The Shadow Queen (The Ravenspire Chronicles #1) narrated by Khristine Hvam
Summary: Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire throne and the life of her father.
405 Pages
The Wish Granter (The Ravenspire Chronicles #2) narrated by Khristine Hvam
Summary: The world has turned upside down for Thad and Ari Glavan, the bastard twins of Súndraille’s king. Their mother was murdered. The royal family died mysteriously. And now Thad sits on the throne of a kingdom whose streets are suddenly overrun with violence he can’t stop.
435 Pages
The Traitor Prince (The Ravenspire Chronicles #3) narrated by Christian Barillas
Summary: Javan Najafai, crown prince of Akram, has spent the last ten years at an elite boarding school, far away from his kingdom. But his eagerly awaited return home is cut short when a mysterious impostor takes his place—and no one believes Javan is the true prince.
416 Pages
by CJ Redwine
Fantasy/Romance/Dystopia
My Rating: B+
These books are lots of fun. There's still one to come, too, so I am looking forward to that. I really am enjoying the twists to these tales: Snow White, Rumplestiltskin, and the third, which is based on an old Arabian Nights Tale called The False Prince. All three are completely stand alone, but set in the same universe. Each has its own unique romance, its own unique set of issues, and together they build up a world of magic and fascinating magical beings that are all very interesting to learn about. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what the fourth book will be about, too. I think it may be Cinderella, which would fit very well in this world.
These books, while very strongly based in their original tales, have a wonderful take in each story. Very familiar, and still very unique. If you like fairy tales, these are all excellent takes on the stories. The characters are all quite strong, and very different from each other. Redwine definitely doesn't pull punches, though these are fairly light despite the darkness that permeates each story. I definitely recommend these for fans of fairy tales of any sort.
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