Cruel Queen

Crystal Castle, Book 2

By: T.L. Smith

Narrated by: Avie Paige

Death slays me, and I let him . . .

Kingdoms are broken. The world has shifted.

We are not the same as we once were.

The queen is no longer the queen, but I am expected to take her place. The tricky part is I'm not sure I want that responsibility. My heart screams for Death while he stays as far away as possible, believing in the prophecy, whereas I believe in us.

But sometimes, that simply isn't enough.

The real question now is . . . what do I do?

Contains mature themes.

©2022 T. L. Smith (P)2023 Tantor

Team death all the way

Voice 4/5
Spicy 2/5
Overall i liked the ending and happy for death. I did not like max at all so I’m definitely happy with the ending

Epic Finale

Talia has to face so many challenges in the finale.
She has to fight for her world, fight for her family, fight for her life, and fight to control her power. She goes through so much pain & growth. She finds a fierce love, someone who wants to fight by her side, love her, protect her, she has two loves in her heart, different but both intrinsic to her heart.
She deals with so much loss, anger, grief & rage.
She has to fight to decide the type of leader she wants to be, will she be a cruel & vengeful queen or will she fulfill the prophecy and bring in peace & a new way of life?
This was packed full of emotions, battles, hope, pain, magic, betrayal & love.