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~ Review 89 - Thrones In Her Silence by @Ink_Scars ~

Book Information:
Book Title: Thrones in her silence
Author: Ink_scars
Genre: Dark fantasy
Target audience: 16+
Current status: 13/ongoing
No. of pages read: 8

Reviewed by jambudweep

PLOT

The plot is a bit complicated giving this an unpointed mysterious vibe. The story revolves around a lady called "Luna" who belongs to a noble family. Luna's sister elopes on the wedding day, thus their family sacrifices Luna by marrying her off to Kael, a ruthless prince of the kingdom whom everyone fears to their core.

Luna's family has never been very fond of her; she has always been on this bumpy ride among her so-called family members, except for her two siblings who occasionally have been offering some sort of warmth and help—Selene, the sister who elopes, and Luca, their brother who is always in the shadow, never comes face-to-face.

The twist starts when Luna is inside the castle, in her bedroom when she feels a sense of deja vu—like all these events have happened before.

And, it clicks. She realizes that this is a story she is living in, and she is a side-character—a tool to escalate the plot who is soon going to die. But, she doesn't die—this is the actual plot twist.

This story is a mix of drama, mystery, politics, fantasy, magic, etc.

WRITING STYLE

The work is written in first person POV with past tense narratives. The readers are following Luna's POV from the start and throughout.

However, the POV switched to third person from first person at some point—When Elara visits Cassian.

Additionally, till the latest chapter, there is not even a glimpse of Kael's POV, not even once. It's good to keep that mystery, but as a reader I want to know what's going on in his mind. Since there are mentions of his cruelty, his ruthlessness, his power every now and then, as a reader I would like to see that, feel that dread through his eyes.

Moreover, the writing is poetic, but everyone is carrying the same tone and voice, be it Luna or Shourya. Though, it's not unnatural, multiple people can carry the same talking and thinking patterns, but since it's a fiction, bringing diversity won't be a bad choice.

Lastly, there are not too many errors, but enough to get caught in on reading. Thus, consider taking a close look in order to proofread the technical aspects: space errors, capitalization errors, punctuations, prepositions, and so on.

CHARACTERS DEVELOPMENT

Though the story promises to follow both Luna and Kael, Luna certainly gets the limelight. So, let's talk about her, since there is not much context of Kael except the mention of him being a dreadful prince whom everyone fears.

Luna, at first glance sounds like a naive, scared, and petty character with that same family crisis story—I never got warmth and love from my family, they pushed me into this hell in order to save their lives, and my husband too doesn't love me, and all.

But no, she is not like that. As I go deeper in the plot, Luna emerges as a powerful, vengeance-oriented wounded queen. Since the first day in the castle, she shows what she is capable of by doing nothing, just being calm and composed.

She observes and then reacts—very calculative move, that gives her a dangerous aura. Even after being betrayed by her family and the punishment she receives from Kael doesn't affect her much. Though there we see a fleeting sense of ending it all at once, but she soon recovers—thanks to Raven.

After this event there is a trajectory seen in her development as a character, who doesn't cry but fights back.

Overall, Luna is a multilayered character with a complex personality.

Yep, that's all!

The author could take things into account they think will work for their work, or just follow their own mind.

BEST OF LUCK!