The High King's Golden Tongue

3.5
Megan Derr's writing reminds me of those fairytales I listened to when I was young, the writing just seems so light, and the characters troubles may pressure them, but the way in which they are told don't make it gloomy. You get sucked into her story world right away, although Derr doesn't explain it in great detail.
The main reason why I gave this book precisely this rating is that there's one major plot hole that eats it's way through the entire book. The changes happen too fast, especially at the end when mutual attraction bloomed between Allen and the High King Sarrica. I just felt that there was somekind of connection missing. As the part where they first met wasn't included, there was just something missing that would've been important for me in this story. This way I couldn't really enjoy the part where Sarrica comes to Allen's rescue, because I didn't knew much about their first meeting. Sarrica humiliates Allen when they first meet and this is such a huge issue for Allen, that he goes on a mission with a group of soldiers. It wouldn't have mattered if their first meeting didn't hold much importance for either of them, but the way it is, the absence of it is responsible for the two missing stars.
All in all this book was nice to read, short and sweet, and ideal for reading before going to bed.