The Inadequate Heir (The Bridge Kingdom Book 3)

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The Inadequate Heir is the third book of the Bridge Kingdom series but it debuts new protagonists and the events of this book occur on parallel to The Traitor Queen I did however hope for more emotion from Keris when it came to Lara, I sense some hostility between the two siblings but it's definitive we'll get to see them resolve it in the next book, which I CAN'T WAIT FOR!! Keris, a guy who in his own words "Prefers books to swords" is a king (of my heart 👀). The man carries himself with dignity, is always contemplating, is a total lovey dovey (and one who doesn't shy away). He radiates sexiness. The way his mind works throughout the book is so noteworthy. And I admire the lengths he would go to protect Zarrah. It's swoon-worthy!! Danielle used to steer clear from spice so this book having smut caught me off guard not gonna lie. I feel like she started writing smut because BookTok is into it nowadays. Her smut writing skills are top tier, she killed it but it felt weird from time to time just because it felt forced. I believe this book wasn’t written with smut planned in mind so those scenes were added afterward which threw me off the story multiple times.

Zarrah is an amazing character. She is strong, honest, and full of honour. I enjoyed getting to know her more in this book: Her story is both heartbreaking and empowering. I admired the way she questions what she had always been taught to believe and stays true to her morals even while struggling with these new revelations. A soldier raised as heir to an empire, Zarrah is motivated by two truths. The first is that the Veliant family murdered her mother. And the second is that her pursuit of vengeance will put every last one of them in their graves. There is a lot of politics in this book, and the fact that the second part mostly happens at the same time as Aren's imprisonment in The Traitor Queen was very interesting, but it was also a downside for me. I loved seeing all the politics and scheming involved in Aren's rescue from Keris's point of view, but at the same time, some parts felt longer because I knew already what would happen to Zarrah and Aren. I have to say though that the ending was a little unexpected, and I am very eager to see what will happen next. I am hoping for some bonding time between Keris and Lara, and I hope that we will get to see them work together. The Endless War between Maridrina and Valcotta has raged for generations, leaving thousands of Zarrah's people dead and countless more orphaned. So when she's given command of the contested city of Nerastis, Zarrah is prepared to do whatever it takes to destroy the Maridrinian forces who oppose her. And to kill the Veliant prince who leads them. Return to the world of The Bridge Kingdom in this sensuous fantasy full of romance and intrigue that is perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Silver Flames .Yet a chance encounter with an anonymous, and handsome, Maridrinian causes Zarrah to question whether the violence she’s perpetrated is justice or a crime. And as she continues to meet the nameless man each night, she finds common ground—and fiery passion–in his arms. En segundo y último lugar está que siento que la autora ha reciclado trama con respecto a sus dos primeras novelas y eso es algo que no quiero perdonar porque siento que ha sido un copia y pega, sobre todo en las partes decisivas de la historia. Keris is so swoon-worthy and sexy. He’s also introspective and romantic. He chooses reading and studying over fighting, and plays his role in Maridrina very cleverly until he can reach his true goals. He is so worthy of respect, he advocates for peace, and he is willing to do anything for his loved ones—especially Zarrah. I’m sure it’s clear that I fell in love with him from the start. ❤️

Yet a chance encounter with an anonymous, and handsome, enemy soldier complicates Zarrah's plans. Especially as they discover they have the same dreams - and begin to find passion in each other's arms.It was interesting to see the events of The Traitor Queen from Keris and Zarrah's POV. It brought so much more to the story and a new in-depth perspective on the side characters and their narratives. Because my last read was the Traitor Queen itself, this book did seem a tad slower to me, more like a recap in places but still intriguing, regardless. A badass heroine, a fantastic world, gripping storytelling, with a forbidden romance that will have you unable to put the book down' 5***** READER REVIEW Me explico, la historia me estaba gustando, la autora lo estaba haciendo bien. Los protagonistas son carismáticos los dos y hay un claro desarrollo de sus personalidades y el romance a lo largo de la novela. Hasta ahí todo bien. Sin embargo, no pude dejar pasar dos cosas: I absolutely loved both of them. Zarrah is such a badass warrior, general of Valcotta and a strong woman. Keris, heir apparent to Maridrina, likes books more than swords and is more a man of logic and intelligence then fist fights.

There were moments that made me hold my breath because any slip from Zarrah and Keris would've had severe consequences. This book is about Keris, Lara's (previous books heroine) brother, the heir to the Maridrina and his reluctance path to becoming the next king. Our heroine is General Zarrah Anaphora, the presumed heir to the rival kingdom of Valcotta. The plot of this book happened during the same timeline as the second book, so make sure you read the other two books first because why wouldn't you? So basically, it's your typical enemies to lovers. Anyway, I think I love this book more than the first two books in the series. Maybe because of the mind games and palace politics, which is totally my thing if you don't know.I need to do things that I believe are right. So I can be proud of who I am and what I’ve done, because there is much I’ve done that I feel ashamed of.” I love you, Valcotta. I will have you or I will have no one, because where you go, my heart goes with you.” The world building is even more intricate and so amazingly done. The characters have so much more depth compared to the last two books. Lara and Aren were so good together, their love was full of longing towards each other. But Keris and Zarrah have that raw emotion, that yearning and passion for each other. Their forbidden romance burns with love and desire❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 At times I felt this story went on for ages, but it was still worth the read. I would recommend. I would say you don’t have to read the previous two books to understand this. Together, I really loved the two of them and the high-stakes politics that drove the plot of this novel…and I cannot WAIT for the sequel. What made it even more perfect were some cameos from familiar faces we’ve come to both love and hate.

This book is a whole other level of awesome. Sure, The Bridge Kingdom and The Traitor Queen are fantastic, but this goes beyond that. The plot is obviously fantastic but with enemies-to-lovers and forbidden romance in the mix. As if individually they aren't sexy enough as is. I also liked getting different perspectives of The Traitor Queen's events and reading about Lara and Aren from Zarrah's and Keris's points of view. Besides, the ending is such a major cliffhanger it had me crying, screaming, and throwing up. Now I'm just a numb little heap on the floor. That means I loved it. Don't want to compare them two but I think I would have loved Aren more if he and Lara had some couples therapy after The Traitor Queen that we could read about lol. Though in truth, even if they’d stood side by side the entire voyage, the result would’ve been the same: the taciturn silence of two men well aware that each wished the other dead. Have you ever had an idea lodge in your thoughts like a spark, and rather than your efforts ectinguishing it, they only cause it to burst into flame ? And for those flames to illuminate the world in such a way you half wondered if you’d been blind before .” Never in a million years did I think I would be saying this about a book in this series but here goes nothing: “Wow, I’m glad this is over”Then he meets this stranger in this city torn apart by war and apparently she is the ONLY person ever to see eye to eye with him about bringing peace to said war-torn land. This man who goes out and speaks to strangers EVERY NIGHT and sleeps around with COUNTLESS of women has finally found ONE PERSON that agrees that the war is senseless. In a land torn apart by said war. Where countless have lost families and loved ones. Only one other girl that agrees with him that war might not be sensible. Again BYE. But when identities are revealed, Zarrah must decide whether to embrace a chance at peace…or march to the drums of war. Kerris and Zarrah’s relationship could have definitely used a bit more slowburn. That would have definitely boosted this story to the full 5 stars. Because we have seen Zarrah and Kerris in TTQ and knew where each character was at a certain point in time and what they were doing we basically knew all the twist and turns that were going to happen just not how it went down exactly which actually doesn’t matter at that point either because as I said we know the key moments in the story and how they played out already. And I feel like charging readers to read the same story twice is ..yeah.. that it ain’t it. It also made the story incredibly boring to follow because you already knew what was going to happen. WHEN IS THE NEXT BOOK?!!!! I’m about to freaking riot. Enemies to lovers to enemies/ forbidden love? With a war?? Plus betrayals??? Yes, please!!!!!!