Like the previous installments, Crimson Reign is pretty fast-paced and I raced through it. Crimson Reign is probably my favourite of the trilogy and Zhao does a brilliant job of rounding things off and bringing the story to a satisfying conclusion. There’s something for everyone and each book in the series has gone from strength to strength. The Blood Heir trilogy is a brilliant example of a compelling YA fantasy series. With her troops scattered is she strong enough to stop her? Morgana is determined to solidify her rule and spread fear through Ana’s country. Continuing where things left off in Red Tigress, Ana has returned to Cyrilia, fresh from fighting back Morgana’s troops in Bregon.

ReviewĬrimson Reign is the third and final installment in Amelie Wen Zhao’s heart pounding Blood Heir trilogy.

The Affinites and Non-Affinites of Cyrilia will determine Ana’s future, if Morganya doesn’t kill her first. And now Ana will finally face the sinister empress, but will she survive? Will anyone? And will her Empire welcome her back to the throne, or turn her out to survive on her own. Morganya’s reign of terror is close to crushing the nation Ana was born to rule. What’s worse, she’s lost her Affinity to blood and without it, Ana barely knows who she is anymore–or if she has the strength to defeat Morganya. Ana dealt a blow to the Empress when she and her allies turned back Morganya’s troops in Bregon, but she couldn’t stop Morganya from gaining possession of the last remaining Bregonian siphon: a dangerous new weapon with the power to steal Affinities.Īna’s forces are scattered, and her tenuous alliance with the Cyrilian rebel group, the Red Cloaks, is becoming more frayed by the day. Across the land, the Empress Morganya is tightening her grip on Affinites and non-Affinites alike. The Red Tigress, Ana Mikhailov, has returned to Cyrilia, but the country she once called home has fallen under a dark rule. Source: The publisher kindly sent me a copy of this book to review

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