THE QUEEN of THE TEARLING
By Erika Johansen
'HER THRONE AWAITS....
IF SHE CAN LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO TAKE IT.'
The Queen of The Tearling by Erika Johansen is a fantasy novel which supposedly takes place in the future.It is an amazing novel and is unlike any other fantasy novel i've read.
A LITTLE ABOUT THIS WORLD......
This story takes place after the "crossing" when a couple of ships leave behind the corrupted world as we know it and venture into lands yet to be explored by men.Their aim is to create a society where everyone is equal and no one is rich or poor."Crossing" refers to the time when these people left the corrupted world behind to create a better world.
Now you might be wondering why i'm telling you this?Well its because their are a lot of unexplained references to the "crossing" in this book which is cleared in book 2.This is for better understanding.
Also these people have failed to achieve their aim....
MY REVIEW.......
Kelsea Raleigh is to become the Queen of the Tearling, though not by choice.All Kelsea ever wanted was to lead a life of a normal person.But alas we don't always get what we want.
Kelsea was raised in a cottage isolated from the world where she was trained to be a Queen by two loyal servants to the crown after the death of her mother,Queen Elyssa.Now that she has turned 19 its time for her to ascend the throne.
But this is not going to be easy.She has to evade assassin's that are pursuing her.And the threats don't end here.Kelsea also has to stop a great unjustic that is being done to her people by the dangerous sorceress,the Mort Queen. Moreover she has to earn the trust of her guards and her people.
This is a breath-taking journey following a young determined women who pursues a broken and dangerous legacy.........
MY EXPERIENCE......
It took me some time to get into this book but once things became fast paced i couldn't just put this book down.It is unlike any other book i've read and the concept is new and that's saying something cause fantasy genre is limited to some extent on the basis of concept.It was AMAZING and is one of my best reads in 2016.I highly recommend you pick it up.Though this book is not for those who just started reading i will suggest you read it if you have been reading books/fantasy books for some time otherwise you won't be able to enjoy it to the full extent.
Why should you read this book?
- strong female protagnist
- great character development
- mysterious
- action packed
- easyly relatable
- excellently written(hats off to the author)
Emma Watson's Review on this novel:
"I didn't sleep for about a week because I couldn't put the bloody thing down.It would be fair to say I became obsessed."
my rating:5/5 stars