The King-Killing Queen

For those that don't know Shawn Speakman is the creator of Grim Oak Press. He uses that platform to sell some of his books which I never wanted to even try because he's never once finished a series that he's started, like never even written a book 2 of planned trilogies. For some reason I figured I'd give it a gamble with this and it turned out to be fantastic. My only wish is that it was longer! His prose is simple and fast paced for a super quick read which is a nice change of pace coming off of Lord of Chaos. He better freaking be starting on the sequel soon or I'm going to lose it!

The story follows the bastard Sylviana who is the chosen heir to the throne when the King dies, much to the dismay of her siblings. She must battle her siblings whether it be politically or physically. They will do whatever it takes to get rid of her. She later goes on a quest for a book to prove her legitimacy to the land of the Faes with a great cast of characters that I really enjoyed. The Faes are no friend to humans and she finds out that she must worry about her siblings, Faes, as well as someone else who is plotting her against them both to create a war.