A queen now in exile as a traitor, Lara has watched Ithicana be conquered by her own father, helpless to do anything to stop the destruction. But when she learns her husband, Aren, has been captured in battle, Lara knows there is only one reason her father is keeping him alive: as bait for his traitorous daughter.

And it is bait she fully intends to take.

Risking her life to the Tempest Seas, Lara returns to Ithicana with a plan not only to free its king, but for liberating the Bridge Kingdom from her father’s clutches using his own weapons: the sisters whose lives she spared.

But as Lara and her companions formulate a plan to free Aren from her father’s palace, they soon discover that while it is easy to get in, it will be quite another thing to get Aren, and themselves, back out. Not only is the palace inescapable, there are more players in the game than Lara ever realized, enemies and allies switching sides in the fight for crowns, kingdoms, and bridges. But her greatest adversary of all might be the very man she’s trying to free - the husband she betrayed.

With everything she loves in jeopardy, Lara must decide who - and what - she is fighting for: her kingdom, her husband, or for herself.

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Listening Length	10 hours and 13 minutes
Author	Danielle L. Jensen
Narrator	Lauren Fortgang, James Patrick Cronin
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Audible.com Release Date	February 27, 2020
Publisher	Audible Originals
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Original recording
Language	English
ASIN	B0846211D5
Best Sellers Rank	#32,530 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #451 in Fantasy Romance (Audible Books & Originals) #4,091 in Fantasy Romance (Books)

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Ladyteach

It was almost enough...

Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2020

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This was an incredible read. There wasn’t a single wasted page- the writing was suspenseful and heart wrenching and satisfying.

And yet...

In the end I needed more pages than I got. I needed more Aren and Lara than what the final 50 pages gave me. I needed more everything.

The synopsis for book three sounds like we are shifting main characters and, if so, I feel profoundly cheated by this story. The author made me care about these two characters and this was not the way to end this story and point of view.

I say that respectfully.

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It was ALMOST SO GOOD.

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2020

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So, I LOVED the first one. Loved. Immediately after finishing it, I pre-bought this one and waited for it to arrive. It did, and it started out fantastic. I loved both points of view, I loved the relationship with the sisters we met of Lara's and I thought Aren's point of view where he was taken and held captive was really interesting. Everything in the story up until his escape was just as detailed and intense as the writing was in book 1. After the escape, it honestly just began to seem like the author knew how she wanted the book to end and she was just filling the last half with events. When they reconnect after Lara is taken in the desert, and the kiss happens, it happens out of NO WHERE. There's barely any lead up, no tension. We know he's conflicted the whole first half of the story and still actually in love with Lara, but the desert kiss was.... It was underwhelming. And that's exactly the feel of their connection for the rest of the book up until the very end climax scene. And it seemed so SHORT. The climax came and passed and the book was over so quickly. I wanted more to tie it up, especially since the story isn't going to be continued from their point of view after this... We got barely any of the story where they're together heart and soul, it's all defeated kisses and last looks and begrudged love. I wanted to read some of them happy and in love after everything they went through. A bit more of what the islanders are going to be putting Lara through after her deceit, maybe something about what Anna feels after everything and where she's going next, to see if those who felt betrayed by Lara in the first place warm and welcome her, more about what her relationship with her sisters are going to be like now that she's found a home but they're still on the run. But no, IT JUST ENDS. What the heck. I love these characters and the world and what COULD HAVE BEEN with the story, I feel like I was stabbed in the back with the ending. Well, the last third and the ending. Yeah. Four stars because it should have been five but the author sucked with the ending.

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Stephanie

Aren is EVERYTHING

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2021

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Such a good book!!!! I thought this was a duology so I wasn't ready for things to end the way they do.

I loved book 1 but book 2 is just soooooooo much better. I was emotionally invested in book 1 but The Traitor Queen gave me all kinds of feels, physically. When I get those, it's an automatic ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Things are really rough for Lara THE WHOLE FREAKING TIME. That girl is put through so much, physically and emotionally, and she doesn't break! Even though I adore Aren, there were times where I thought Lara was just better off without him. When he was being complete douche!

There are two parts that are my absolute favorite. One is when Lara is reunited with her sisters. They kick major ass. Even Sarhina in her condition 🤫. And when the harem steps up and plays a big role in a prison break. Goes to show the king, how wrong he is about women's worth.

Lara and Aren have such a loooooooong hard road to get back to one another but even at the worst of times, they were there to help the other out. Such a good team. MAJOR FEELS!

The ending was hard but I actually liked how things played out. It didn't feel like a cop out, or rushed, or anything. Things were hard, brutal at times, but we get our HEA. Mostly.

Having met the major characters for the next book, I feel like it was a nice intro to get us interested in what's to come.

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melanie schuler

Read It Now!!!

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2020

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Pretty much from the beginning I knew I was going to enjoy this book because I really loved book one, The Bridge Kingdom. This book picks up pretty much from where the first one left off. The dual points of view in narration made this audiobook go fast and it was hard to stop listening (even though I had to because of my work life and such getting in the way). The story is just simply addicting. You constantly want to know what is going to happen next.

I absolutely loved the narration done by both the female and male for the audiobook, which I got first. Their narratives made this story come alive. I felt as if I was really a part of the story as every pitfall, triumph, action scene, and journey befell the characters of Aren and Lara. I cried, gasped, and feared in the moments things went wrong while I cheered and squealed in delight when things went well. I highly recommend to anyone to listen to this book at least once to really hear this story come alive versus just reading it through ebook, hardcover or paperback!

I can’t wait for more books set in this world in the future. Fortunately, I can definitely say this book was easily another 5⭐️ read for me. Danielle L. Jensen definitely knows how to craft a fantasy world filled with intrigue, action, romance, and adventure.

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little bookworm

An action packed sequel (3.5 stars)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2021

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The Traitor Queen picks up straight from where The Bridge Kingdom left off, with Aren taken prisoner by the King of Maridrina, and Lara despised by the Ithicanians as a traitor, but vowing to save her husband and exact revenge on her father.

I absolutely loved The Bridge Kingdom and have been highly anticipating this sequel. Overall, I found The Traitor Queen a decent follow up by sequel standards (which can sometimes fall short in my personal experience), and I enjoyed being once more immersed in Jensen's world and reunited with the characters from the first book.

Whilst The Bridge Kingdom was a slower build, with action sequences interspersed throughout, The Traitor Queen, was more full blown action I thought. The chapters mostly alternate from both Lara and Aren's perspectives, which worked well in my opinion.

There were a few new characters introduced, of which Keris, Lara's brother was perhaps the most intriguing, and it seems it is his story that Jensen plans to follow in the third book of the series. I liked that Lara's sisters made a return in this book, though they were perhaps not around for as long as I had envisaged.

There remains a lot of political intrigue, and whilst I did feel better acquainted with the different kingdoms and their alliances, this could still be a little confusing at times.

I thought Jensen explored the fall out from Lara's betrayal in the last book well for the most part. Certainly from Lara's point of view we can see a lot of guilt and a desperation almost to make amends, no matter the cost. Likewise from Aren's point of view, we can see his hurt and also his own guilt at the fact that he blames himself for his Kingdom's fall and people's suffering due to trusting Lara, and yet despite everything she is never far from his mind.

Whilst I certainly enjoyed this book and overall found it satisfying enough a sequel, it did not quite live up to The Bridge Kingdom for me personally. Perhaps that is because I generally prefer character development over action, and I did think that the latter in this book was slightly at the cost of the former, certainly in comparison to The Bridge Kingdom. The banter and interactions between characters, which was so engaging in the first book didn't have quite the same sparkle here. Furthermore, the build up of the romance between Lara and Aren, and her slowly falling in love with Ithicana itself, and all the implications that had on her task, were done really well in The Bridge Kingdom, and in comparison the story here felt weaker. Still if you are the sort of reader who likes action heavy plot, you may end up preferring this second book.

Overall 3.5 stars.

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Zoe Lily 🌙

Lara will forever be my fave!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2021

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🔥With everything she loves in jeopardy, Lara must decide who – and what – she is fighting for: her kingdom, her husband, or herself🔥

I adored TBK even if that cliffhanger was cruel (even if we knew it was gunna happen) it was made crueller by the wait for this second book! 😭 but let me tell you... IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT!

You can really see Lara's growth in this book & she completely owns her mistakes which is refreshing. It made me love her even more, especially with how hard she fights to make things right! Too hard at times! It really frustrated me how she was treated.

Plus I loved being introduced to her sisters, I'd been waiting for this since the first book! All the badass female love in this book! It's definitely everything we needed and more. I hope we get to see more of them in future books! I loved their interactions and how protective they were of each other.

It had everything I loved from the first book & more. If it's not already obvious I definitely recommend this series, it's such a fun, fast paced read!

Plus both books have the most amazing cover art!

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Annie

The Cockroach Returns!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2020

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As soon as I finished the first book I dived into the second one as I had to know what would happen to Lara, Aren and the kingdom.

The novel starts and we learn that Prince Aren is in captivity and his kingdom is more or less lost. All that is need of him is the location of Eranahl. As soon as Lara hears of his capture she starts devising a way to save him. Bring in the sisters. I loved when her sisters were introduced but sad that they did not stay for long, only three of them are somewhat fleshed out the rest get a sentence and that's about it. Which is a shame as the blurb made it seem like they would be present throughout the novel

Once Aren and Lara are together the story moves to them trying to work together and find a way back to Ithicana. Which is it's own struggle, from them dealing with Lara's betrayal, to running from her father's goons in a desert, a lot is going on to grab your attention. The pacing was really good and I never felt like it dragged.

We see Aren struggling with his feeling towards Lara, especially when he has Ithicana to think about. We see Lara trying to redeem herself, by getting him back to his people and them trying to find a middle ground.

My only critique is that at one point Lara did seem to be too invincible, it just felt a tad bit unbelievable, but I guess as we are told more than once......she is The Cockroach

All in all, it was an engaging read and I enjoyed the character progression as well as the main story.

Bananas1989

I didn't think the second book could top the first but wow! Amazing.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2021

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This book, just wow! I binged them back to back and SOOO much happens I don't know how @danielleljensen managed to weave it all with perfection.

I honestly wasn't sure what to expect in book two because sometimes you find the second book doesn't live up to the first in a series, but The Traitor Queen blew my mind, it was amazing. The angst is tenfold and my emotions where all over the place in a good way. It was intense with non-stop action. I couldn't turn the pages quick enough to find out what was going to happen next. We got everything I loved in book one and more!

I loved that this one is 99% wrapped in terms of the main characters and that we will explore the world more in the next book through other characters I'm keen to know more about. Now the wait begins. In the meantime I'm looking forward to reading Dark Shores.

Danielle has cemented her place as one of my favourite authors.

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4 stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2021

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I would definitely reccoment this series. This book has alot more action in it than romance which is understandable given the way book one left off. I did enjoy it though and found it realistic to the feelings and actions of the characters. I did find myself disappointed with the ending of the book though which is why I gave it 4 stars I wish I could have seen a bit more of the aftermath of the battle and the relationship with aren and Lara before the book ended buy other than that it was a enjoyable read and lots of action, so if you like that then you will love the second book but I do love my romance which is why I was left a bit forlorn.

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