It’s also one of those fairly universally appealing books as it ticks a lot of genre boxes – Fantasy, Dystopia, YA all easily, so there is definitely a little something for everyone. The writing is good (not great but good), the story moves at a fast clip, and there is enough tension and plotting in this book to keep me reading late into the night. If you are a fan of Fantasy or YA, you will definitely love this book. This book is the first book of a proposed trilogy. Kelsea has to now fight for the happiness and freedom of her people against a really deadly enemy. Very soon, it becomes clear that she has inherited a bankrupt kingdom on the verge of collapse. However, she can’t be squirreled away forever and soon it is time for her to return to The Keep, take up the Queendom of the Tearling, and face all the attending dangers. She is a princess who has been fostered away so that she can be brought up safely far away from the intrigues and dangers of the palace (or The Keep as it is called in the book). Kelsea Raleigh is a sheltered 19-year old living in the woods. You can see a rather blurry shot of the autograph on my Instagram feed. Yeah, childish I guess, but that’s how we are 😉. Both I and Shweta from Literary Grand Rounds put up instapics showing off the signature. My joy doubled when I realized that my copy was an autographed copy.Imagine my childish pleasure when I found out I am actually an early reviewer (I rarely get books to review in advance of publishing!). Considering the hype over this book on the blogosphere, I somehow thought this was a book that was already published. This book is not yet out for general reading.When I got this book for review, I realized two things:
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