Guest Review: Queen of Volts

 Queen of Volts 

Amanda Foody

September 1, 2020

416 Pages

Rating: ⅘ stars

Synopsis:(from Goodreads)

Return to the City of Sin, where the final game is about to begin…and winning will 

demand the ultimate sacrifice.

Only days after a corrupt election and brutal street war, one last bloodthirsty 

game has begun. The players? The twenty-two most powerful, notorious 

people in New Reynes.

After realizing they have no choice but to play, Enne Scordata and Levi 

Glaisyer are desperate to forge new alliances and 

bargain for their safety. 

Thoughts:

I was so excited to read this final installment of The Shadow Game trilogy. At the end of the shadow game in book two King of Fools; Enne and Levi aren’t even on speaking terms, and I was curious on how their relationship was going to evolve in book three. One of my favorite things about this trilogy is the writing style, I am a big fan of  how the point of views change. In QoV we get to see not only some of the original characters but also a few of the side characters come into the limelight.  

Something I was hoping to see change was how quickly time passes in the story line. In book two I felt that time passed a little too quickly and got a little lost reading it. I did not have that issue reading Queen of Volts. 

I really enjoyed that in Queen of  Volts we get to see a bit more backstory on all of the characters, and the history of New Reigns. We also get to see how each of the characters handle the death of their friend, Jac and how much it affects their everyday lives. Enne and Levi are trying to earn themselves a pardon from the crimes they have committed, using the omerta that they were under by Vianca Augustine to blame. The chancellor requests a meeting with Enne, Levi, and Bryce, at which Bryce and Levi are pardoned, but Enne does not receive a pardon immediately simply because she is a Mizer. Levi is able to pull some strings, and with some reluctance from Enne, to secure her a pardon as well. 

Overall I enjoyed book three, and as always I hate to see a series end, but am looking forward to binging them all back to back.