The Queen's Rising

By: Rebecca Ross

Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman

In this epic debut fantasy, inspired by Renaissance France, an outcast finds herself bound to a disgraced lord and entangled in his plot to overthrow the king. Perfect for fans of Grave Mercy and Red Queen!

Brienna desires only two things: to master her passion and to be chosen by a patron. Growing up in Valenia at the renowned Magnalia House should have prepared her. While some are born with a talent for one of the five passions—art, music, dramatics, wit, and knowledge—Brienna struggled to find hers until she chose knowledge. However, Brienna’s greatest fear comes true: she is left without a patron.

Months later, her life takes an unexpected turn when a disgraced lord offers her patronage. Suspicious of his intent, she reluctantly accepts. But there is much more to his story, for there is a dangerous plot to overthrow the king of Maevana—the rival kingdom of Valenia—and restore the rightful queen, and her magic, to the throne.

With war brewing, Brienna must choose which side she will remain loyal to: passion or blood.

Plus don't miss the thrilling sequel, The Queen's Resistance!

Love, betrayal, friends and family

This book surprised me!!! It had a lot of build up to the point I was about to move on...but I stuck with it and I am glad I did!!! Twist I didn’t see coming, love, betrayal and rebuilding ones home swept me away...

Rebecca Ross never disappoints

Some have been critical about the beginning of the book. It may have initially been a bit slow but still suspenseful with excellent description. I’m immediately purchasing the sequel to begin now! Loved it!

Review

All in all a good read. Slow in the beginning and sometimes hard to follow but midway it picked up and the story became interesting.

Frustrating heroine good story

Spoiler alert: The characters surrounding Breanna were only developed enough to provide some context for her story. I lost track of all the secrets everyone was keeping from each other and The ending saw Breanna tooting her horn so loudly I was embarrassed for her

Enjoyable read

I really liked this book, the characters were interesting, the story was original and kept me engaged. the narrator did a great job creating different voices and personalities for each. I would definitely recommend this book as a fun, easy summer read. #goodread #fantasy #tagsgiving #sweepstakes