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Anthea's discovery of horses was just the beginning. The king soon lets horses roam free in Coranam, but it comes with a price. All riders with the Way are at his bidding. But as soon as horses are allowed in the kingdom again, a mysterious plague starts to spread rapidly through the kingdom. As Queen Josephine reveals one of her largest secrets to Anthea, it seems her mother is up to her old tricks again. First off, I remembered literally NOTHING from The Rose Legacy . It's felt like forever since I read it! Nonetheless, I was able to get a pretty quick hold on The Queen's Secret . I'm sure I'll be just as lost when I get to The Riders Regin though. There were so many confusing moments in this book though that definitely weren't the fault of my poor memory. A chapter would end with this huge reveal and then the next nest chapter would take place hours, sometimes days later. I remember one chapter beginning with someone shooting at the girls in a village when An...

Page Count: 272 pages  Published: May 1st, 2018 My Rating: 5 stars  Genre: Fantasy Series: The Rose Legacy   book 1 Amazon link for  The Rose Legacy     In the kingdom of Coronam, horses died a long time ago from a terrible plague they carried. Since then, horses have been outlawed. Anthea had been orphaned for as long as she could remember. She's been bounced around from one family member to another. Her life goal is to become a Rose Maiden. But she soon finds out that she'll be moving- yet again- to a new place. Her Uncle Andrew is her next garden. There's one problem though. He lives in exile lands. Even worse, she finds that her uncle and his friends are breeding horses. When their beloved horse ranch faces a great threat, it's up to Anthea to save them.    This exciting start to The Rose Legacy series couldn't have been better! Jessica Day George created a wonderful story. I love that this middle-grade book had a bit of roma...