This series is checking off all kinds of boxes for me. There is intrigue, there are all kinds of paranormal/fantasy creatures (have I told you about the Basilisk? Yeah there is a queen with a consort!) and a whole bunch of "old world" court issues. Princess Verity is continuing her journey to become queen, but not without a whole lot of people out to get her, she's also got a whole bunch of them supporting her. The politics in this part of the story are out of this world (fitting) but are very contemporary in their schemings. Verity is having a hard time seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, but if I know these authors the light will be bright and shiny when we get there. GAH! How to tell you without giving anything away isn't easy... you'll just have to read the series yourself.