First of all thank you to Net Galley for the option to read this book
However, I had picked this book up around the holidays and found myself wondering and re-reading pages, I kept having to pick it up, put it down, I could not get into it. I thought with the holiday madness this was the case

When I picked this book to read, I was intrigued by the premise. Unfortunately, I found myself losing interest and it was hard to find the motivation to finish. Coin while being entertaining, intelligent and likable, she seems to be able to master everything with very little effort and have no prior experience. When she enters the palace as the Nameless Queen, she instantly has the skills of an experienced and skilled diplomat. She also learns that she has certain abilities like reading someone’s memories or their auras will very little trial and error.
2.5 stars for me

this book had a broad spectrum of love and kingdoms and fierce fireand that price point that we want in books. you know? you know.

Rating: 4/5 stars

I found this book pretty hard to get into. It starts off feeling very typical midlist YA fantasy, feeling like a story I'd read many times over. By the end, I'd come full circle and I really enjoyed the last 25% or so. Once more of the story started to come to light, more of the hidden machinations and character motivations, it became much easier to enjoy the book as a whole.

A few characters I loved: Hat, Glenquartz, & Esther. I didn't super love the main character, though I appreciated her arc throughout the book.

I wanted to love this book. The premise was set up for me to love it, and the world and conflict sounded so intriguing. But there was something lackluster about it, and I'm still trying to figure out why. There were also some minor things that irritated me and took me out of the story - fake swear words, silly names, easily resolved conflicts. Overall, it wasn't bad, and I got through the story with some enjoyment, but it wasn't what I hoped it would be.

I loved this book and can’t wait to find what happens next. The author created the characters amazingly and the book was so hard to put down whenever I had to get back to real life.

This book was enjoyable. I think some parts read a little choppy but I loved the concept behind the plot. My biggest critique is the characters where inconsistent in how much I knew about them. I felt like at some points I barely knew Coin but I felt like I knew her half sister very well by the end of the book. Made for a confusing read. But I really overall enjoyed a lot about this story.

I did enjoy this book though it did lag in some areas for me. The characters were interesting and was what honestly kept my interest. I did like the overall plot though!!

This will be a great pick for all the teen readers who can't get enough royalty and court intrigue. I admired the strength of the main character and her talent for reading people even without supernatural powers.

This was a solid YA book. Nothing too flashy, but it also wasn’t annoying. Set in a world where there are 3 classes, with the Nameless being so disrespected, they don’t even get names. The leadership of the cities is passed through a magic tattoo, and when the king dies, everyone expects his daughter to get it. But then a Nameless girl that goes by Coin ends up with the tattoo and it throws the city into chaos. What comes after is a lot of power moves, good relationship building and a quick moving plot. This book passes the time just fine if you are looking for an easy, but decent read.

I have slowly outgrown the YA genre and maybe this is why this book did not work for me. I found the world building to be a bit confusing and the plot points to be riddled with holes. While i enjoyed the MC for being a bit of a bad ass I also found them to have many cliches. It has a good base for a fantasy and it's premise intriguing but it needed a bit more to keep me entirely engaged.

NAMELESS QUEEN was a slow building tale but by then end I found myself utter hooked! Highly original, wonderfully executed and it kept me guessing until the end.

I received this ARC copy of Nameless Queen from Random House Children's - Crown Books for Young Readers.

This was so unexpectedly good! I had heard next to nothing about it. So going in, I had zero expectations.

I loved the magic. The idea of a tattoo appearing to announce the next ruler was really cool. And I also loved its take on society and classes.

I could’ve done without the fake swearing/cuss words. I never enjoy those in books though. I also didn’t care for the names: Hat, Coin, etc. Though I get the reasons behind them.

This was really fun, though! It’s not the most original, is predictable, but I still liked it.

Every now and then you read a fantasy novel that's so damn good it makes you cry. This is that book. Everything was spectacular. An entire world built on the haves and have nots. Those with royal blood, those considered "legals" - who possess names and are allowed to work, own homes, and simply exist, and lastly, the Nameless. Those whom the rest of the system would as soon forget or punish for the sheer reality of them. They can't work, laws are built around keeping them oppressed, and their very survival is in question on a daily basis. The even greater cruelty is that sheer indifference the entire world meets them with.

Until Coin. The prior king lies dead and somehow Coin has ended up with the tattoo of the sovereign on her arm. Impossible. She's nameless. How could he have spoken her name, passed on his power, and named her The Nameless Queen? The book soars from there with intrigue, bitter family secrets, a coup, and the ultimate question of who to trust and who will stab you in the back. I absolutely loved this book. I'm only sad it's a standalone because I could read about Coin and her little family every day.

Nameless Queen was a fun read. At one point, I was cooking and reading at the same time – OOPS – so much for that meal. I liked the main character Coin, but also the side characters. If you're looking for a fantasy with no romance, check this one out!

Great debut novel. I really enjoyed this story. The social constructs were intriguing. The magical elements add a lot of depth to the story. Great characters and plot progression. It flows well and is an easy read.

Nameless Queen is beautifully written. It is a great take on the different between classes. The wealthy have everything, jobs, houses and names. The Nameless are the peasants and common folk who aren't worth anything, including a name. They wander the streets stealing to survive. Coin is one of the nameless but one of the strong. She was raised by a man she almost killed to get away from him and has been living on her own for years, stealing what she needs to survive. When the king dies, he whispers a name right before and the crown tattoo on his arm and being ruler the region is transferred to that person. Coin soon has the tattoo on her arm and learns what is truly happening in the city and what family really means. She has to prove to the royals she is the one deserving of the crown. She also has to prove to the Nameless that she won't forget where she came from. Nameless Queen pulled at my heartstrings. I was cheering for Coin to survive and be the brave woman she could be. I really enjoyed this book and I have already recommended it to a few people.

I really wanted to love this book but ended up liking it. A solid YA fantasy with a fast plot and strong motivation, but I found it hard to connect deeply with the characters, especially Coin. The worldbuilding was interesting but I wanted it to go deeper.

*eARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review"

This book sounded really cool. Magic systems based on citizenship, a nobody becoming queen, rebellion afoot? What more could a girl ask for? But while the plot summary sounded like it would be more focused on the magic, it was really just focused on the politics behind the Nameless becoming queen. It had some good plot twists and reveals, I won't lie. But there is almost no action and just political maneuvering, I loved the found families moral though, it had some compelling characters.

In this dystopian novel, there are three castes: Nameless, Legal, and Royal. In a strange twist, a Nameless girl becomes queen. The book continues to follow the nameless queen as she navigates court life and attempts to discover the fates of the nameless that are disappearing.

All in all, I didn’t really enjoy this book. I wasn’t invested in the characters and thought the development was lacking. However, I think I just expect more from the books I read. My younger sister read this book as well and thoroughly enjoyed it. However, we both agree that the ending was pretty good. While she plans on reading the next book, I definitely will not.

I really liked the idea of this book and wanted to like the Main character, Coin, but this book just fell short for me. I read 50% then skimmed the last 50% and was never wowed or anything. I like the sisterly relationship between Coin and Hat, but none of the action scenes or suspense scenes ever felt actually action packed or suspenseful. It just seemed like there were never any real stakes in this book.