Blog Tour: The Orchid Throne by Jeffe Kennedy: The Forgotten Empires Book 1
ABOUT THE ORCHID THRONE:
A PRISONER OF FATE
As Queen of the island kingdom of Calanthe, Euthalia will do
anything to keep her people free—and her secrets safe—from the mad tyrant who rules the
mainland.
Guided by a magic ring of her father’s, Lia plays the political game with the cronies the emperor sends to her island. In her heart, she knows that it’s up to her to save herself from her fate as the emperor’s bride.
But in her dreams, she sees a man, one with the power to build a better world—a man whose spirit is as strong, and whose passion is as fierce as her own…
Guided by a magic ring of her father’s, Lia plays the political game with the cronies the emperor sends to her island. In her heart, she knows that it’s up to her to save herself from her fate as the emperor’s bride.
But in her dreams, she sees a man, one with the power to build a better world—a man whose spirit is as strong, and whose passion is as fierce as her own…
A PRINCE AMONG MEN
Conrí, former Crown Prince of Oriel, has built an army to
overthrow the emperor. But he needs the fabled Abiding Ring to succeed. The ring
that Euthalia holds so dear to her heart. When the two banished rulers meet face
to face, neither can deny the flames of rebellion that flicker in their
eyes—nor the fires of desire that draw them together. But in this broken world
of shattered kingdoms, can they ever really trust each other? Can their fiery
alliance defeat the shadows of evil that threaten to engulf their hearts and
souls?
RATING/REVIEW: ☕☕☕☕ 1/2 ( 4.5 cups for this epic fantasy novel with imaginative world building, fascinating characters and a plot that will have you turning the pages as quickly as you can)
The Orchid Throne is the first book in a new series by Ms. Jeffe Kennedy, fantasy author extraordinaire. And for a first book, it definitely delivers in the worldbuilding, overarching theme and of course characters that readers can get on board with. The Orchid Throne, being a first book, usually carries a heavy burden of making sure that the reader will be back for the next books in the series. Be not afraid because you will be looking for that next one as soon as you get a whiff of its availability!
Readers are first introduced to the person sitting on The Orchid Throne, the queen of Calanthe, Euthalia. Oh and she also happens to have been affianced to the Imperial Emperor, the destroyer of all kingdoms, Anure. It wasn't her idea, she was a child then but her father had to to keep their own kingdom safe from said evil emperor. The next chapter introduces us to the next protagonist, who was currently destroying another kingdom annexed by Anure and is now being "liberated" from him by none other than Conir. Known as The King of Slaves, Conir along with his band of not so merry men, have escaped from slavery and has vowed to destroy the emperor at all cost. They had nothing to lose for everything they were and everything they had, especially family, was taken away from them. They mined the precious mineral that made Anure invincible but now it was theirs and Conir intends to destroy evil emperor with the same thing he used on them. But first, he needed to wed the Queen of Calanthe.
The pacing seems slow but you can acknowledge the brilliance of how every plot device and set up was done to give you a thrilling story line which you can't really predict where it was headed. Both Con and Lia are pawns of fate but now they're given a chance to actually buck that and steer their own course but it had to be as a power couple. There is no romance, there is definitely attraction of the physical kind but you can appreciate that there was no insta anything between these two. They were the leaders of their respective people and for them they did the right thing. Still there were a lot of tidbits thrown in, to keep readers invested and interested to find out what happens next and I am definitely looking forward to finding out the next chapter in Con and Lia's story.
The Orchid Throne is the first book in a new series by Ms. Jeffe Kennedy, fantasy author extraordinaire. And for a first book, it definitely delivers in the worldbuilding, overarching theme and of course characters that readers can get on board with. The Orchid Throne, being a first book, usually carries a heavy burden of making sure that the reader will be back for the next books in the series. Be not afraid because you will be looking for that next one as soon as you get a whiff of its availability!
Readers are first introduced to the person sitting on The Orchid Throne, the queen of Calanthe, Euthalia. Oh and she also happens to have been affianced to the Imperial Emperor, the destroyer of all kingdoms, Anure. It wasn't her idea, she was a child then but her father had to to keep their own kingdom safe from said evil emperor. The next chapter introduces us to the next protagonist, who was currently destroying another kingdom annexed by Anure and is now being "liberated" from him by none other than Conir. Known as The King of Slaves, Conir along with his band of not so merry men, have escaped from slavery and has vowed to destroy the emperor at all cost. They had nothing to lose for everything they were and everything they had, especially family, was taken away from them. They mined the precious mineral that made Anure invincible but now it was theirs and Conir intends to destroy evil emperor with the same thing he used on them. But first, he needed to wed the Queen of Calanthe.
The pacing seems slow but you can acknowledge the brilliance of how every plot device and set up was done to give you a thrilling story line which you can't really predict where it was headed. Both Con and Lia are pawns of fate but now they're given a chance to actually buck that and steer their own course but it had to be as a power couple. There is no romance, there is definitely attraction of the physical kind but you can appreciate that there was no insta anything between these two. They were the leaders of their respective people and for them they did the right thing. Still there were a lot of tidbits thrown in, to keep readers invested and interested to find out what happens next and I am definitely looking forward to finding out the next chapter in Con and Lia's story.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
JEFFE KENNEDY is an award-winning, bestselling author who writes fantasy,
fantasy romance, and contemporary romance. She serves on the Board of Directors
for SFWA as a Director at Large.
Her most recent works include Prisoner of the Crown and the upcoming Exile of the Seas, from her high fantasy trilogy from Rebel Base books, The Chronicles of Dasnaria, in the same world as her award-winning fantasy series The Twelve Kingdoms and The Uncharted Realms. She is a hybrid author, and also self-publishes a fantasy series, Sorcerous Moons.
Her books have won the RT Reviewers’ Choice Best Fantasy Romance of 2015, been named Best Book of June 2014, and won RWA’s prestigious RITA® Award.
She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with two Maine coon cats, plentiful free-range lizards and a very handsome Doctor of Oriental Medicine.
Jeffe can be found online at her website: JeffeKennedy.com, every Sunday at the SFF Seven blog, on Facebook, on Goodreads and on Twitter @jeffekennedy.
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