In general, this was a pretty good book to read! There was pretty cool worldbuilding and the mystery aspect of the story made it even more intriguing.

Same thing for the remaining quadrants: Toria, Archia, and Ludia. And that makes perfect sense as Eonia focuses on technology and DNA mutations (btw this isn’t a spoiler since it is stated on the very first page). One of them, the one that represents Eonia for instance, has little DNA strands over the circlet of the crown. At first sight, the cover seems pretty evident: there are four dead queens so there are four crowns and blood, right? But, after reading a bit about what each sector specializes in, you can see that the crowns have been made specifically for their own sector. I really love it when authors have really clever covers. But first they have to stay alive and untangle the secrets behind the nation’s four dead queens.

When their reluctant partnership blooms into a tenuous romance, they must overcome their own dark secrets in hopes of a future together that seemed impossible just days before. With no other choices and on the run from Keralie’s former employer, the two decide to join forces, endeavoring to discover who has killed the queens and save their own lives in the process.

When Varin attempts to retrieve the package, he and Keralie find themselves entangled in a conspiracy that leaves all four of Quadara’s queens dead. Varin runs afoul of Keralie when she steals a package from him, putting his life in danger. Varin, on the other hand, is an honest, upstanding citizen of Quadara’s most enlightened region, Eonia. Seventeen-year-old Keralie Corrington may seem harmless, but in fact, she’s one of Quadara’s most skilled thieves and a liar.

Four dead queens book review