Summary:
All Reyna and Kianthe want is to open a bookshop that serves tea while firelight drifts between the rafters. But Reyna works as one of the queen's private guards, and Kianthe is the most powerful mage in existence. Leaving their lives isn't so easy.
But after an assassin takes Reyna hostage, she decides she's thoroughly done risking her life for a self-centered queen. Meanwhile, Kianthe has been waiting for a chance to flee responsibility - all the better that her girlfriend is on board. Together, they settle in Tawney, a town nestled in the icy tundra near dragon country and open the shop of their dreams.
What follows is a cozy tale of mishaps, mysteries, and a murderous queen throwing the realm's biggest temper tantrum while these two women discover just what they mean to each other . . . and the world.
My Thoughts:
This was a really cute book. After saving the queen from yet another assassination attempt, Reyna overhears just how dispensable she is to the queen and decides to take Kianthe on the offer to run away together. They go to live in Tawney, where they open a bookstore with tea together. Suddenly, a group of dragons come to attack the village to find their missing eggs. Kianthe is able to stop them with the promise of finding the eggs, but Reyna is doomed when the queen's guards come to take her. She hatches a plan with Kianthe to pretend that she will go back to her post as a guard so that they can find a way to stop the queen from going forward with executing her for treason.
The book started out really slow, and it only got interesting around halfway through. When the action finally picked up, the book ended. The writing was pretty good though. I really wanted to love this book, but I almost put it down for good. While I'm glad I didn't, I'm not sure I will be picking up the next book in the series.
My Rating: 3 stars
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