![]() ![]() Both twists had been hinted at from the start, so that when they were revealed, I could only slap my forehead for missing them. Night Shyamalan’s movie, or at least, the good ones), I could only marvel at King’s storytelling ability. As someone who can usually sniff these things out (I guessed the twist of every M. ![]() ![]() Then, about halfway through came the first brilliant twist and toward the end, the second, even more mind-blowing surprise. Though the first part of the story felt predictable with several common tropes, it kept me engaged through the creative worldbuilding and Kalinda’s compelling narrative voice. Set in a second world version of India/the Middle East, it follows Kalinda, a sickly orphan raised in a temple, who is chosen by an obsessive rajah as his hundredth queen. And an empty audiobook queue.ĭespite the miserly roots of my inspiration, this epic story was well worth it. That something being $1.99 Audible narration. King’s debut novel, The Hundredth Queen, had been gathering digital dust in my Kindle library for months, when something inspired me to finally check it out. ![]()
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