Queen Bee by Amalie Howard

Summary:

Ela and Poppy were best friends until they weren’t. Poppy betrayed Ela over a boy and ruined her reputation resulting in Ela being sent away from her home and never getting a chance at the life she could have had. Now, three years later, Ela has a plan for revenge to take Poppy down and hurt the boy that did nothing. Ela’s plan starts to get complicated when she begins making connections and when she is reunited with the boy who once had her heart.

My Thoughts:

This young adult novel blew me away! I loved every minute of reading this and if I could have read this without taking any breaks I would have.

This is a regency era historical fiction novel but one with plenty of diversity. This story spotlights POC and LGBTQ+ characters and I am here for it! 

The author basically gave me everything I wanted in this book. She made a story about girl whose reputation was ruined instead of just hinting at consequences. I cannot think of a story that followed a ruined girl in this period of time. 

The revenge plots and the banter were entertaining to read. The author pulled no punches and the ending was almost exactly how I wanted things to go. There was not ever a time that I felt the author played it safe or wrote something to appease anyone. 

To sum things up, the author wrote a great story that entertains and engages readers. I will definitely be reading this book again and will likely be reading more from this author. Drop everything to get this book!