The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows

The Orphan Queen (Orphan Queen, #1)

by Jodi Meadows

Wilhelmina has a hundred identities.

She is a princess. When the Indigo Kingdom conquered her homeland, Wilhelmina and other orphaned children of nobility were taken to Skyvale, the Indigo Kingdom’s capital. Ten years later, they are the Ospreys, experts at stealth and theft. With them, Wilhelmina means to take back her throne.

She is a spy. Wil and her best friend, Melanie, infiltrate Skyvale Palace to study their foes. They assume the identities of nobles from a wraith-fallen kingdom, but enemies fill the palace, and Melanie’s behavior grows suspicious. With Osprey missions becoming increasingly dangerous and their leader more unstable, Wil can’t trust anyone.

She is a threat. Wraith is the toxic by-product of magic, and for a century using magic has been forbidden. Still the wraith pours across the continent, reshaping the land and animals into fresh horrors. Soon it will reach the Indigo Kingdom. Wilhelmina’s magic might be the key to stopping the wraith, but if the vigilante Black Knife discovers Wil’s magic, she will vanish like all the others.

Jodi Meadows introduces a vivid new fantasy full of intrigue, romance, dangerous magic, and one girl’s battle to reclaim her place in the world.

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4 of 5 stars

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I did not fall head over heels for this book but I enjoyed it greatly! Good pacing, an ingtriguing plot and world-building too. I especially loved twist. Yeah, you can add that to the things I'm a whore of. You know, a cover and a plot twist one ;). I figured it out halfway into the book, but still, I liked it because it was done well. I almost wish I hadn't figure it out that soon.

The cliffhanger also didn't bother me as much as I initially thought. I mean, I finished the book this morning and I'm already over the ending, thanks god.

The dynamics between Wil and Patrick is what I liked the most. A queen whose people only listen to her 'general'. That's gotta suck.

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