I loved the first book in this series, The Girl of Fire and Thorns. What I loved most about it was that Carson doesn't shy away from writing an honest, gritty war story. The Crown of Embers continues in this same vein. It's a war story. Yes, with all sorts of elements -- faith, sorcery, romance -- but at its heart, it's about a young queen and the choices she has to make for herself and her land. 
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