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New YA fantasy novel!!!

"Queen of Oaths"✨⚜️

She's an orphan from the lower sect, forcefully taken to the Queen trials—changing her name, she must never let them know who her people are. He's the cursed crown prince with a fondness for tales. A mysterious illness ravages his body as darkness in the inner court threatens to swallow him whole.

— A clean fantasy/romance full of yearning and character growth de

- clean!

— Christian morals and themes!!#fantasybookreview #booktok #fantasyrecs #book #christianbooks

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