Queen Bee

Content warnings: loss of a parent, drug addiction

Lady Ela Dalvi returns to the ton under an assumed name to exact her revenge.

Lady Ela Dalvi's life in the English aristocracy was ruined in one fell swoop by her former best friend Poppy. Ela spends years plotting her revenge and returns to the London social season as Miss Lyra Whitley with a mission to ruin Poppy.

Unfortunately for Ela/Lyra, her childhood crush is also at almost every ball and musicale she attends, dragging her attention away from her mission. Can she have both love and her revenge?

Amalie Howard's sense of humor comes through this book in zingy one-liners and turns of phrase that add fun to the narrative.

Recommended for fans of Netflix's Bridgerton and Austenites looking for a more modern cast of characters.

Amalie Howard is a well-rounded adult and YA author. While studying in Trinidad, Maine, and Paris, she participated in extracurriculars including choir, fencing, steel drum band, soccer, dance, and piano. She was born in Trinidad & Tobago and lives in Colorado.

Publisher: Joy Revolution

Length: 368 pages

Release Date: April 4, 2023

Representation: main character of Indian descent, side characters of Chinese and Indian descent, POC side characters

I received an electronic galley copy of this title from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.