Baby Carinth is absolutely adorable and I loved seeing him interact with everyone. The culture of the dragons is really rich and thought out, and I liked that she gave them a variety of personalities.

In the first book, they were dangerous and animalistic until the very end but in this book, Calvin gives us a much closer look. I loved the development of the dragons in this book. The two sets of protagonists were kept separate in the previous two books, so it was great to see them all come together in this instalment and see the way the different personalities and skill-sets played out. I really liked that bringing Queen Gaelle over gave us an insight into Esofi’s childhood upbringing and really fleshed out her character. Esofi and Adale’s relationship is lovely and seeing them as an established couple, raising their dragon son, was wonderful. I really liked the way the characters developed in this one. In this instalment, Princess Esofi has to figure out which is scarier, the fire-breathing monsters or her visiting mother. The Queen of Rhodia takes the action back to the settings and characters from the first book, The Queen of Ieflaria, adds in the characters from Daughter of the Sun and send them off on a grand adventure to negotiate with dragons. I love this fantasy series! Calvin somehow manages to balance really high-stakes international politics with a really low-key domestic feel.

She has heard about Carinth and believes that she deserves custody of him due to her greater devotion to Talcia, Goddess of Magic.Īdale and Esofi have no intention of giving up their son, but Gaelle is impossible to reason with-and there’s no telling what lengths she’ll go to in order to get what she wants.Ī copy of this was provided free of charge from the publisher in return for an honest review. Their peace is shattered when Esofi’s mother, Queen Gaelle of Rhodia, arrives in Birsgen. The princesses have a peaceful life together, preparing to become co-regents and raising their baby dragon, Carinth. It has been sixteen months since Princess Esofi arrived in Ieflaria, and eight since her marriage to Crown Princess Adale.

REPRESENTATION: Two sapphic couples, Largely Bi/Pan Society, Fat Protagonistįor fans of: Less destructive Mothers of Dragons

The Queen of Ieflaria by Effie Calvin