As fun as a premise can be, "Queen Bess" is long-winded and boring. Why does it take so long to get to the actual plot? Maybe for some people this can be therapeutic for after the current election but it did not work for me. There was more dialogue than actual plot and I wish there was more showing than telling.

Thanks to NetGalley and Tantor Audio for the Audio ARC!

Queen Bess is based on an interesting premise, and if you're a fan of cheesy sci-fi, or cozy fiction, or James Patterson, this book might be right up your alley. It just wasn't quite my alley.

Not happy with the election results? Want something that takes on that reality, but doesn't make you feel worse? And is funny? And hopeful? And has time travel? And really fun call outs to women's tech culture?

Have I got a recommendation for you! Needless to say, I loved this.



Review copy provided by publisher.