The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima

The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Don't let my one missing star fool you, I loved every minute of this book and I FLEW through it. The only reason I held back one star is that it was a "middle book." The second book is also in the middle of the series, but I got so much more from it than from this one. (I want to go study at Oden's Ford.) I"m super excited to read the last book in this series and Chima's other books.

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The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima

The Exiled Queen by Cinda Williams Chima
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am really enjoying this fantasy series. It’s like a cleaned up, vastly more enjoyable, and less repetitive Game of Thrones. Or maybe it’s like Harry Potter crossed with Game of Thrones. That the one. I pretty much love all the characters even the bad guys, except of course Lord Bayer, who really doesn’t give us much to work with except a bunch of murderous sprees.

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The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this! It's solidly YA genre fantasy and there's nothing especially new here but it was fun. I like the main characters a lot: Raisa ana'Marianna, princess heir of the Fellsmarch, and "reformed thief" Han Alister. It has a lot of the stuff that makes Game of Thrones fun without all the painful stuff that bogs it down. Royalty, soldiers, and wizards vying for power.

I love the world building. The world has a specific though somewhat unclear history. Hanalea was a legendary warrior queen who killed the Demon King and saved the world, except maybe that's not what happened at all. My favorite part of the world building is the lifestyle of the clan. The clan characters are also particularly interesting especially Han's clan friend, Dancer, and his mother the potions maker. Raisa's father and grandmother are also from the clan and add a lot to the story once they appear.

A lot of it is predictable, and it's a bit slow at the beginning but it's just really fun. I'm excited to read the next book and see what happens now that all the characters are finally in motion.




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