The Unready Queen
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Human-raised brothers Tinn and Cole join forces with Fable, daughter of the Queen of the Deep Dark, to stop the fighting between the people of Endsborough and the creatures of the Wild Wood before violence turns into all-out war. Human and goblin brothers Cole and Tinn are finding their way back to normal after their journey to the heart of the Oddmire. Normal, unfortunately, wants nothing to do with them. Fable, the daughter of the Queen of the Deep Dark, has her first true friends in the brothers. The Queen allows Fable to visit Tinn and Cole as long as she promises to stay quiet and out of sight—concealing herself and her magic from the townspeople of Endsborough. But when the trio discovers that humans are destroying the Wild Wood and the lives of its creatures for their own dark purposes, Fable cannot stay quiet. As the unspoken truce between the people of Endsborough and the inhabitants of the Wild Wood crumbles, violence escalates, threatening war and bringing Fable’s mother closer to the fulfillment of a deadly prophecy that could leave Fable a most Unready Queen. In this second book in the Oddmire series, the New York Times bestselling author of Jackaby takes readers on an adventure full of monsters, mayhem, and magic.
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3 primary booksThe Oddmire is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by William Ritter.
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I think I preferred the first book to this one. While the ending was fast paced and enjoyable to read, most of the book was a bit of a slog to get through. I did appreciate the ending message of accepting others no matter how different you are, that you don't have to be friends to be polite and kind.
Since the book's epilogue definitely ended on a cliffhanger (the events of the book are finished, but the author definitely leaves a plot point from book one as well as book two very open), there will very likely be a third book. I liked this one enough that I plan on reading it to find out what happens.
