5 stars!
Book Blurb:
“Reid has spent her whole life pretending to be a man so she can
inherit her father’s estate, but when a chance encounter threatens to expose
her lie, she is forced to risk everything.
In the kingdom of Marsden, women are subservient to men and land
can only pass from father to son. So when Reid Ellington is born, the fifth
daughter to one of the wealthiest landholders in the kingdom, it’s announced
that Reid is a boy.
Eighteen years later, Reid struggles to conceal the fact she’s
actually a young woman. Every day, her secret becomes harder to keep. When one
of Marsden’s princes sees her sparring with a sword, she is forced to accept
his offer and lead her father’s soldiers to the border. Along the way, she
discovers a covert organization within the army known as the Knights of the Realm.
If Reid wants to save her family from being arrested for treason and robbed of
their inheritance, she will have to join the Knights and become a weapon for
the crown.
To protect her family, Reid must fight like a man. To do that,
she’ll need the courage of a woman.”
Review:
As with all series by Jennifer Anne Davis, I enjoyed this
well-written YA fantasy. Reid is an easy
character to relate to and root for. The
tale begins on her eighteenth birthday, as she is biding her time until one of
her sisters gives birth to a boy, so that Reid can finally be known as a Lady
and stop pretending to be the Lord and heir to her father’s dukedom. Instead, two royal princes make a surprise visit
to her father’s castle, discover her secret almost immediately, and insist that
she join them as her father’s troops are led towards the border to prevent war. Though the princes insist upon her presence
and treat her well, she is left to ponder the mystery of what they could
possibly use her help with.
Reid goes through much of this tale without knowing who to fully
place her trust in, which translates to the reader also not knowing which
members of the royal family to trust. Not
necessarily in a malicious way, but everyone has secrets, and this intrigue was
one of my favorite things about this book.
Read quickly over 1.5 days, I found it difficult to put this book
down, and even harder to reach the end and realize I’d have to wait until December for its
sequel. Very much looking forward to
continuing this trilogy.
‘Realm of Knights’ will be available on September 10, 2019.
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