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I recently subscribed to a monthly writer’s box called Scriblr, where they send you various stuff each month, including a new novel. Kill the Queen(paid link) is one of the novels sent to me by them, and while it is a rare fantasy read for me, I enjoyed it very much. I was able to finish this novel in a day. It is definitely YA and geared towards a teenage population. I’d classify it as a “guilty pleasure read,” something that you enjoy and is entertaining, but isn’t up to literary standards as other books such as Jodi Picoult novels.

It’s about a girl named Evie, an heir to the throne, who witnesses her cousin massacre everyone to become queen. Evie escapes without anyone knowing, and spends the rest of the novel in hiding to train for the day she can royally challenge her cousin, kill her, and protect her people of Bellodona from the waning destruction in their future. To do this, she must become a gladiator in the group, “Black Swan,” and train with the best fighters around.

In this novel, there is suspense, romance, action, and more, and once you get into this imaginary world, you will find yourself stuck in it.

While Jennifer does a little too much “telling,” as us writers would say, she still is able to create a very intriguing plot and magical world, while also including humor and romance. She gets you in the perfect place where you know who the characters are, but you’re left wanting to know MORE about them.

I’d recommend this if you’re looking for an easy fantasy read that you won’t want to put down. Despite not being the biggest fantasy fan, I am very excited for the sequel, “Protect the Prince,” to come out this year!