I first chose The Hundredth Queen by Emily R. King as part of my May First Kindle. And let me just tell you that I absolutely loved every second of it.
We meet Kalinda, an 18 year old orphan who has grown up a son a ward of the Sisterhood. A place where girls are trained. Unfortunately for her, she's a very sickly girl, prone to fevers.
One day, the Rajah decides to make a trek to the mountain temple to choose a wife. But just any, The 100th wife, which bears many honors. She happens to capture the eye of the Rajah, and because of unfortunate circumstances - she's chosen as his intended - to be taken to the Rajahs palace, where she must fight for her life and place, even though she wants nothing to do with either.
We also meet Deven - a high ranking palace guard, who holds honor above all else.
I like that they immediately bond - but in the friendship type. That is until they realize that we're the Rajah we're to find out of such friendship, it could possibly cost both of their lives. So they try to keep their distance.
I absolutely love the fantasy world build up. It was such a believable and refreshing book. I fell in love with her writing style and character developments. The twists that we get with the chatacters and what is going on with them has you on the edge of your seat.
I loved everything about this book.
This was a definite 5 Stars Read for me. I can't wait to get my hands on the next installment.
Edited to add: I originally read this book in May of 2017!
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