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Feb 10, 2017
Long May She Reign was a fun mystery that skimmed on the characterization. Plot: On the night of a large court ball, Freya and her best friend sneak away to Freya's lab to continue her experiments. A few hours later, her frantic father tells her that everyone in court is dead and that she is the new monarch. With a mass murderer on the loose and an unstable kingdom, Freya has a lot on her hands. At the end of the day, Long May She Reign was a fun novel. There were a lot of mini twists that helped shift the suspicion on other characters and small developments that kept me turning pages. Despite being over 400 pages, I managed to read this one in less than a day because it was intriguing and an easy read. It's rather fast-paced which made this so easy to finish in a day. This is a prime example of why 3-star reviews are so impossible. Overall, Long May She Reign was a nice read, I have no major complaints nor was there anything that took my breath away so I don't really feel like I'm providing an adequate amount of feedback. Characters: Freya was quirky and awkward, all that you would expect from a 16-year-old girl. As the 26th person in line for the throne, she didn't expect to have to rule a kingdom and spent her time advancing in science. Freya felt real; her awkward interactions trying to decide what was best for her kingdom was genuine and well written. There was a bit of character overload in this book because so many people influence Freya. At times, it was hard to keep track of all of these characters and most of them felt like they were throw-away characters - on the page just to be a possible murder suspect with no development. None of the characters had any other qualities besides being a murder suspect which lessened my enjoyment as a character-driven reader. Worldbuilding: Long May She Reign was alternative history that didn't explore its settings as much as I had hoped. Freya was essentially locked up in a tower to keep safe and barely got to explore her kingdom. There were key locations that she had to travel to in order to move the story along, but there was nothing definitive to make this world familiar or memorable for me. Short N Sweet: Long May She Reign is an enjoyable read, but nothing to write home about.