King's Cage was a journey. SPOILERS AHEAD. Reading about Mare's imprisonment was truly heartbreaking but very well written. I really felt for Mare. Aveyard's decision to do multiple POVs in this book was a good one. With Cameron's POV, the reader keeps up to date with the Scarlet Guard. And Evangeline's chapters give a perspective of the Kingdom of the Rift.

The battle at Caesar's Square and Mare finally getting freedom back and also Evangeline helping Mare escape was something I was waiting for! The time spend in Piedmont afterwards felt like a quiet moment before the War Storm ;) I liked that the pacing slowed a bit down and that the characters got to develop as well as their relationships.

I loved meeting baby Clara and Mare just being oblivious of Farley's pregnancy the entire time while most readers will know from the end of Glass Sword. I also really appreciated the morning-after pill scene. For younger readers, this might be too subtle but I appreciate it all the same.

I find the underlying dynamic of Evangeline not wanting to marry Cal (she gay!), Mare not wanting him to be king, and Cal being absolutely in love with Mare about also wanting the throne so interesting.

I wonder what the Scarlet Guard has planned. What everyone is scheming about and what the endgame will be.