Actual rating: 2.5 
 First line: "A hundred doves burst out of the pie." 
 The premise of Long May She Reign is an awesome one, but the execution was... not good. This story was just SO. BORING. There was almost zero action, and when it looked like there would be some, everything was handled so diplomatically and nicely and with words. (view spoiler)[The antagonist was storming the palace and was basically brought down with a light show (hide spoiler)] 
 I really liked Freya at the beginning. She is super into science and logical reasoning, which is honestly, quite refreshing, but then she got caught up in the dullness that snatched the rest of the book, and made some dumb assumptions along the way. Also, the romance, if you can really call it that, didn't need to be in the story at all. 
 Despite the heavy focus on female friendships (which is ALWAYS a plus), the premise of an entire court being killed off and a girl 23rd in line for the throne becoming a sudden queen, was anticlimactic and uninteresting. I love political fantasies, but this one wasn't done very well.