Daughters of Ruin by K.D Castner

I received this book through Good reads, in exchange for an honest review.

Sypnosis: (from Goodreads)

Rhea, Cadis, Suki, and Iren have lived together since they were children. They are called sisters. They are not. They are called equals. They are not. They are princesses…and they are enemies.

Not long ago, a brutal war ravaged their kingdoms, and Rhea’s father was the victor. As a gesture of peace, King Declan brought the daughters of his rivals to live under his protection—and his ever-watchful eye. For ten years the girls have trained together as diplomats and warriors, raised to accept their thrones and unite their kingdoms in peace.

But there is rarely peace among sisters. Sheltered Rhea was raised to rule everyone—including her “sisters”—but she’s cracking under pressure. The charismatic Cadis is desperately trying to redeem her people from their actions during the war. Suki guards deep family secrets that isolate her, and quiet Iren’s meekness is not what it seems.

All plans for peace are shattered when the palace is attacked. As their intended futures lie in ashes, Rhea, Cadis, Suki, and Iren must decide where their loyalties lie: to their nations, or to each other.

My Review (4.5/5 stars!):

So as said, Rhea, Cadis, Suki and Iren are sisters. But to point out they are not blood sisters. They are sisters brought from 3 different kingdoms into one. Rhea, is the daughter of the kingdom that they all are currently living in. All three of them are brought into one place to train as diplomats and warriors so that they could go back and rule their own kingdoms. 

When I first received this book I didn't even know that it was coming out in April (which is soon) My first thought was that it would be a good read since its not released yet and this is the author's first book. I actually ended up really liking the book.

The world that Castner created is interesting. All of the characters are really likeable, from the start. 

When I read the plot twist I was blown away. I haven't experienced this shocking of a plot twist since I read Red Queen (my mind is still blown away). The plot twist and the characters make up this whole story about freedom and survival.

This story is told by the POV of the four sisters. Each of the Characters POV's were really enjoyable to read. I loved Cadis's judgements, Suki's childish way of speaking, Iren being the quick one. I felt bad for Rhea because everyone seems to hate on her and I don't think it was her fault but rather the circumstances.

If I compared two characters from two different books, I would say that Iren would be like the twin sister of Inej (Six of Crows) Inez was sneaky and would overhear people's whole conversation without them knowing that she was there. The sneakiness was all that Iren was about.

And how could I forget one of the most important characters in the story: Taylin. He was the one that everyone was friends with but was also got pushed around as much.

In this story, Suki is 15, Rhea is 16 and Cadis, Iren are 17 years old.

All together, I absolutely adored this book. Can't wait till the next book comes out because I want to know what happens next. 

The release date for this book is: April 5th, 2016 -- so mark your calendars!