Accompanied with simple and engaging prose, even with the slow pacing, I found that there was always a sense of suspense while reading the book. This is truly how the world-building of the first book in a series should be presented.

At the same time, he also left some mystery for the future installments as well.

The world-building is wonderful Zhao provides enough information on the history, magic system, the harsh world, and the variety of nations without being info-dumpy. It sounded so good - a heavy dose of fantasy with all the usual bravery of YA characters with a touch of history from Anastasia elements and let me tell you, I was not disappointed. It's been on my radar ever since it was announced in 2018. Saddens me to the core that this book went through such drama from 'readers' because it is one hell of a good book. The full text is now available for request.

Because in this story, the princess might be the most dangerous player of them all.Ī YA epic with a bloody twist, Blood Heir is perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard, Sabaa Tahir, and Sarah J. And there is only one person corrupt enough to help her – Ramson Quicktongue.Ī cunning, silver-tongued crime lord of the Cyrilian underworld, Ramson has his own sinister plans – though he might have met his match in Ana. But when she is framed for her father’s brutal murder, she must leave behind everything she has ever known to find his killer and prove her innocence. Princess Anastacya Mikhailov of Cyrilia has lived her life in safety, hidden behind palace walls. I’m so thrilled to be bringing a piece of my heart and mind to you, and I hope my book can introduce a new perspective to my readers.īlood Heir is the first book in an epic new series about a princess hiding a dark secret and the conman she must trust to clear her name of murder.

So I decided to write my own.īlood Heir is an amalgamation of that: a group of characters from different kingdoms and cultures that each carry a small part of me, set in a cinematic world brimming with my love for fantasy, and representing a global human epidemic that stems from my knowledge of world issues and is deeply rooted in my own family history. Growing up, stories were how I learned to make sense of the world around me, but I struggled to find ones that fully represented me, in all my mix of identities and histories and the cultures that I grew up with.

Blood Heir by Amélie Wen Zhao