Nameless
Queen
by Rebecca McLaughlin
Book: Stand Alone
Publisher: Crown Books
Pub Date: January 7, 2020
Genre: Young Adult
Format: eBook
Source: NetGalley
Book Links: Goodreads Amazon
One girl must make a name for herself--or die
trying --in this royal fantasy where an unknown peasant becomes the ultimate
ruler. But how long can she keep the crown if everyone wants her dead? Perfect
for fans of Furyborn, Red Queen, and Everless.
Everyone expected the king's daughter would inherit the throne. No one expected
me.
It shouldn't even be possible. I'm Nameless, a class of citizens so
disrespected, we don't even get names. Heck, dozens of us have been going
missing for months and no one seems to care.
But there's no denying the tattoo emblazoned on my arm. I am queen. In a palace
where the corridors are more dangerous the streets, though, how could I
possibly rule? And what will become of the Nameless if I don't?
My Review: Now this was an interesting story! Coin is
nameless, so really she lives on the street, the laws don't apply to her and
spends her days pickpocketing and sleeping on the streets. So really it's just
another day for her until one of her friends gets caught and she steps in to
save her in the name of the queen.
Yup,
that's right, Coin now has a tattoo which makes her queen. But how? She doesn't
have a name, how could anyone speak her name and give her this tattoo and its
real. Because if she was caught with a fake one, whelp that would just be the
end of that.
Now
what? The council doesn't like her, she has these newfound powers/magic she
needs to learn and harness as she becomes more powerful and she may even lose
it all at the upcoming tournament. Oh but that isn't all, the nameless
have been going missing and as queen you think it would be fairly easy to get
her friend out of the prison right? Well that was a journey in it self right
there.
As the
story builds, there are twists, surprises, good friends and a list of enemies.
But the ending was truly lovely and it was amazing to see that the nameless can
finally have a place in this world and Coin is going to make huge changes and
progress in a kingdom that really needed it.
