The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen #1) by Jodi Meadows

The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen #1) by Jodi Meadows

Published by: Katherine Tegan Books (yay!)

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance

Rating:****1/2

Wilhelmina is a princess of a fallen kingdom. It fell during an invasion by the Indigo kingdom where Wil lost her parents and ran away to watch and plot from afar, her climb back to the throne. Hiding away in the Indigo kingdom, Wil is leader of a pack of thieves and orphans who she cares for and asks to aid her.

At a chance opportunity, Wil and best friend/fellow thief Melanie hide away in the castle under the guise of migrants seeking aid. Using the time to map out the kingdom and to work out a plan to get her kingdom back, Wil is literally on her own and becomes half the princess she is. Truly in the moment she is dressed as she should have been, she becomes this wise and strong leader that gives the reader faith that the sequel will be strong and amazing.

I'd write more but I'd probably drop more spoilers than describing the book. However one thing I have always stood by is that if  a book was published by Kathering Tegan, then it is amazing. Her imprint is almost always publishing captivating and thrilling books that make readers stop and think a little whilst sending them away to other worlds to be blown away.

The Orphan Queen is out now and is available from Amazon UK and Amazon US.

The Wanderers by Kate Ormand

The Wanderers by Kate Ormand

Published by: Sky Pony Press
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance
Release Date: September 1st 2015

I want to thank Sky Pony Press for sending me not just aa copy but an actual physical copy. 

The Wanderers follows the story of Flo, a young shapeshifter who transforms into a horse. But as a young sixteen year old, she has a lot of anxiety that comes with being a teenager especially one who now has to perform in the circus. Where are her parents one might ask? We don't exactly know. Its hinted that they're dead but Flo is alone. Her life is just the circus, it's all she's ever known. 

But as usual there's a boy involved. 

And he is adorable! I genuinely adored reading their relationship as it developed from friends to boyfriend and girlfriend by the end. I admit though there were parts I was a little iffy about. I just felt like there could be more to the romance or a little more something, yet that could be because I've been reading intense romance style novels like End of Days or Every Last Breath. It's different. But good different.

The circus show as they do in real life have threats. But for this particular pack, it's in the form of EOS aka hunters. The reader gets very little about them. Just snippets at first but that's okay because we're still learning about the world the book is set in. I genuinely liked the way it was so subtle and so not over the top in mentioning like Teen Wolf or other similar genre books/shows. It was simple.

I think overall the book was fantastic. I loved how quick and easy it was to read, especially considering I was reading it at seven in the morning or nine at night.There was no complex things that meant I had to stop and think and so that's why I really really liked the book.

The Wanderers can be bought from Amazon UK and Amazon USA from September 1st.