Week 26 Review: Nameless Queen

From Goodreads:
One girl must make a name for herself--or die trying --in this royal fantasy where an unknown peasant becomes the ultimate ruler. But how long can she keep the crown if everyone wants her dead? Perfect for fans of Furyborn, Red Queen, and Everless.

Everyone expected the king's daughter would inherit the throne. No one expected me.

It shouldn't even be possible. I'm Nameless, a class of citizens so disrespected, we don't even get names. Heck, dozens of us have been going missing for months and no one seems to care.

But there's no denying the tattoo emblazoned on my arm. I am to be queen. In a palace where the corridors are more dangerous the streets, though, how could I possibly rule? And what will become of the Nameless if I don't?

My Review:
This book had me hooked from the first chapter. The synopsis sounded really interesting and I really enjoyed seeing this society with the Nameless which are really looked down upon being named as the next heir-it was such a disruption of their society and I loved it!

The idea of Nameless, that they don't have a real, legal name in terms of the magic and the world, and take something as their name, that's pretty awful, and it feels like, to me, someone who's never been affected by it so doesn't have a qualified opinion, of a magnification of the problem that is the way that people on the outskirts of society are treated, those that are homeless, who have no one who can or are willing to help them. It sucks and it shouldn't exist, and that focus is amplified by the magic of the world.

That the naming of the predecessor for who rules the land, requiring a name, well, how could Coin, a Nameless, be named Queen if she doesn't have a name? That was a really interesting discussion, but things did mainly focus on passing the throne onto someone else. 

The backstory, and how everything came to be like this, that was really fascinating, and a little bit heartbreaking, how much pain and suffering was caused. But I loved how the pieces came together, to see why things ended up the way that they did. Plus that final battle was pretty spectacular! 

Loved reading this book and I’d love to read more by Rebecca McLaughlin!

Author: Rebecca McLaughlin
Read: June 28th, 2024
Source: Bought
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a DAC Book, RR Book, SAC 2024 Book, WoW Book and a WTC Book!
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: January 7th 2020

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars