Crier is a noble and not human. Ayla is human and becomes Crier’s handmaiden. Crier sympathies with humans and believes she is flawed. She is engaged to a man who is starting his own revolution and wants to better their species race. But, how far will he go? Will he actually support Crier and her beliefs? Ayla becomes Crier’s handmaiden to spy and to ultimately kill Crier. Will she go through with it? Or will her feelings grow for Crier?
Crier’s war definitely had political intrigue. I wanted to know more about their world and the divide. It was interesting to see the council and how they deliberated. It felt like there was a mystery in this story that made you want to know what happened to certain people. I did feel like this story jumped around a bit and had a slow pacing. I probably will try to give the sequel a chance.