{"id":4760,"date":"2020-02-23T14:38:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T22:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=4760"},"modified":"2020-02-23T14:38:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-23T22:38:20","slug":"review-the-orchid-throne-jeffe-kennedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/02\/23\/review-the-orchid-throne-jeffe-kennedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Orchid Throne &#8211; Jeffe Kennedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/43263508.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: The Orchid Throne &#8211; Jeffe Kennedy\" title=\"Review: The Orchid Throne &#8211; Jeffe Kennedy\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>The Orchid Throne<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/jeffe-kennedy\/\">Jeffe Kennedy<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/series\/forgotten-empires\/\">Forgotten Empires #1<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/st-martins-press\/\">St. Martin's Press<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> September 24, 2019 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 362 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/library\/\">Library<\/a> <br><br>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Welcome to the world of Forgotten Empires from award winning author Jeffe Kennedy that begins with The Orchid Throne.<\/p>\n<p><b>A PRISONER OF FATE<\/b><br \/>\nAs Queen of the island kingdom of Calanthe, Euthalia will do anything to keep her people free\u2014and her secrets safe\u2014from the mad tyrant who rules the mainland. Guided by a magic ring of her father\u2019s, Lia plays the political game with the cronies the emperor sends to her island. In her heart, she knows that it\u2019s up to her to save herself from her fate as the emperor\u2019s bride. But in her dreams, she sees a man, one with the power to build a better world\u2014a man whose spirit is as strong, and whose passion is as fierce as her own\u2026<\/p>\n<p><b>A PRINCE AMONG MEN<\/b><br \/>\nConr\u00ed, former Crown Prince of Oriel, has built an army to overthrow the emperor. But he needs the fabled Abiding Ring to succeed. The ring that Euthalia holds so dear to her heart. When the two banished rulers meet face to face, neither can deny the flames of rebellion that flicker in their eyes\u2014nor the fires of desire that draw them together. But in this broken world of shattered kingdoms, can they ever really trust each other? Can their fiery alliance defeat the shadows of evil that threaten to engulf their hearts and souls?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><center><span class=\"ubb-buy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1250194318\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/amazon.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Amazon\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/the-orchid-throne\/id1451508011\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Apple\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-orchid-throne-jeffe-kennedy\/1130016278?ean=9781250194312&st=AFF&2sid=Goodreads,%20Inc_2227948_NA&sourceId=AFFGoodreads,%20Inc\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bn.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Barnes & Noble\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-orchid-throne\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kobo.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Kobo\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781250194312\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/indiebound.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Indiebound\"><\/a><\/span><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/43263508-the-orchid-throne\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/widget_logo.gif?w=1280\" alt=\"Goodreads\"><\/a><br><\/center><center><p class=\"ubb-buy\"><div class=\"ubb-icon-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/4stars\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0003_4-stars.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"4 stars icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/fantasy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0011_fantasy.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"fantasy icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/m-f\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/categories_0003_m_f-copy.png?fit=80%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"m\/f\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/romance\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"82\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0017_romance.png?fit=82%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"romance icon\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/center><br>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2020-02-23T22:38:20+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\r\\n\\r\\ncontent warnings:\\u00a0\\r\\n\\r\\nWith how much I love fantasy romance, I can't believe I've never read this author before. 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Ther\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Llama Reads Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\\\/blog\\\/index.php\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/23\\\/review-the-orchid-throne-jeffe-kennedy\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"The Orchid Throne\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jeffe Kennedy\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"1250194318\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"ReadingLlama\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\\\/blog\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": 4,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<hr \/>\n<p>content warnings:\u00a0<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">rape (off-page, but referenced), grief, death of a parent (described on page), slavery <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With how much I love fantasy romance, I can&#8217;t believe I&#8217;ve never read this author before. She&#8217;s got quite the backlist, but this is the first book in a new series. There&#8217;s fascinating world building, a slow burn marriage of convenience, and lots of sly humor.<\/p>\n<p>Calanthe is a tropical pleasure island, and the betrothal of its Queen Euthalia to Emperor Anure is the only thing keeping it from being razed like the rest of his conquered territories &#8211; though they are forced to tithe increasingly large amounts to the emperor. Euthalia is playing a dangerous game, constantly manipulating her court and the emperor\u2019s ambassador so that it appears that she intends to go through with the betrothal even while she\u2019s secretly looking for ways to work against the emperor. One way she doesn&#8217;t want to consider, though? Working with Con, the so-called Slave King, who&#8217;s leading an armed revolt of escaped mine slaves and supposedly cutting a violent path through the conquered lands. But a prophecy &#8211; claim the hand that wears the Abiding Ring, and the empire will fall &#8211; sets them on a collision course. Can they find common ground, or will the emperor use their differences to conquer the rebellion and Calanthe in one fell swoop?<\/p>\n<p>The pacing is very slow, and in terms of your traditional fantasy plot, not much happens. Most of the focus is on setting up the relationship between Con and Lia, though it takes a decent portion of the book before they even meet.\u00a0It\u2019s told from both Con and Lia\u2019s POVs, and it\u2019s interesting to see what misconceptions they both have about the other. I personally enjoyed Lia\u2019s sections more &#8211; I thought her subtle manipulations were more enjoyable than Con\u2019s \u201cImma smash it with my hammer\u201d style.<\/p>\n<p>Con is blunt, with little time for anything that doesn\u2019t get him closer to his goal of revenge against Anure. Lia, on the other hand, is more of a magician, both literally and figuratively. Like the kings and queens of old, she\u2019s connected to the land magically, plus she knows the value of a good distraction. Her fanciful and elaborate outfits (I got serious Queen Amidala vibes) and deliberate shows of emptiheadedness are the only thing keeping Calanthe from becoming another of Anure\u2019s conquests. Con initially can\u2019t look past that Calanthe surrendered to the emperor, and views Euthalia as nothing more than a pretty, thoughtless doll &#8211; a view that doesn\u2019t survive his first meeting with her, thankfully. Euthalia, for her part, is concerned with protecting Calanthe above all else, and that\u2019s best done by capturing Con as the emperor ordered. She expects nothing more than a barbaric brute, and, well, he definitely lives up to that!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDon\u2019t throttle the wizard, Conr\u00ed. Please.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is a marriage of convenience, and for political reasons it has to be consummated pretty much immediately. I enjoyed that while Lia was technically a virgin, it\u2019s Con who had zero experience in bed, though he&#8217;s a quick learner. Their chemistry is excellent and I can see the beginnings of a solid relationship.\u00a0The side characters, from Con\u2019s right-hand woman Sondra to Lia\u2019s oldest friend Tertulyn, were very interesting, though my favorite is the wizard Ambrose, who\u2019s hilariously reticent about how, exactly, this prophecy will help Con.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, despite the slow pace, I enjoyed the lush storytelling and slow burn romance, and I&#8217;m very excited for the next book!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>content warnings:\u00a0 With how much I love fantasy romance, I can&#8217;t believe I&#8217;ve never read this author before. 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