Initial Impressions 12/30/15: 4 - 4.25 stars 
 I will say that the ending was totally captivating! The action, excitement, romance, and emotions were all running high and I loved it! I had theories abound, questions galore, and feels really starting to take hold. 
 I had some hesitations in the beginning, I'll admit. I kept going back and forth between being really interested and then waiting for something to happen. I think the time spent developing the relationships in the middle was necessary for the rest of the book but at the same time, it felt a bit tedious when THINGS weren't happening and we weren't getting much more insight on magical abilities, world-building, etc. When they did happen (which truly was quite a decent amount -- I just had small lulls), they were pretty freakin' awesome and I was so excited to find out more! 
 I really adored the ending, how everything wrapped up, and all of the things I was left pondering when the story concluded. I cannot wait to see what happens next! Sarah Fine did a fantastic job of bringing everything together and yet leaving things out there for the next book. I can't wait! (Which is always a sad thing to say when you finish a book before it's even published!!!) 
 Full review originally posted HERE on The Book Addict's Guide 1/27/16: I'm always up for new fantasy and THE IMPOSTOR QUEEN seemed right up my alley! THE IMPOSTOR QUEEN was sort of the opposite of the hero/heroine who discovers they have powers and come into glory so that was really, really neat to see! There is a bigger story in there about what Elli can and can't do but I won't get into spoilers there!! Once you read so many books, things can start to feel too reminiscent of a different story so it's always refreshing to find a new take on a common theme. I totally had thoughts and feelings reminiscent of SHADOW AND BONE meets Frozen but they were just little pieces because THE IMPOSTOR QUEEN really stood on its own! 
 Admittedly, the beginning started off a bit slowly for me. The very first chapter or two, I was definitely intrigued but then I found myself wanting to know more about the world and about the characters and feeling like I wasn't getting there quickly enough. I really waffled back and forth between feeling like the pacing was a bit slow to finding something that totally hooked me and then back again. I'm not sure if it was because this really did have a such a different feel or if it was more of a personal thing but I had a bit of a hard time really getting in sync with THE IMPOSTOR QUEEN until about halfway through. 
 Once I reached the point where things started picking up, though, I was absolutely hooked! The character development really started to take off. I got to learn more about Elli, her history, and her ability. The romance really started to blossom into something utterly beautiful and it made my heart ache. I absolutely adored the platonic and familial relationships as well and I was so impressed with Sarah Fine's ability to craft such beautiful non-romantic relationships to evoke such strong feelings. There were so many layers to these relationships and I loved to learn about the history behind them. The romantic relationship also really grew on me as well! I liked Oskar from the start and I really loved what he brought out in Elli and how she softened him. The two characters really blended together well and their relationship ended up being totally swoon-worthy. 
 The ending of the book was utterly captivating. I mentioned that the book started to pick up for me about halfway through and things really just continued to escalate all the way until the end. The world-building picked up and the plot really started to take off as well! Action and adventure really took over and my worries about any lulls were totally gone. I ended up seeing tons of potential for the rest of the series (and by rest I mean I think it's only a two book series?) and any doubts that I had about any character or plot point had totally vanished. THE IMPOSTOR QUEEN finished off so strongly and left me dying for more!