I’m almost finished with Winter, after having read Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress. A friend recommended that I also read Fairest, which features Queen Levana. I was a bit turned off because of how much I hate Levana. She is easily the worst villain I’ve read in a while. She has zero redeeming qualities. Which I guess, makes her a great villain. But I just can’t wait for her downfall.
In this origin story, we meet Levana and Channary as young women. You see how Levana ended up married to Winter’s father, how Princess Selene came to be, how Channary died, and what happened to cause Levana to always have to use her glamour. As fun as it was to see Winter and Selene as little girls, this book did nothing to make me feel sorry for Levana. She is a wretched person, and I look forward to seeing her demise by the end of the series.
Pleasant Nights 