The Exiled Queen

Vicky  Nuñez 

First read in 2012. 


Re-Reading before starting the Shattered Realms series.

Jenny Vuu

I liked The Demon King more than this one to be honest. The beginning of the book when the characters were travelling to Oden's Ford felt slow paced. Also the romance between Han and Raisa seemed a bit forced and too immediate. Although I was a bit disappointed I'm still going to continue to read the next book.

Everything was really good except the romance

Devansh Patil

Livia

4.5

The beginning is kinda slow, but when they both reached Oden's Ford, it's just... fantastic.

Kathryn

This was a goooood time! 

There was so many moving pieces and I love them all 

4.25/5⭐️

Still a 4.5/5 for me. It was better in some ways, kinda average in others. BUT SO MUCH HAPPENED AND I'M SO ON EDGE.

For all of you out there I have just 2 words: Boarding. School.

Lovisa

Så väldigt fin! Vi får se om jag kör direkt på nästa eller tar ett litet break

Leelynn Brady

It is the second book in this series and Raisa is forced to be alone on her journey of trying to save her queendom. Rather than being forced to marry the High Wizard's son, who is being sorely manipulated by his own father, she runs away to live with her father's clan. But before she could get to her clan, her family, she and her best friend (possible lover) and his guard go to Oden's Ford. Not only do Raisa and her new companions go to Oden's Ford in order to train to be the new royal guard, but she ends up running into Han Alister, where he and other wizards in training are learning how to hone their skills. It is from there that the real journey will take place, and while this book only touched upon their meeting towards the end of the book, the rest of their time at Oden's Ford is not completely void of mystery.

Han may still not be completely accepting of his heritage, the one that we learned from the previous book, but he has no choice in the matter. Being the direct descendant of the Demon King means that he has a responsibility of either saving the world, or destroying it. He can learn how to hone his magic all he wants, but whether he uses it for good or evil will depend on him, and the direction that he takes. It doesn't help that he isn't sure of the type of man who is mentoring him during this journey, or if the man who is helping him get better at his magic has any ulterior motives. Will he be able to see the truth before it's too late?

And what about Raisa? She's undercover in this school, where she goes through such a physical and mental transformation that makes her so much stronger than when she started. It might have been better for her that she didn't end up staying with her father's clan, because now she can fend for herself if the occasion ever arose. She is growing into herself, becoming the kind of woman that she needs to be by the time she becomes Queen. With the help of Han, by the time they have to leave Oden's Ford, they will have the opportunity to set things right in their world, and hopefully work together in order to restore balance.

This book I felt was so much better than the first one, which is always great to hear. I love it when the series just get better and better, rather than stay the same or get worse in quality. Sometimes it's hard for sequels to keep up the momentum of the first book and so on, but this one just gets better as it goes on. I took a break from this series to read other books but I can't wait to get back in to this one and finish the last two books.

Kenna Armstrong

Where do I start with this book! While it felt like it took me forever to finish this book, whenever I had the chance to pick it up and actually read it, it felt wonderful to come back to. The characters were amazing and all thought out wonderfully. There weren’t any that felt flat to me and even the side characters seemed to have their own backstory that you slowly unraveled. Oh and the plot twists. There were so many good ones that I just didn’t see coming. The end I had been waiting on almost all book but how it happened, I still felt was a surprise. I ship Rasia and Han SO hard and they’re two wonderful characters that I can’t wait to read more of in The Grey Wolf Throne!

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I read all 586 pages in 8 hours and 42 minutes, which equaled out to 65 pages an hour. It took me a total of 30 days on and off to finish this!

My favorite quote from this book was:

“He gave me hell for the first two years,” Amon said, grinning. “I saw a lot of him in my classes too. But it ended up with him making me class commander.” - Didn’t record the page number.

This quote was just one of many that made me actually laugh out loud when I was reading in public.

Courtney Shipley

This book was amazing! I can not wait to read the next one! :D

Elad Schulman

For me, the second half was definitely better than the first half. I spent the first 200 pages waiting for something to happen, knowing it was bound to happen soon. I really loved the school setting in the book, it felt like Hogwarts, in some aspects. However, i seriously hate Micah.

Lydia Enge

Cinda Williams Chima

New York Times bestselling author Cinda Williams Chima presents the second installment in a thrilling new fantasy series, in which the lives of Han Alister and the brave Princess Raisa collide in a magical and dangerous adventure. Haunted by the loss of his mother and sister, Han Alister journeys south to begin his schooling at Mystwerk House in Oden's Ford. But leaving the Fells doesn't mean that danger isn't far behind. Han is hunted every step of the way by the Bayars, a powerful wizarding family set on reclaiming the amulet Han stole from them. And Mystwerk House has dangers of its own. There, Han meets Crow, a mysterious wizard who agrees to tutor Han in the darker parts of sorcery—but the bargain they make is one Han may regret. Meanwhile, Princess Raisa ana'Marianna runs from a forced marriage in the Fells, accompanied by her friend Amon and his triple of cadets. Now, the safest place for Raisa is Wein House, the military academy at Oden's Ford. If Raisa can pass as a regular student, Wein House will offer both sanctuary and the education Raisa needs to succeed as the next Gray Wolf queen. Everything changes when Han and Raisa's paths cross, in this epic tale of uncertain friendships, cut-throat politics, and the irresistible power of attraction.

The Exiled Queen

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