Title: Queen of Someday
Author: Sherry D. Flickin
Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing
Release Date: October 7th, 2014
ISBN: 1940534909
Rating: 4/5
Cover Impressions: It is certainly very pretty.
I received a digital copy of Queen of Someday, the first book in the Stolen Empire series, in exchange for an honest review (thank you!)
and here it is:
Synopsis: ONE GIRL WILL BRING AN EMPIRE TO ITS KNEES... Before she can become the
greatest empress in history, fifteen-year-old Sophie will have to survive her
social-climbing mother’s quest to put her on the throne of Russia—at any cost.
Imperial Court holds dangers like nothing Sophie has
ever faced before. In the heart of St. Petersburg, surviving means navigating
the political, romantic, and religious demands of the bitter Empress Elizabeth
and her handsome, but sadistic nephew, Peter. Determined to save her
impoverished family—and herself—Sophie vows to do whatever is necessary to
thrive in her new surroundings. But an attempt on her life and an unexpected
attraction threatens to derail her plans. Alone
in a new and dangerous world, learning who to trust and who to charm may mean
the difference between becoming queen and being sent home in shame to marry her
lecherous uncle. With traitors and murderers lurking around every corner, her
very life hangs in the balance. Betrothed to one man but falling in love with
another, Sophie will need to decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice in
order to become the empress she is destined to be. In a battle for the soul of a nation, will love or destiny
reign supreme?
Review: Can I just say that this story will not appeal to everyone,
however it did appeal to me so yeah (I literally have no idea where this
sentence is going). While some may deem
this book a ‘predictable’ because of its content, I felt that it was anything but.
I absolutely adore the main
character, Princess Sophie, who was fiercely intelligent and witty (think
Katniss only in a ball gown).
She dealt with Peter’s possessiveness and objectification of her really well and
overcame stereotypes that ‘men are stronger than women’. She showed initiative,
determination, cunning and strength and refused to sit back and be the damsel
in distress.
There were three love interests, and back to my original point,
I didn't even predict who her lover was going to be *face palm*. This book revolves around the romance in Sophie’s life
it is touching and well written with unexpected twists and turns (the ending
was so unexpected but of course great).
I enjoyed reading about all the characters in this book,
even the side characters. Everyone seemed to have ulterior motives which made
Sophie’s quest for the throne all the more difficult, but at the same time all
the more enjoyable and realistic.
This book is based on the life of Catherine the Great,
before she became empress of Russia and even though it is not meant to be an
accurate representation of events, I love history and found it was hugely enjoyable
to read.
Lastly, the writing was gorgeous, the descriptions made me
feel as if I was there beside Sophie going through what she was dealing with,
feeling what she was feeling, wanting what she wanted.
Overall, I give Queen
of Someday four out of five stars, it was fast
paced, and full of twists, I found myself one-more-chapter-ing all night until
I realized that I had no more chapters left, I can’t wait to read the
penultimate book in the trilogy, Queen of Tomorrow and the final book, Queen of
Always when they hit the shelves hopefully sometime in the near future.
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