There are multiple POVs this time around and just for the sake of keeping some surprises, I won’t tell you who they were from. King’s Cage brought about another change though and it’s one I am still not sure how to feel about. (Yes, once again, the villain is my fave – what a surprise!) I think it really helped to see his side of things and Mare’s reactions to his confessions. I know that Maven isn’t a good person and I am not making excuses for his behaviour, despite understanding that it might not be entirely his fault, but he is still the person I like to read about most in this series. I enjoyed those chapters a lot, despite the slightly repetitive nature of the scenarios that played out. It gave us a vulnerable Mare, which was direly needed in my opinion, because no one person can do everything, but it also gave us real insight into Maven and why he is the way he is. The torment and weight of the situation was palpable throughout the entire time. Then we are right there with Mare, still prisoner to Maven. I was bored with the amount of moving back and forth and my lack of understanding where anyone was going, so this was a big plus already. The book has a map! I remember being completely lost in terms of the country’s scope and the different towns and the travel time between destinations in the previous book. The first time I opened the book, I immediately noticed a vast improvement. Well, I guess it is time for me to join the ranks and say that King’s Cage is in fact better than Glass Sword, but I am still not fully back on board with the series. Maybe Glass Sword just suffered the typical second book syndrome, but even after several of my fellow bloggers assured me that King’s Cage did not have the same problems, I wasn’t too eager to pick it up. It was confusing and lacked intrigue and direction. Admittedly, I pushed this one back on my priority list for quite a while, mostly due to me not having liked Glass Sword at all.
King’s Cage is the third book in the Red Queen series (click here for my review of Red Queen and here for my review of Glass Sword).
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