Princess Wilhelmina's family was murdered and her throne stolen ten years ago, leaving her a refugee orphan. Who can use magic in a world where magic is forbidden (for good reason). She's determined to get her throne back, but also to protect her kingdom (and the world) from the encroaching danger that overuse of magic has created. But the truth behind the overthrow of her kingdom is more complicated than she knows, and figuring out who to trust is difficult at best. 
 It's always exciting to get in on the ground floor with a new(er) writer and watch her style develop. Meadows' first trilogy, NewSoul, was imaginative and interesting, but The Orphan Queen is even better. The plotting is tighter, the writing is stronger, and Wilhelmina is an even more interesting character than Ana. Even the worldbuilding is deeper and stronger; it's clear that there are depths to the world that the reader hasn't gotten to see (yet), and the major characters all feel like they have a history. Pretty much any of the reservations I had about Asunder (I haven't read Infinite yet cause my library is slow) were not issues in The Orphan Queen. 
 It's easy to see why Twitter has gone nuts over the ending (the wails and lamentations and accusations of metaphysical torture laid at Meadows' feet have been something to behold); it's not just that there's a cliffhanger that makes you want to know what's next NOW, not in a year (though there is), but that these characters are so well-developed that readers feel mean abandoning them in their moment of crisis. And also we want to know what's next NOW. Because readers are demanding toddlers most of the time. ;) 
 Read The Orphan Queen. You won't regret it.