Surrounded by loyal friends, Luca and Amarande must face these roadblocks by outsmarting and outfighting them.

They must also face that her mother is determined to keep her power as Warlord in Torrence and plans to kill Luca. Amarande is completely frustrated at the stonewalling she is receiving due to her gender and not her abilities. Then the other newly appointed kings agree that it is too dangerous to have Luca and Amarande marry and unite their power. That all changes when it is revealed that somehow Price Renard is back from the dead and he carries the vote to keep the Patriarchy and the ancient rules intact so that Amarande cannot rule her country. They vow to stay together as they work towards progress for their people.

Amarande is now Queen of Ardenia without the stipulation of having to marry and can finally serve her people. Luca has defeated the fake Warlord and is ready to heal his country, Torrence. They start out on the precipice of everything ready to work out.

This book stays true to their love and the power they can wield together. This is refreshing because many books would drive conflict by having the inevitable couple fight or face betrayal before ultimately coming back together. What I Liked: Luca and Amarande’s love is as unwavering as ever in this third installment of the Kingdoms of Sand and Sky. *Review Contributed by Connie Reid, Site Manager* The King Will Kill You is the epic, pulse-pounding conclusion to Sarah Henning’s Kingdoms of Sand and Sky trilogy. Against the princess who killed him, the boy whose love made her do it, and the continent cruel enough to deserve his rage. The other, unexpected, and arising with a vicious aim: revenge at any cost. One expected and deadly to both her love and every one of her objectives. However, threats await in the shadows of Amarande’s hoped-for happily ever after. To rebuild the continent of The Sand and Sky into a place not defined by archaic, patriarchal laws, but by the will of its people. To rule Ardenia as queen outright, no marriage necessary, as Luca does the same with the reformed Torrence. To be with her true love Luca, no one nor law standing in the way. Princess Amarande is finally on the verge of having everything she wants.

The Princess Bride meets Game of Thrones in this commercial YA trilogy from acclaimed fantasy author Sarah Henning.

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