Title: Queen’s Catacombs (The Frean Chronicles #2) | Author: Jordan H. Bartlet | Genre: YA Fiction | Publisher: CamCat Books | Release Date: March 2023
Winning the crown was only the beginning.
Jacs, now the rightful Queen of Frea, seems to be Queen in title alone. She scrambles to learn the customs and traditions of a Realm she had only read about in books. The Council of Four have her firmly under their thumb and their ideas for the Queendom are oppressive and outdated. Their knowledge of her mother and Master Leschi’s whereabouts is the only leverage they need to make the new Queen dance to their tune.
Jacs is determined to find those who were taken from her and do what’s right for her Queendom. But in her search for answers, Jacs uncovers a much darker truth from the Queendom’s past that will forever change its future.
My Thoughts: Jacs, an inventor’s apprentice from the Lower Realm, has become Queen of the Queendom of Frea. But her council is the one in control. With her boyfriend Connor at her side, she uncovers plots and conspiracies that are undermining her power. With no choice but to take matters into her own hands, Jacs embarks on a journey back to her home realm and learns about the disappearance of her mother and her former trainer as well as dozens of boys that have been kidnapped over decades. The discovery leads her further into the catacombs than anyone has dared venture to confront these evils and save her people.
In this exciting second instalment of The Frean Chronicles, Queen’s Catacombs flips the narrative highlighting the courage, determination and wherewithal of a young queen stepping up to become a true leader of her Queendom. As Jacs confronts internal and external demons, she finds out who her friends and enemies really are. In parallel stories, a broad cast of diverse characters fall in love, succumb to bribes, are betrayed and betray others and fight to preserve the rightful Queendom. With non-stop action and complex characters, Queen’s Catacombs is anything, but predictable. Readers will find a lot to like in this fantasy adventure seriesfocused on a young, underdog heroine who fights for what she believes.
Title: Contest of Queens (The Frean Chronicles #1) | Author: Jordan H. Bartlet | Genre: YA Fiction | Publisher: CamCat Books | Release Date: March 2023
In a Queendom divided, can one girl unite the realms?
Jacs, an inventor’s apprentice from the Lower Realm, has only ever dreamed of what the land among the clouds holds. That is until she finds a letter from Connor, an Upperite boy hoping to learn more about the land below. Little does Jacs know, Connor is actually Prince Cornelius of the Queendom of Frea. With wooden boats and hot air balloons, the two begin a secret correspondence. But their friendship is divided by a heavily-guarded bridge and an inescapable prejudice.
The strength of their bond was thought to transcend distance and time, but when the royal family visits the Lower Realm, the Queendom’s feud is reignited.
To save her people, Jacs must infiltrate the Upper Realm and earn her place to compete in the Contest of Queens. In a story about friendship, love, bravery, and defying gravity, Jacs will strive to prove that a Queendom is strongest when united.
Jordan H. Bartlett is a New Zealand-born Canadian with a love for children’s literature and female empowerment. She grew up reading books about boys for boys and found it hard to find a strong female heroine she could relate to. Bartlett wrote Contest of Queens to give young readers that character she so longed for in a world where gender norms are reversed. Bartlett currently resides in Banff, Alberta where she works as a Speech Language Pathologist and is a certified yoga instructor.
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