and others in fighting skills. Some of the characters are beginning to come into their own and accept the abilities they have as well.
Reggie, the same character, is an Aether mage with very strong abilities. She and she lover, Asher, have escaped from Andrius and are joining with the resistance, run by Rhys. Reggie's mom, Arlene, and her best friend John have been captured by Andrius. He believes them to be his property now and makes them do things they do not want to. Arlene tries her best to protect John. Reggie and Asher train with their magical abilities. Reggie and Asher become more romantically involved.
Reggie is brought into The Dream by a girl who calls herself the Black Queen. She is able to hid her abilities from Andrius, but begs Reggie to save her from the lab she is kept. She has an ability where she can null a person's magic. Reggie realizes this girl is vital for the upcoming war and makes plans to save her. She asks for Brywn, the Changeling, to help save the Black Queen. Brywn will eventually travel to the Witch Plains in an attempt to save the Black Queen.
Reggie is also able to reunite her father's body and soul with her abilities, which uses much of her magic. Her father have difficulty controlling his emotions and when he finds out that his wife is with Andrius, he loses all control. Rhys and the others plan saving Arlene. Sebastian, Reggie's father, begins teaching her more about her magic.
However, Andrius still has control and the characters will be separated with their own missions, some authorized, others not. Asher travels to the Pit to save the ones he left behind and avenge his parents, since he made the choice to choose Reggie over them. She is only person he has left and he loves her. Brywn travels to the corn fields to save the Black Queen, but gets captured. Reggie is currently safe, but when Brywn contacts her through the Dream, she and John travel to save him. But Andrius is always lurking. The novel ends on a cliffhanger and I cannot wait to read what is in store for Reggie and the others as they try to free the people from Andrius' control.

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I received this book from netgalley.

Other than a few typos (this was an ARC so it's to be expected) the writing in this book was better than in the first one and enjoyable.

I feel like not as much happened in this book as the first and that the main character is a bit bull headed, so are some of the other characters too.

That said, I enjoyed the overall plot and the book itself, it had some moments which were quite funny that made me laugh aloud.

Not an amazing book but I'd still read the next one in the hopes that it will progress a little more plot wise. The ending was very abrupt, to the point where I thought I was missing pages, I understand having a cliff hanger but that was just...a hanger.

Overall, an okay book, decent writing and a decent plot.

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