This is the first book in a new series by Jeffe Kennedy sort
of. It is more a continuation of the
Twelve Kingdoms series because you will not understand what is going on in this
book without reading the other three books.
I will say I had read the first two books in the Twelve Kingdoms and
hadn’t read the third one when I read this one.
There were some things that were confusing but was able to figure it out
without reading The Talon of the Hawk.
This book starts where The Talon of the Hawk ended. Ursula is High Queen and they are now the
Thirteen Kingdoms since the “fall” of the barrier. The Pages of the Mind centers around Dafne
Mailloix who is a librarian. She spent
over 30 years under the harsh reign of the High King. She learned much as the librarian that is
helping the High Queen. When a
neighboring kingdom comes with a force to find out about a barrier that hadn’t
fallen but had expanded Dafne is pivotal in the negotiations and is sent with
the forces to investigate the barrier shift.
On the journey they stop on an island where she accidentally marries
their king.
I enjoyed this book and not just because I am a
librarian. Dafne ends up in an
interesting situation and she runs with it.
She learns the language and culture.
She tries to honor her commitments to her queen and her husband even
though they are mutually exclusive things.
Dafne’s husband is also awesome.
Even though Dafne married him he never pushed her for more than she was
willing to give. Even if he would be
harmed by not pushing her. Part of the
problems between them came from him not willing to tell her everything she
needs to know but they were able to work through their issues.
