"Set in an opulent West African-inspired kingdom, this feminist fantasy blazes with revenge, courage and Goddess energy."
Driven by the daring of a 16-year-old protagonist who’s guided by the Goddess, Shade Lapite’s Goddess Crown is a richly conjured feminist fantasy set in sumptuous West African- inspired Galla, a patriarchal kingdom that’s long conspired against women.
Kalothia had “lived in the forest for sixteen harvests”, since the day her parents were forced to flee the palace during what was known as the “Great Upset”, after being exposed as enemies of the king. Now, on her 16 th birthday, her home and guardians are attacked by the king’s assassins, and so she journeys to the court. After uncovering monumental truths, Kalothia finds herself at the centre of an opulent royal household that swarms with treachery as she seeks to avenge loved ones’ deaths, and more.
Shot-through with suspense and forbidden love, the writing crackles with energy, and Kalothia — a fearless young woman who exposes how patriarchal teachings have misrepresented the Goddess — is a heroine no reader will forget in a hurry.
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For fans of Twin Crowns and TikTok sensations To Kill a Kingdom and This Woven Kingdom.
The royal court of Galla is as dangerous as it is glamorous... Kalothia will need every ounce of courage and wit, if she is to avenge those she loves ... and stay alive.
Kalothia has grown up in the shadows of her kingdom, hidden away in the East after her parents were outed as enemies of the king. When assassins attack her home on her sixteenth birthday, she must flee to the king’s court – a beautiful but lethal nest of poison, plots and danger, overseen by an entrenched patriarchy.
Can Kalothia navigate this most worldly of places to find her own role? What if she must choose between her country and her heart?
A fast-paced, romantic and feminist YA fantasy full of danger and courtly intrigue.
Goddess Crown features in the following genres: Young Adult Fiction, Books of the Month, Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommendations, Fiction
Goddess Crown is available in Paperback
Goddess Crown was written by Shade Lapite and published by Walker Books Ltd
Goddess Crown has 302 pages
£8.09
