About the Book

From internationally bestselling author K.A. Tucker comes the third novel in her Fate and Flame series, an adult fantasy story that should be read in series order.

"You betrayed your brother to steal a broken crown."

The kingdom stands on the brink of chaos. Atticus' grip on the realm is faltering, and as threats arise ever closer to home he is driven to increasingly desperate acts to hold onto power.

With Islor's fate now in the balance, Zander stands to defend the Rift from the oncoming Ybarisan army. With the king's forces scattered, he must risk unlikely new alliances.

And behind the walls of Ulysede, secrets wait for its new queen. Romeria knows that the paths of the hidden city will lead her to answers. But will they be enough to save the realm – or is their fate already sealed?

Review:

I’ve been waiting for this book all year, and after reading I feel changed as a person. Let me explain. I thought this was the conclusion, therefore, I was expecting it to have this epic ending. Before reading, I quickly learned that it was not, and that in addition to Zander and Romeria’s POV there would be new POVs. I was a little hesitant. In the past, I’ve had a bad experience with authors adding new POVs. Most of the time, they feel unnecessary and these new characters aren’t as interesting as the original characters. See, I absolutely adore Romeria and Zander. There’s so much adoration in my heart that I would read books about them doing laundry. I didn’t want their story to be watered down by new characters.

Remember how I mentioned I was a changed person after reading this book? Well, all my fears went out the window when I finished and now I have new fears. Firstly, it felt like for most of this book Zander and Romeria were separated. A war is raging on, and they have stuff to do. And as much as it pains me, it made sense for them to be separated. I really loved Romeria’s journey and her accepting her new role as Queen. Her growth within this series is amazing, and I’m so excited to see where she ends up. As for Zander, his chapters were fine. They were necessary to the plot, but they felt like the weakest part of the book. To me, his best moments were in the few scenes he had with Romeria. The two of them are amazing together. And I’m currently very fearful for their future. If the author does expend more of those tiny hints she was dropping, I’m going to be absolutely devastated. And I’ll need five years to recover.

Let’s move on before I get emotional. The new POVs added so much more layers to this story, and they were perfectly woven in. And were all rich characters. Especially Gracen. She was a small character in the previous book, and she is such an inspiring and great character. Her and Atticus’ romance really shined in this book. It’s so complex and completely different from Romeria and Zander. And their relationship really made up for the fact that Zander and Romeria’s relationship was on the back burner.

Final Thoughts

I can’t quite stop thinking about A Queen of Thieves of Chaos, and how much it kept me on my toes, and how engaged I was. This book beautifully expands on the seeds already planted in the previous books. It was so easy to dive back into this world. The author does provide reminders. And despite the main romance being sidelined, the book still provides a worthy successor. I loved this installation. The book blew me away, and now I’m left to just sit and think about the possibilities of what could happen. The final book comes out in September 2024, and that isn’t soon enough because I needed it in my hands last week!

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