In the second book in The Hundredth Queen Series, Emily R. King once again follows a young warrior queen’s rise to meet her destiny in a richly imagined world of sorcery and forbidden powers.Though the tyrant rajah she was forced to marry is dead, Kalinda’s troubles are far from over. A warlord has invaded the imperial city, and now she’s in exile. But she isn’t alone. Kalinda has the allegiance … has the allegiance of Captain Deven Naik, her guard and beloved, imprisoned for treason and stripped of command. With the empire at war, their best hope is to find Prince Ashwin, the rajah’s son, who has promised Deven’s freedom on one condition: that Kalinda will fight and defeat three formidable opponents.
But as Kalinda’s tournament strengths are once again challenged, so too is her relationship with Deven. While Deven fears her powers, Ashwin reveres them—as well as the courageous woman who wields them. Kalinda comes to regard Ashwin as the only man who can repair a warring world and finds herself torn between her allegiance to Deven and a newly found respect for the young prince.
With both the responsibility to protect her people and the fate of those she loves weighing heavily upon her, Kalinda is forced again to compete. She must test the limits of her fire powers and her hard-won wisdom. But will that be enough to unite the empire without sacrificing all she holds dear?
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The pacing of these novels is absurd.
The Fire Queen (The Hundredth Queen #2) by Emily R. King – Love the covers on this series! There is some unique world building in this series, but for me there are masses of characters to remember! The recap at the beginning of the book helped, but I recommend not having a long stretch of time between books! Happy Reading!
Sometimes the first book in series is the best it’s going to get. The Fire Queen was even better than the first. I wasn’t able to put it down, was sad to see it come to an end. So many this are happening at once that it made my head spin. It was always fun to figure out who was playing who. I can’t wait to get my hands on the third book.
This one had twists and turns that I did not expect.
First of all, can we talk about how beautiful the covers for this series are? They are gorgeous and let’s admit it really makes you want to read it even more, right?
Alright, book two…Kalinda is married to the dead rajah but the troubles is way far from over yet. The imperial city is overtaken by the warlord and now she must find Prince Ashwin, but of course things don’t go as planned and when she meets Ashwin she ends up finding herself in another tournament. A tournament that will not only save her city, her friends but herself too.
The more time she spends with Ashwin the more confused she becomes, he resembles the dead rajah physical so much but inside they are so different and she finds that out by spending more and more time with him.
But once her powers are out in the open her life will get more complicated both personally and politically. And that will not be the only thing that will have to worry about, more danger is coming, more than she and everyone ever thought.
Once this book was over? I just was ready for the next one, more so than when the first one ended. I think book two was even better than book one, I cannot wait to continue with the series, it won’t take long people, I’m planning on picking book 3 up next month, or maybe even this month 🙂
4.25 out 5 stars.
Kindle unlimited ebook and whisper sync audiobook review: The Fire Queen starts out where book 1 left off. Kalinda and Devon continue to face terrifying odds with potentially dangerous consequences. The story is packed with deception, strife, loyalty, mystery, suspense, and pain. Enemies are around every corner. The narrator did a great job!
I read the series. The author is wonderful she keeps you wanting more!
I didn’t like this one as much as the first. It seemed like the same story just in a different setting. I had high hopes because I really enjoyed the first book.
Book 1 & 2 are fabulous!
I love this book series. This book was interesting and unlike anything I have read before. It gave me a look into a totally different world. Well written and easy to read I can’t wait for the next one to cone out
I really enjoyed this book. I will definitely continue the series.
Cannot be read as a standalone
Kalinda may be free from her tyrant husband, but now her country is falling apart. She needs to search for Prince Ashwin to take the throne.
In The Fire Queen, Kalinda and her brave crew travel across dangerous paths. But when she finally finds the Prince, she realizes that she has to enter another deadly competition.
I loved how this book highlighted different powers. It was enchanting from beginning to end. I also enjoyed witnessing how Kalinda became more powerful and learned how to control her fire. I can’t wait for the next book!!!!