Shadow Crown – Blair Melissa (2025)

The highly anticipated second instalment of the new adult fantasy saga that took BookTok by storm picks up where A Broken Blade left off. To the kingdom, Keera is the king’s Blade, his most feared and trusted spy and assassin. But in the shadows, she works with Prince Killian and his Shadow, the dark, brooding Fae Riven, who sets her blood on fire. Together, they plot to kill a tyrant king. In Myrelinth, the lush, secret city of trees, Fae, Elves and Halflings like Keera live in harmony. But Keera cannot escape her past: her crimes against her own people have followed her all the way to the Faeland. There is a traitor in their midst, and Keera is the top suspect. Keera finds comfort in the allies who have become her family. She swore she would never open her heart again after a loss she barely survived, but she will soon find she has more to lose than she ever imagined. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass series, A Shadow Crown is a high fantasy novel with detailed world-building and a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance. Readers seeking more LGBTQ+ and BIPOC representation in fantasy will fall in love with the unforgettable cast of characters introduced in A Broken Blade, whose stories are only beginning. The book is in English.