I’m hoping things aren’t what they seem, but I do wish we saw flashes of what her mom thought. Something about how her dad treated her ability reminded me of how Elsa’s parents acted in regards to her abilities. I really liked Ana, and I really felt for her. I don’t know how she’s going to get the support she needs, but I feel like she can rally the troops in time for the epic battle I’m pretty sure will happen in the last book. She does have a kingdom to win back, and it certainly won’t be easy for an Affinite, especially one with her ability. I can’t wait to see what happens next, because Ana’s work is definitely far from over. I could picture a really cold landscape that seemed bleak but also sort of interesting and beautiful. I think some of the language used is why I kept thinking about Russia. It seemed very Russian-esque to me, and for some reason, I kept thinking about the Anastasia Romanov, and how people thought she was alive. I was still interested enough to read the book. I really liked Blood Heir! I wasn’t sure what to expect, especially with some of the controversy surrounding the book. Because in this story, the princess might be the most dangerous player of all. And there is only one person corrupt enough to help Ana get to its core: Ramson Quicktongue.Ī cunning crime lord of the Cyrilian underworld, Ramson has sinister plans-though he might have met his match in Ana. Corruption rules the land, and a greater conspiracy is at work-one that threatens the very balance of her world. But the Cyrilia beyond the palace walls is far different from the one she thought she knew. And to clear her name, she must find her father’s murderer on her own.

Framed as his killer, Ana must flee the palace to save her life.

When Ana’s father, the emperor, is murdered, her world is shattered. Her deadly Affinity to blood is her curse and the reason she has lived her life hidden behind palace walls. And Anastacya Mikhailov, the crown princess, has a terrifying secret. Their varied gifts to control the world around them are unnatural-dangerous. In the Cyrilian Empire, Affinites are reviled. This hot debut is the first book in an epic new series about a princess hiding a dark secret and the con man she must trust to clear her name for her father’s murder. Published November 2019 by Delacorte Press|455 pages

The blood heir trilogy