by Rhiannon Thomas
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication Date: February 21, 2017
LONG
MAY SHE REIGN by Rhiannon Thomas is the story of a girl named Freya
who is 23rd
in line to be queen, but is suddenly made queen after a deadly
banquet where hundreds of people die, including the king and all of
those in line before her. So she's instantly elevated to the throne,
and now has to fight death threats, people who think she's the
murderer, and a council that doesn’t listen to her. She also has to
solve the mystery of who poisoned the entire court.
What
I really liked about this book is how the author had this young girl
be smart and powerful at the same time. She's science-y and loves to
solve problems, and is so unlike many of the girls that you see in a
court setting. She also has to fight her council: because she's a
young girl and they think she's easy to manipulate, she has to prove
herself to them.
The
book takes a very feminist approach to many of the problems that
females might have faced in the court setting back in the day, and
lets us follow the story of a girl who wants to defy the expectations
of what a queen is. I would recommend this book to lovers of medieval
fiction, and those who are looking for a powerful feminist book to
read.
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