![]() ![]() Using the information provided by the sooth, and uncertain if she can trust her family, Hesina turns to Akira-a brilliant investigator who’s also a convicted criminal with secrets of his own. Determined to find her father’s actual killer, Hesina does something desperate: she enlists the aid of a soothsayer-a treasonous act, punishable byĭeath, since magic was outlawed centuries ago. Her advisers would like her to blame the neighboring kingdom of Kendi’a, whose ruler has been mustering for war. ![]() Hesina’s court is packed full of dissemblers and deceivers eager to use the king’s death for political gain, each as plausibly guilty as the next. What’s more, Hesina believes that her father was murdered-and that the killer is someone close to her. But when her beloved father is found dead, she’s thrust into power, suddenly the queen of a surprisingly unstable kingdom. Princess Hesina of Yan has always been eager to shirk the responsibilities of the crown, dreaming of an unremarkable life. Why? Well, I mean first off it’s a Princess who is so determined to find the truth that she’ll do dangerous things to unearth it, but secondly, isn’t it about time we just took some more focus onto Asian fantasies and Asian/Asian American/Asian British/You get the point, writers?īut, I’m not great at summarizing so here you go, ![]() Do you see this beautiful cover? DO YOU? Great, because, if you’re on the market for an April book, please, choose this one. ![]()
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