The Crimson Crown is the fourth and final book in Cinda Williams Chima’s Seven Realms series. If I were to meet her, I’d ask how she manages to maintain interest throughout each book. To say this is a page-turner would be a disservice. I am compelled to keep reading, chapter after chapter.
In The Crimson Crown, Raisa is crowned queen and Han Allister dances the Demon King role at the ceremony, much to everyone’s surprise. Things are, of course, not wine and roses for these two. Han is suspected of a series of wizard killings, Micah Bayar insists on dating Raisa, and the war raging in the south is starting to threaten Raisa’s queendom. Meanwhile, Raisa has named Han to the Wizard Council, which the wizards, currently led by Gavan Bayar, do not like at all.
Both Raisa and Han have big plans. Unfortunately, neither is sure that their plans jibe with the other’s because of talk they are hearing around the castle and village. Who are they to believe? And how can they handle the political situation without getting themselves, and those they love, killed?
Chima does a grand job of keeping us in suspense throughout, but with each revelation comes another surprise. You cannot be disappointed with this book and the culmination of this series. I’m just sad it’s over.