Review: Not sure about this one
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2011
at zero dollars, zero cents I'd say this book is worth the read.  That said it had some flaws.  I don't know that I'll be reading the next book in the series.  Main points that detracted from the story for me.  We've got this Queen who can't be a ruling queen.  Why?  Well there are lots of logical story reasons why.  Except if I was there.  Or heck if the main advisor who is portrayed as loyal actually acted with a hint of brains to go with his supposed loyalty.  The cyber would have annihilated the rapist king we keep running in fear of during the first engagement.And this cyber guy.  I mean come on.  He's been totally locked in his head unable to see since age 5?  Yet he is also aware of past employers and what went on?  Logical disconnect here.  And once he's generally free of computerized control, he won't kill the rapist trying to kill them both and force the queen into an unwanted marriage?  Who is this loser?  Sure I can get the whole, I will not seek them out to kill them for you, I'm tired of killing part.  But apparently when he got hit in the head he lost more than just computer control, he lost his brain as well.  The easiest way to have to stop killing people, is A move to a new land.  which he's doing.  And B kill the king who keeps sending both minions and himself after you and the queen.  Its not like he hasn't faced the king in hot blooded combat several times.No for all his supposed desire not to kill the main loser of this story betrays his secret desire to kill and kill again all the while bemoaning the fact he has to kill and verbally smacking down the female lead whenever she wants to end the killing by offing the main bad guy.  I think its a mental crutch or a twisted desire to keep the queen close to him.All of that said.  I guess you could say that except for the fact that most of the story was unnecessary for any characters with bit of grit or forethought (which both the main loser and advisor is portrayed as having), the rest of the story that naturally flowed from these logic disconnects was entertaining enough, which is why the 3 star rating and not a 2 or 1 star.The Deposed King