A review by zquill
The Oracle Queen by Kendare Blake

4.0

Francesca's motives were a bit weak, and it seemed way too easy to convince the country that their new queen was insane, but it is a novella and a nice explanation for the start of the Arrons' power-grab. Given that this novella doesn't star someone in the YA age bracket, it ends up highlighting the maturity of the themes this series handles. It's not that teens shouldn't be reading it, but it does feel a little limiting to have it labelled as YA when murdering one's own sisters, cheating lovers, and breeding the new generation are all main plot points.