Review ~ "The Shadow Queen" by C.J. Redwine

Title: "The Shadow Queen"
Series: Ravenspire, #1
Author: C.J. Redwine

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Published: February 16, 2016
Publisher: Balzar + Bray
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Retelling
Pages: 387
Format: Hardcover
Source: MeL Cat

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Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire throne and the life of her father. To do that, Lorelai needs to use the one weapon she and Queen Irina have in common—magic. She’ll have to be stronger, faster, and more powerful than Irina, the most dangerous sorceress Ravenspire has ever seen.

In the neighboring kingdom of Eldr, when Prince Kol’s father and older brother are killed by an invading army of magic-wielding ogres, the second-born prince is suddenly given the responsibility of saving his kingdom. To do that, Kol needs magic—and the only way to get it is to make a deal with the queen of Ravenspire, promise to become her personal huntsman…and bring her Lorelai’s heart.

But Lorelai is nothing like Kol expected—beautiful, fierce, and unstoppable—and despite dark magic, Lorelai is drawn in by the passionate and troubled king. Fighting to stay one step ahead of the dragon huntsman—who she likes far more than she should—Lorelai does everything in her power to ruin the wicked queen. But Irina isn’t going down without a fight, and her final move may cost the princess the one thing she still has left to lose.

Top Ten Tuesday #5

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I'm so-so when it comes to reading new releases. I've been known to drop what I'm reading or planning on reading and grabbing something that was just released. I did that quite often this year, but there were a few 2014 releases that I just didn't get to.

10.

The Young Elites by Marie Lu

Even though I haven't finished her Legend trilogy, I have loved every bit of it. I can't wait to see what her new dystopian trilogy will be like!

9.

Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout

I've loved all of Ms. Armentrout's books, and I can't wait to see what her contemporary book will be like.

8.

Deliverance by C.J. Redwine

I wanted to get to this book to find out what happens with Rachel and Logan. I read the first two so quickly!

7.

Rise of the Arcane Fire by Kristin Bailey

The first book is what really got me into steampunk, so of course I want to continue the series that got me hooked!

6.

Renegade by Debra Driza

I really want to know how Mila deals with finding out that she is an android and finding the only person who can help her.

5.

Vitro by Jessica Khoury

I thought that the first book was so interesting with how it incorporated genetics, it will be interesting to see how genetics is shown in this book.

4.

Uninvited by Sophie Jordan

A girl finds out that she will likely become a murderer due to a gene she has. Fascinating!

3.

Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor

I loved the first two books, and I can't wait to see how everything ends!

2.

Winterspell by Claire Legrand

A dark retelling of The Nutcracker. Enough said.

1.

Talon by Julie Kagawa

I've loved pretty much everything else that she has written, so this shouldn't be any different!

So these are the top ten books that I wanted to read last year, that were also published last year. I hope to get to them this year, but I have a TON of books that I also want to get to. So many books, so little time. What books did you plan to read in 2014, but didn't get to?

"Defiance (Defiance, #1)" by C.J. Redwine

5 out of 5 stars

Read December 23 to 24, 2013


Pages: 416
Published: August 28, 2012
Publisher: Balzar + Bray


When Rachel's father never returns from his courier mission, he is declared dead. Rachel does everything she can to make the tyrannical leader believe her father is still alive, but nothing works. In her father's will, he hands Rachel's guardianship to her father's closest friend: Logan. Neither of the two are happy. Rachel professed her love to Logan two years ago, and he didn't feel the same. The only thing they have in common is their desire to leave Baalboden.