The Traitor Queen

3.5 stars
Unpopular opinion alert!
I expected to love this one, but I didn't enjoy it as much as the first book in the series.
The story felt a little rushed, and there was a lot of self-loathing, regret, and struggle with forgiving specific past actions and choices. I get why the characters were stuck in that cycle at the beginning of the book, but it felt repetitive as the story progressed. Unfortunately, Aren gave me whiplash through most of the story. I felt like the romance wasn't my favorite part of the story for more than half of the book.
I loved Lara and her sisters' scenes! Badass female characters! I also enjoyed the ending, and I still love the characters.