Review: The Hundredth Queen

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

This is a captivating story about Kali. As someone who has been sick most of their life this book is inspiring. I can't wait to read the second book in this series!

A tale of how a sickly orphan girl named Kalinda, raised by the sisterhood in a fictional Ancient India/Sumeria esque setting, can fight and rise to be the most powerful Queen in her land. The story is told completely through the eyes of Kalinda and is written so well that you can see and feel as she does. Starting with her preparations for a "claiming" in the sisterhood all the way through her tournament where she has to show strength and literally fight to claim her throne as the hundredth Rani, a queen. She is gifted a security detail because Tarek the king believes she will be the most important of all his hundred wives, more important than his "Kindred" the first queen.

Kalinda learns that much of what the sisterhood taught her was lies and her illness and fevers are actually her strength. The brotherhood and a group being protected enlightens her to who she really is and gives her a new purpose. She has to fight through manipulation of the courtesans and other wives. She must save her best friend from a cruel General. She must save the captain of her security detail and her heart. She must save the kingdom from an evil king. She must own who she is and be strong even if it costs her everything, even her life.

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