I received an ARC for my honest review. 
 I'm going to start with my negative comment because I literally only have one. I hate how much Serenity doubts Montes. I feel like he's proven himself a thousand times to her and the slightest thing has her doing a double take. I think while trusting him is out of the question for her she should at least trust his obsession with her to be real. 
 "What do you know?" This is the one question I can answer. "That my name is Serenity and my memory is gone." 
 The Queen of Traitors picks up where The Queen of All that Dies leaves off. This captivating story has a way of implanting itself in your heart and making you question your allegiance. 
 King Montes Lazuli is the same calculating, manipulative man we met in book one but there is one thing we get to see in TQoT.... And that is his heart. I knew that Montes was falling for Serenity but I didn't know the depths of his feelings for her. My God this man broke my heart multiple times! I am okay to admit that I had tears in my eyes during a few of his confessions. His monologue.... Wow! His mind is absolutely beautiful and so very terrifying. 
 "I will never let you go, and I will never let you die. You will always be mine, always." 
 "That soul of hers, tempered by the hottest of forges, has been and always will be mine." 
 "And it's probably the evilest thought I've ever had, but I'd ruin the world all over again just to be brought back to this very moment." 
 The banter between them is enough to make you laugh a little. Montes is just too comical with his comebacks. 
 '"Not true, you want many things from me; my body, my power-" 
 "Your head." 
 "Between Your thighs," he finishes' 
 Aside from getting a front row seat to the possessive, obsessed Montes, we get to see them in action. SO MUCH ACTION! Holy crap this was awesome! 
 We delve deeper into who is making so many threats against the king, and now the queen. There are literally no clues pointing to the true culprit to the heartbreak and devastation Serenity and Montes face. And, oh, the heartbreak. I can't even spoil this. I WILL NOT EVEN HINT AT IT. I never, ever saw the shocking news coming until it slapped me in the face. 
 And then there was the person behind everything.... WHAT THE HECK!!!??? Talk about another news slap! Never. Honest to goodness I never suspected who this person was or what they were actually capable of. 
 Guys... I can't even tell you what the epilogue did to my heart.... To my mind.... To my soul.... I'm not kidding. I Love Montes... I do. But this epilogue... I don't know how I feel about him at the moment. I can truthfully say that I ended the book kind of angry with him. I'm extremely upset that I have to wait until May to find out what happens next in The Queen of All that Lives 
 Laura Thalassa has done it again folks. If you haven't started this series, pick up the first book and get to it! 
 ** I absolutely love the element of fairytale in this series. I found this book on a list that was dedicated to books that held an underlying story of Beauty and the Beast but wasn't a retelling. Book two hinted more towards Sleeping Beauty and it was actually really cool. It's no where near a fairy tale! But it does give it a somewhat magical feel. I love it.