The reason that I’ve decided to do a mega book review rather than individual reviews for each book is for the simple reason that I finished all these books on the same day. They were that good. Oh man, I almost wished that I had spend more time savoring them but these books truly told small sections of the larger saga and the continuity between them is absolutely seamless. I previously reviewed “The Hidden Queen”, the first in this series a few weeks ago. In the interim, my lovely boyfriend took the time to track down the rest of the series through the local library and let me borrow them all! I was pleased to have them all in hand, especially because Sarah Kozloff released them all at the same time, rather than waiting to drop them a year or two apart. I believe that was a FANTASTIC decision because it enabled me to really dive into the story of Cerulia and the Nine Realms in a way that is hard to do without an entire finished series in hand. But enough about my voracious reading addiction, I have to tell you about the amazing read that this series has been!

At the end of the first novel, Cerulia, our fearless protagonist, has been forced to flee her home for lands unknown without any sort of plan. All she knows is that she is being pursued by the same men who orchestrated her mother’s demise and that she must find some way to regain her throne to restore order to her realm. However, the entire balance of the Nine Realms has been thrown off kilter due to the desperation of the people of Oromondo, the Oros, to feed themselves after poisoning their own lands. Throughout the novel, we hear from perspectives across the Nine Realms, from Cerulia herself, from Thalen, a fearless Free Stater student who must rise to the occasion and from the head general of the Oros, Sumroth and his quest to feed his people through conquest. It’s an enthralling series and I must recommend reading the whole series. It’s such a wild ride and I cannot emphasize enough just how enjoyable it was to devour the entire thing. I hope you treat yourself to this series in the near future and happy reading!