I absolutely fell in love with The Hundredth Queen series by Emily R. King. It just has such a beautiful and intricate world, I dove right in and wanted to know more about it. It’s got incredible magic, hidden princes, badass ladies who kick a lot of ass and an absolutely swoony ship that had me going ‘just get your act together already’ for three books! But this one takes the cake! It is my favourite out of this quartet and that probably says something about me, because I’m pretty sure this one is the most emotionally brutal and also quite different from the other ones. In The Warrior Queen, we sees bit of a different side to Kali she is grieving, and not just for the loss of the man she loves, but also, for the life she had literally fought for and suddenly it’s all gone and the citizens despise her, not to mention she still feels the loss of her best friend. But the thing about this book, is that while it talks about loss and I really liked how it was done, it also talks about hope. We see that in how Kali just wouldn’t give up on rescuing Deven (even if part of that determination was brought by some desperate desire to not lose him as well), but also with Ashwin and how he handles being back at court after such a long time away, also his relationship with the princess was adorable. I just felt there were some parts in the middle of Kali’s journey that were more on the slow side, I still liked some plot twists, that I didn’t see coming, we learn along the way. Another thing this book talks about, is destiny and how sometimes people are always destined to meet (be it a romantic relationship or just friendship) and honestly I’m a sucker for that. This was definitely a wonderful ending to The Warrior Queen series and I’m without a doubt going to miss this world and the characters.

Ok, I’ll admit it – I was very slightly miffed that a fourth book appeared in this series when I thought it was a trilogy. However any feelings of ill usage evaporated when I read it – which is what I did last night since I couldn’t sleep. I’d intended just to read a few chapters and ended up mainlining the book. This series is one which has got better with each instalment. Kalinda is a dynamic though not always likeable MC and the plots and intrigues are just pure fantasy fun. Thoroughly enjoyable.