I really loved this insight into Queen Amberly. Her kindness and compassion come out quite clearly in this novella and the reader understands why she was so patient and accommodating to the girls in Maxon's selection. I also enjoyed seeing what Clarkson was like when he was younger, and seeing how and why he and Amberly ended up together. During The Selection series, King Clarkson never came across very well, and in The Queen, we can see why he has some temper issues and that maybe he never really wanted (or should have been) a parent which could go on to explain some of his failures in raising Maxon.