Thursday 19 April 2018

The Queen of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton

The Queens of Innis Lear - 5 Stars

Synopsis

A kingdom at risk, a crown divided, a family drenched in blood.

The erratic decisions of a prophecy-obsessed king have drained Innis Lear of its wild magic, leaving behind a trail of barren crops and despondent subjects. Enemy nations circle the once-bountiful isle, sensing its growing vulnerability, hungry to control the ideal port for all trade routes.

The king's three daughters—battle-hungry Gaela, master manipulator Reagan, and restrained, starblessed Elia—know the realm's only chance of resurrection is to crown a new sovereign, proving a strong hand can resurrect magic and defend itself. But their father will not choose an heir until the longest night of the year, when prophecies align and a poison ritual can be enacted.

Refusing to leave their future in the hands of blind faith, the daughters of Innis Lear prepare for war—but regardless of who wins the crown, the shores of Innis will weep the blood of a house divided.
 


Review

I received with thanks an ARC copy of The Queens of Innis Lear from HarperCollins UK & Netgalley.

This is my true and honest review of The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton. This is due to be published on 17th May 2018

A kingdom at risk, a crown divided, a family drenched in blood

They were not joking around with that quote.

I love Shakespeare’s plays so when I was told that we would have a full book based on King Lear I jumped at the chance to read the book. This book was amazing and it did not disappoint me at all. I would recommend looking up King Lear in Wikipedia or another site to if you have never read King Lear this does help. The three sisters are brutal and ruthless, and I could not choose which one I loved the most as the are so enjoyable to read about. They are strong feminist characters who can hold their own. The writing is so beautiful, and I could not put this down and I did not want this book to end. I will defiantly be buying this when this is released, and I know that I will be reading this again before the year ends.

Great book for fantasy lovers of YA high fantasies and Shakespeare.

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