Review: The Fire Queen

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The Fire Queen The Fire Queen by Emily R. King
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Please read the first in this series before reading this review to avoid unintentional spoilers!

The Fire Queen picks up two months after The Hundredth Queen. Kali and a group of her friends have escaped Tarachand and are moving around the desert quickly to find Prince Ashwin. Only he can give Kalinda what she truly desires, freedom from her throne. As The Kindred rani Kalinda is tied to her throne until Prince Ashwin takes his place as the new King.

When two couriers arrive unexpectedly saying they have been sent to bring Kali to the Prince her group is unsure of placing their trust in them. Kalinda feels this is her best option and rides with the female courier Opal upon the promise her group will join her a day later. When she arrived at the Janardanian Palace nothing is as it seems. This place is very different than her kingdom with jungles and creatures foreign to her. Prince Ashwin is asking her to fight in another tournament but this one is different. She will be asked to fight three other kingdoms' royals all vying for her throne and to be Prince Ashwin's new Kindred.

Her friends have all been taken as soon as they arrive and split into civilian and military encampments without her knowledge. Prince Ashwin and Kalinda have been forbidden to see the encampments or their people until the end of the tournament by the Janardanian Sultan. Little do they know Kalinda is already coming up with a plan. She had secrets of her own like her Bhuta powers and an ancient artifact that can unleash evil and swallow up the world. Kalinda believes she is destined to be a peacemaker for her people and was given her powers of light from the gods. She still doesn't understand much about her powers, how can she defeat 3 bhuta warrior princesses and hold onto her throne?

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a copy for a fair and honest review.

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