The Queen's Secret
by Melissa de la Cruz
Series: Queen's Assassin Duology #2
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Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers on March 2, 2021
Genres: YA Romance Fantasy
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Also in this series: The Queen's Assassin
Lilac's birthright makes her the Queen of Renovia, and a forced marriage made her the Queen of Stavin. But being a ruler does not mean making the rules. For Lilac, taking the throne means giving up the opportunity to be with love of her life, the kingdom's assassin, Caledon Holt.
Worse, Cal is forced to leave the castle when a horrific set of magical attacks threatens Lilac's sovereignty. Now Cal and Lilac will have to battle dark forces separately, even though being together is the only thing that's ever saved them.
In the riveting conclusion to Melissa De La Cruz's fantasy duet, love and magic are at war, and victory rests on a knife's edge.
The Queen’s Secret by Melissa de la Cruz is the spectacular ending to this wonderful duology.
Will Lilac and Caledon live the life they want?
Queen Lilac and Caledon Holt
Queen Lilac was once an assassin in training instead of doing her royal duties, and that all changed when she had to accept her fate. I have to admire her for wanting to keep up her training and seeing Cal on the side despite being married. Hansen, Lilac’s husband, doesn’t care for her or want to be married to her. The two have an agreement, but how long will that last? I have to say that I was pretty worried about these two lovebirds and how they might get separated after all.
Cal loves Lilac even more now than before when he only knew her as Shadow. The only problem that Cal has is that he wants Lilac to be his wife and not Hansen’s, but nothing the two can do about that. Cal is another one of those characters that I love to learn more about as we follow along in his parts of the story. Cal is a sweet man who deserves a lot more, but he loves his Queen and will do anything to keep her safe.
I love these two together and how their love can withstand anything.
The Story
Queen Lilac and Caledon Holt are still trying to keep their promise of loving each other. The two are also trying to rid their world of the evil that is still around them all the time. Lilac keeps her eyes on things around the castle while Cal is sent off to do his assassin thing. Sadly, things aren’t going their way, and I have to say that I was surprised at who the evil person turned out to be this time. Quite a lot happens in this book, and I don’t want to spoil anything.
Five Stars
I am giving five stars to The Queen’s Secret by Melissa de la Cruz and recommending it. Ms. Cruz has done an excellent job on this duology, and I loved everything about it. I still feel bad that Lilac has to give up her dream of being an assassin instead of ruling. Except Lilac does a superb job of being Queen.
The Queen’s Assassin Duology
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Until the next time,
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About Melissa de la Cruz
Melissa de la Cruz is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of many critically acclaimed and award-winning novels for teens including The Au Pairs series, the Blue Bloods series, the Ashleys series, the Angels on Sunset Boulevard series and the semi-autobiographical novel Fresh off the Boat.
Her books for adults include the novel Cat’s Meow, the anthology Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys and the tongue-in-chic handbooks How to Become Famous in Two Weeks or Less and The Fashionista Files: Adventures in Four-inch heels and Faux-Pas.
She has worked as a fashion and beauty editor and has written for many publications including The New York Times, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Allure, The San Francisco Chronicle, McSweeney’s, Teen Vogue, CosmoGirl! and Seventeen. She has also appeared as an expert on fashion, trends and fame for CNN, E! and FoxNews.
Melissa grew up in Manila and moved to San Francisco with her family, where she graduated high school salutatorian from The Convent of the Sacred Heart. She majored in art history and English at Columbia University (and minored in nightclubs and shopping!).
She now divides her time between New York and Los Angeles, where she lives in the Hollywood Hills with her husband and daughter.
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