Queen B’s Decree: The Half King had an interesting plot.
Cerise is a maybe-magic less oracle who can’t see the future, but has been deposited as the newest King’s emissary. The thing is…they call him the Half King, because his curse causes him to disappear into the shadows every night. And Cerise is the one who can possibly break the curse.
I loved the magical world and the history of the curses, I got sucked into the action and suspense of them all trying to break the curse. The pacing was definitely off, and I found myself having to speed read through the middle as I felt like I was losing interest. And while I thought the romance between Cerise and Kian was sweet, it felt a bit instalovey and unrealistic.
Overall, this felt more like a YA fantasy (even with the relatively tame sex scenes) and it was enjoyable, but had some flaws.
Book: The Half King by Melissa Landers
Series: The Half King #1
Genre: Fantasy
Plot Devices/Tropes: instalove