Diane K. Kovacs's Reviews > Queen's Own

I love this story. It is an honest and at times very sharp coming of age story about a woman who is very familiar. In reading some of the negative reviews I'm struck at the similarity between the the negative reviewer comments and the bullies that torment Talia and the manipulators that try to destroy her professionally. The fact that she manages - mostly - to transcend the family that wants to force her to be a breeder against her will and interests, the bullies that just want to hurt her because she is a nice, decent, quiet, and attractive person, and the political types who's interest is in destroying her... but I won't type a spoiler. I especially like the in-story stories in book two. If you want a story that is just a tv-script or video game synopsis go elsewhere. If you want to read a story in which a nice, decent, quiet, attractive young female manages to survive and mostly prosper despite her family, bullies (who are very familiar to all of us), and power hungry scumbags (that infest all universes including this one).