(The Remnant Chronicles #1)
Publication
Date: July 8, 2014
Hardcover, 489 pages, Henry Holt & Co.
Genres:
YA, Fantasy
A princess must find her place in a
reborn world.
She flees on her wedding day.
She steals ancient documents from
the Chancellor's secret collection.
She is pursued by bounty hunters
sent by her own father.
She is Princess Lia, seventeen,
First Daughter of the House of Morrighan.
The Kingdom of Morrighan is steeped
in tradition and the stories of a bygone world, but some traditions Lia can't
abide. Like having to marry someone she's never met to secure a political
alliance.
Fed up and ready for a new life,
Lia flees to a distant village on the morning of her wedding. She settles in
among the common folk, intrigued when two mysterious and handsome strangers
arrive—and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent
to kill her. Deceptions swirl and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking
perilous secrets—secrets that may unravel her world—even as she feels herself
falling in love.
My Review
Another princess. Another love triangle. Another war.
Another fantastic book!!!
This book starts off with a familiar phenomenon in fantasy. It
has the princess who runs away because she doesn’t want to be in the arranged
marriage that will unite her country with a neighboring one. At first I was a
little hesitant with just how familiar this plotline was, but I quickly learned
that Princess Lia is not someone I should underestimate. Nothing is familiar
when it comes to her.
However, Lia wasn’t immediately the spunky, kind-hearted
heroine I enjoyed reading about. Her plotline was so unoriginal that, while I
thought it was a good fantasy, it wasn’t anything special until about three-fourths
of the way in. That burial scene just slaughtered my heart and made me love Lia
so much. The whole scene resonated with me and it sent a strong message about
war: that war is pointless and it’s destructive.
Other than Lia, there are three other primary characters,
two of which are the love interests, Rafe and Kaden. What can I say about them?
They’re both completely surprising and I don’t know which one I’m leaning towards
more. That plot twist threw me, even though I knew to be on the lookout for
one. Anywho, I think I’m leaning towards Rafe, but Kaden isn’t too terribly far
behind.
The other character is Lia’s handmaiden/friend Pauline. Her
character was a tad predictable and her storyline is the same one that often
appears within most YA fantasy best friend plotlines. It irked me, but it was
interesting to read about, so I’m not too terribly torn up about it.
All in all, this book is a fantasy book you’ll need to read.
Not only is it a good romance story with an entertaining plotline, but it also
has important messages about the other side of war, something I believe every
person needs to think about.
*Note: I purchased
this book for myself. This in no way affected my opinion/review.
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