**I was sent this book for free in exchange for an honest review**
The Midnight Queen is the first book in the Noctis Magicae Series and it follows Graham Marshall (Gray) on a journey involving magic, history, and at times love. The plot of the story was sort of hit or miss to me, but I have been in the mood for a good magic story so I was ready to pick it up. Off the bat I thought Sylvia Izzo Hunter's writing was really beautiful and she has this way of decribing people and places that was both complex and easy to read.
The book switches between Grays point-of-view and a girl names Sophie's point of view. Sometimes the changes in point of view I felt were a little too sudden. Perhaps I just have not read enough romance (I understand the quick changes are sometimes normal in the romance genre). Even after a few paragraphs sometimes we would change perspective and that took some time to get used to.
The romance perspective of The Midnight Queen is not the kind I typically favor. It is very much a gradual relationship. I do think it was handled very well and it was great that we got to know Gray and Sophie as individuals before we got to know them as a couple, but at some point it kind of dragged on for me. Once everyone around them could see what was going on and Gray and Sophie were still oblivious it kind of ran dry for me.
The basic plotline of the story is tricky, as aforementioned. It is sort of a cliche. A princess, a prophecy, a 'chosen one'. In that regard I did not think the story overcame the cliche quite enough.
Overall, I enjoyed the book but it sort of fizzled here and there and I can't say I'm too eager to continue the series, although I am sure I will pick it up at some point.
3/5
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