Sarah Henning

The Princess Bride meets Game of Thrones in this commercial YA trilogy from acclaimed fantasy author Sarah Henning. The epic tale concludes with The King Will Kill You, as the newly-crowned Queen Amarande and Luca, her one true love, seek peace among the Kingdoms of Sand and Sky. War-torn and regicidal, all five kingdoms must confront the power-mad king determined to seize control of the continent—and kill Amarande and Luca in the process. Fans of Sarah J. Maas, Kristin Cashore, and Adrienne Young will love this kickass heroine and fast-paced fantasy adventure. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The King Will Kill You

The Princess Bride meets Game of Thrones in this commercial YA trilogy from acclaimed fantasy author Sarah Henning. The epic tale concludes with The King Will Kill You, as the newly-crowned Queen Amarande and Luca, her one true love, seek peace among the Kingdoms of Sand and Sky. War-torn and regicidal, all five kingdoms must confront the power-mad king determined to seize control of the continent--and kill Amarande and Luca in the process. Fans of Sarah J. Maas, Kristin Cashore, and Adrienne Young will love this kickass heroine and fast-paced fantasy adventure.

Rebecca Raven

The King Will Kill You is the conclusion to the Kingdoms of Sand and Sky trilogy by Sarah Henning. 

Please note: Review may contain spoilers for the first two books in the series, but will not contain spoilers for the King Will Kill You. 

Rating: 3.5 stars 

In this final book, Queen Amarande and Luca attempt to usher peace over their broken continent. Facing opposition from the other patriarchal kingdoms this feat is far from easy. And what's more, the evil King Renard is back from the supposed dead wanting nothing more than revenge. 

This series has not been one of my favorites as a whole, but I won't spend time talking about that. I never really felt the connection between Amarande and Luca. Sure, childhood friends to lovers is cute and all, but I never felt the passion. Nothing has changed in this final installment of the series. I still don't feel the love. 

The first 15% or so of the book is just political talk. Yes, this is imperative to the series as they have to find a way to actually rule the Sand and Sky...but it was dull, boring. I wanted to DNF the book right there. But I pushed through, because I knew I just had to get past that. 

Although the book has its negatives, it also has things that I enjoyed. Ferdinand was a light in the darkness. I loved reading his scenes within the novel. The same with Renard, easily the most interesting part of the novel. I did find his apparent resurrection a little unbelievable? The answer given makes sense, but I wish the author had given more insight into this in previous novels to make it not seem like an afterthought in the final one. 

I enjoyed the moments of battle, of conflict, of fighting. I think these were some of the best and got me reading through the fastest and most interested. 

Overall I believe that the King Will Kill You wraps up the series nicely. I don't really think this series as a whole was for me, as I didn't even like the main couple, the driving point in this series. But that's just my opinion. I would recommend this series to people who enjoy strong female characters, political intrigue, and beautiful covers. 


I received an ARC of this novel from Netgalley and Tor Teen. All thoughts and opinions in this review are my own.

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