A review by marissaisbooked
A Reign of Rose by Kate Golden

4.0

This is an incredibly bingeable romantasy trilogy, and trust me you’ll want to binge them all after books 1 & 2’s cliffhangers… Arwen is a badass and honestly the MCs are forces to be reckoned with, both together and apart. I think the overall plot is compelling and certainly kept me on my toes throughout. 

My main complaint with this book was the pacing. The beginning was action packed and honestly stressful, as was the ending, but the book lulled a bit in the middle. 

I would’ve really loved to get a bit more about Aleksander and Hart. They were such interesting characters that play a pretty decent role in this one, and I know the focus should be on Arwen and the main group, but I wish we got a bit more on those two.

While this is a solid debut trilogy, I think the courts and some of the rulers needed to be expanded upon a bit in this. Rose and its Queen are discussed as being fierce and sort of feared because of this, but we don’t really get much on them until this final book. Also throughout the series I just don’t understand how Onyx functions as a kingdom when it doesn’t seem that Kane is actively there ruling much?? Idk, I enjoyed this and do recommend, but I hope Golden dives a little deeper into world building as she grows and evolves as an author.

Thank you Berkley and Penguin Random House for gifting me a paperback of A Reign of Rose. Decision to read/review was my own. Opinion is my own. 

Series Highlights:
  • Romantasy: MF
  • Slow burn series
  • Who did this to you
  • Burn down the world for you
  • Touch her & 💀
  • Revenge
  • Dragons, witches, fae
  • Court politics