Hi Cara,
I was one of the lucky ones, that got hold of a finished copy of A Queen in Hiding early. A Queen in Hiding is the first book in The Nine Realms by Sarah Kozloff. We are very lucky that we don’t have to wait long between books as a new book every month for the next 4 months.
I have put the book title and publish dates below;
- A Queen in Hiding – 21st Jan 2020
- The Queen of Raiders – 18th February 2020
- A Broken Queen – 24th March 2020
- The Cerulean Queen – 21st April 2020
Orphaned, exiled and hunted, Cérulia, Princess of Weirandale, must master the magic that is her birthright, become a ruthless guerilla fighter, and transform into the queen she is destined to be.
But to do it she must win the favour of the spirits who play in mortal affairs, assemble an unlikely group of rebels, and wrest the throne from a corrupt aristocracy whose rot has spread throughout her kingdom.
A Queen in Hiding is a great introduction to the world that Sarah has created.
The book spans over a decade as well as a different country. There are certain storylines that I found interesting and others not so much. But I no that these storylines will become important later on. Regarding the plot of A Queen in Hiding, there are some great moments of action, drama and betrayal. The book paced does speed up and slow down in parts. I didn’t mind that to be honest as it gave me a chance to breathe and absorb all the political games, war planning and educational debates.
I felt that the book synopsis doesn’t do the book justice. It makes it seem like the book is just about Céruila but it’s much more than that. Her mum is a big part of the story as well.
The magic in the Nine Realms world is interesting as magic isn’t in every country and in Céruila Weirandale it’s only the royal family that has any magical ability. I am jealous of Céruila talent, she is able to mentally talk to animals. I would never speak to people if I could speak to my dogs.
One element I found fascinating is how hair colour is incredibly important, that rich and nobility family don’t want to marry people with brown hair as its seen as common. It’s interesting that in the book it doesn’t matter about your skin colour (like in real life), it’s all about your hair. I especially like that Cérulia hair is blue and that marks her as from the Weirandale royal line.
A Queen in Hiding ends and I am looking forward to The Queen of Raider. I am glad that I don’t have to wait long.
My rating for A Queen in Hiding is 4 out of 5.
Thank you to @JamiesdoesPr, @mybookishlife and Tor Books for supplying me with a copy of A Queen in hiding for a fair and honest review.
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