FICTION

Queen’s Catacombs

by Jordan H Bartlett
CamCat. (The Frean Chronicles: Bk. 2). Mar. 2023. 416p. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9780744307764.
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Gr 9 Up–The second book in the “Frean Chronicles” finds Jacs trying to change what it means to be queen in an essentially unequal society. Jacs now rules over the Upper and Lower Realms, and while the Contest of Queens was grueling, her new position is just as hard. If readers can get past the uneven worldbuilding, they’ll find a delightful cast of characters trying to put the queendom on the right path. While the novel tries to challenge the patriarchy in its matriarchal society, it relies on gender essentialism to do so. Cast is presumed white, with queer women in Jacs’s circle of friends.
VERDICT Consider for collections where the first book has found readers.
Reviewed by Emmy Neal , Jun 01, 2023

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