Review: Three Queens by Geneva Lee

Three Queens by Geneva Lee

Series Filthy Rich Vampires #3

Publication date: April 9th, 2024

Pages: 320

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Synopsis:

All magic will die, and with it, all who carry it. Every last one of us...

Thea and Julian have made their choice, but can they survive the fallout? Experience the decadent, magical world of Three Queens, the third book in the Filthy Rich Vampire series from New York Times bestselling author Geneva Lee.

Returning to the world of the vampire elite as Solstice falls, they must navigate new dangers, treacherous allies, and morally grey friendships. When information leads them to Venice, the couple finds themselves at odds. Following the clue isn't just dangerous, it could be deadly. With the fate of her family on the line, Thea rushes to Venice, and Julian follows despite his haunted history with the city.

The past might hold the key to their future, but to find out, Julian must face the monster he was once, and as forgotten magic stirs in Thea's blood, the search for answers leads to devastating consequences.

With the future of the magical world hanging in the balance, tensions rising in their family, and war looming on the horizon, will their love triumph, or will they pay the ultimate price?

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Story:

The third book in the Filthy Rich Vampires series is packed with political subterfuge and the hurdles that the couple, Thea and Julian, had to overcome in pursuit of their engagement. Between Julian's vampire family seeing Thea as a poor choice for Julian's future and Thea's mom disappearing when she realized the depth of their relationship, the odds are stacked against them. Enter yet another enemy they weren't expecting who seems to think that keeping Thea far away from Julian will solve all their problems and provide him the power he so desperately wanted. Thea must find a way through her confusing history, in-laws who want nothing to do with her, and a long lost relative that wishes nothing but harm on her. The amount of enemies that the couple are faced with becomes a little ridiculous when you stack them all up against each other. Is it really so hard to let these couples find out for themselves if they have a future together instead of trying to throw a wrench into things? I am starting to become a little frustrated with this fact as it feels like they can never catch a break. How are they even going to know if they are a good match for each other if everyone is trying so desperately to keep them apart? Thea rushes into danger, Julian can't cope, his family doesn't know which way to turn, and the vampire government wants to make sure they hold onto as much control as they can in every facet of their lives. The story just feels like way, way, way too much all at once and it lost a lot of the favor I once had for it.

Characters:

• Thea - She went from strong but clueless woman of mystery to finally discovering her roots and becoming the typical boring damsel in distress. Do we really have to have all the female leads have to wait around for a man to save them? Her heading off half-cocked with her friend just to upset her man seems like the act of a spoiled brat with no two brain cells left to fire off an intelligent thought. I used to find Thea to be a decent character but the way she is going, I don't want to see her grow into her power. I feel like that's giving a toddler a handgun and hoping for the best.

• Julian - Good lord you co-dependent headcase. I am not sure if it was his vampire tether instinct or he is just a weirdo who can't let a woman out of his sights for even a second but it went from dreamy book boyfriend to nose wrinkling schmuck. I would like to finish out the series but Julian's character makes it very hard to do.

Writing:

The writing felt like the author was publishing a rough draft. Reveals felt forced, subplots were surface level, and the characters were emotionally infantile. I feel like if the book was already published by a major publication that it should have made a few rounds with an editor to guide the story along a more complex journey. Instead it felt like a self-published singular work. The series as a whole has had this sort of critique from me and I think it might be that what I want from a book is not what the author can provide.

Overall:

I want to complete the series, but I feel I may not be able to. I want to see the characters grow more but with only one book left in the series I don't know if I am better off cutting my losses. I have faith that Geneva Lee can write some decent stories, this one just may not be the series or characters for me.