The Blacksmith Queen by G.A. Aiken
My Rating: ★★★★
I received a copy from Kensington Books through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Keeley Smythe is enjoying life as a blacksmith. She runs her family forge, helps her parents with her siblings, and spends time with her wide range of friends. Everything changes when the Old King dies and a prophecy names one of her sisters, Beatrix, as the new queen. Unfortunately for them, the Old King’s sons are locked in a bloody battle with one another to make sure that only one of them will become the new king, and anyone who threatens their chances is as good as dead. With the Old King’s sons coming for Beatrix, Keeley and her family must make a run for it and somehow confirm Beatrix as the new queen along the way.
Not only is this a great story, but it also has a lot of badass female characters at every turn. I found myself glued to the pages and ready to see what Keeley and company were going to encounter next. Out of all the characters, I love Keeley and her cousin, Keran, the most. They’re both completely different people, but they care for each other and are totally badass in their own ways. I look forward to seeing how they continue to develop in future books, especially Keran. I think that Keran has room to grow as a character and it’ll be fun to see that happen.
While this book has a lot of great characters, I do have one complaint: there are too many characters. There are so many people coming in and out of the story that it was confusing early in the story. Luckily, they’re all very different from one another so it was easy for me to get a hold on them early on, but it’s something that left my mind spinning for a hot minute. I can see people being confused about sheer amount of characters who make an appearance, especially when are people who could’ve been introduced in a later novel.
That said, I really did enjoy the book. There was never a dull moment and I love how there is a good balance between serious moments, action, and comedy. By the time I got to the end of the book, I felt like I had just finished watching a really good three-hour movie. There’s something for everyone here, including all the supernatural characters that fit perfectly into its world. If action packed novels aren’t your cup of tea, you might want to skip this book because it is fast paced and packed with action from beginning to end.
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