But when her beloved father is found dead, she’s thrust into power, suddenly the queen of a surprisingly unstable kingdom. Princess Hesina of Yan has always been eager to shirk the responsibilities of the crown, dreaming of an unremarkable life. Thank you so much to Albert Whitman & Company for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for a review!Īlso, some of the links provided are affiliate links meaning that if you purchased from them I would get a small, but helpful (!) sum of money. I’ll be placing the spoiler section after the end of my review, and before I list other ownvoices reviews. The toggle section might not work on older browsers, like Firefox (it will show the spoiler section & won’t be toggle-able), but it definitely works on Chrome!

My five-star rating of this is partially subjective because the book did have some flaws, including an unrealistic twist and an unappealing love interest, but… I’m still wholly obsessed with it? Wild.Īnyways, this will be a spoiler-free review except for the small toggle-able spoiler section at the bottom! I HAVE THOUGHTS, OKAY.

This kind of reminded me of Beneath the Citadel x The Girl King, but with more political intrigue… and a lot better. Well, that’s kind of debatable because I’m unsure of whether I would classify The Gilded Wolves as one of my favorites? (It was really good, but I don’t know whether or not it was amazing-amazing-aMazInG). I think I’ve found my first favorite read of 2019.

Descendant of the crane