There is a love interest for Freya, and that part of the story was all well and good. I suspected the culprit, but not the motive. Despite her lack of experience or training, Freya makes a fair detective. Freya rightly thinks that finding out who killed most of the court is key to her survival. The book is also a murder mystery, of sorts. I think Freya's use of the people's knowledge of and belief in the Forgotten in a pivotal plot point would make for some lively and enlightening book talk discussion. This reads to me like a hybrid between a dystopian future and a fairy tale. The Forgotten are said to hold immense power and wisdom, and are thought to be planning to return one day. These beings are ones who lived long ago, and who abandoned the land because people became less and less noble. This book features a piece of lore that I find particularly interesting: the Forgotten. She is, however, a great example of how a strong, smart, independent woman can overcome obstacles to win the day.
She doesn't particularly enjoy court life, preferring to spend her time researching and conducting scientific experiments. She is not one to pay attention to fashion or hairstyles or gossip. The main character, Freya, is about as atypical as a future queen gets. I sometimes worry that a book won't really compare to the book it's rumored to, but this time I was feeling brave- and it payed off. Source: Galley kindly provided by publisherĬonfession: The blurb mentioned The Girl of Fire and Thorns, and I therefore had to have this book.
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