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The Inadequate Heir

The Inadequate Heir

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  • Create Date：2022-04-23 08:51:36
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Danielle L. Jensen
  • ISBN：173792482X
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Summary

Return to the world of The Bridge Kingdom in this sensuous fantasy full of romance and intrigue that is perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Silver Flames。

A soldier raised as heir to an empire， Zarrah is motivated by two truths。 The first is that the Veliant family murdered her mother。 And the second is that her pursuit of vengeance will put every last one of them in their graves。

The Endless War between Maridrina and Valcotta has raged for generations， leaving thousands of Zarrah’s people dead and countless more orphaned。 So when she’s given command of the contested city of Nerastis， Zarrah is prepared to do whatever it takes to destroy the Maridrinian forces who oppose her。 And to kill the Veliant prince who leads them。

Yet a chance encounter with an anonymous， and handsome， Maridrinian causes Zarrah to question whether the violence she’s perpetrated is justice or a crime。 And as she continues to meet the nameless man each night， she finds common ground - and fiery passion - in his arms。

But when identities are revealed， Zarrah must decide whether to embrace a chance at peace…or march to the drums of war。

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Reviews

Tanatswa ，

4 Stars

Helene Slicker ，

The story overlaps the events of the second book。 Nothing new to the story till the end。

Jasmine ，

'"Peace is like a dance。 It only works if both partners are listening to the same music。 And Maridrina only knew the drums of war。"' I absolutely ADORED getting Keris and Zarrah's story。 I didn't think I would be that fussed by it， as what I really wanted was more Aren and Lara， but this was SO GOOD。 This story takes place alongside 'The Traitor Queen'， so you will revisit some scenes you're already familiar with， but from a new perspective！ It was great to get to know Keris and Zarrah， to see h '"Peace is like a dance。 It only works if both partners are listening to the same music。 And Maridrina only knew the drums of war。"' I absolutely ADORED getting Keris and Zarrah's story。 I didn't think I would be that fussed by it， as what I really wanted was more Aren and Lara， but this was SO GOOD。 This story takes place alongside 'The Traitor Queen'， so you will revisit some scenes you're already familiar with， but from a new perspective！ It was great to get to know Keris and Zarrah， to see how their minds work and more of the politics of the different countries。 I thought it was great how Keris slowly stepped into his role as heir， and how Zarrah learnt to face her past predjudices and trauma。 "There is nothing I wouldn't give you。 Nothing I wouldn't do for you。" Together these two were incredible and I really need the next book now！ I loved the romance， the action， the plot， the story， the characters and THE ROMANCE in this。 '"You make me believe I can be better。 You give me hope。 You are my hope。"' Danielle L。 Jensen has done it again 👏👏 Some parts of this felt like a bit of a slog， due to it being ONLY available on Audible at the moment。 I'm not a massive audio book listener， tending to dip in and out alongside physically reading the book， but even I found myself coming up to the end thinking "you can't stop there？！？！" I really enjoyed this and can't wait for the next book。 。。。more

Alice 🕸 ，

This was too long， and I paused in the middle， but this has really cemented my love for the series。 I cannot wait for book 4。

Rikki ，

Move over Lara and Aren！ Danielle did it again。 This book has everything you can want from enemies to lovers， star crossed lovers， sacrifice and betrayal and spice。 All in perfect amounts。 Cannot wait to continue Zarrah and Keris ♥️ everything was paced well and was 🔥🔥Note: （this only has to do with audio book） I listened via audible as a physical copy is not out but I want to read further readers， there are certain sounds that may make you comfortable so proceed with caution， I was not prepared Move over Lara and Aren！ Danielle did it again。 This book has everything you can want from enemies to lovers， star crossed lovers， sacrifice and betrayal and spice。 All in perfect amounts。 Cannot wait to continue Zarrah and Keris ♥️ everything was paced well and was 🔥🔥Note: （this only has to do with audio book） I listened via audible as a physical copy is not out but I want to read further readers， there are certain sounds that may make you comfortable so proceed with caution， I was not prepared even with CWs。 。。。more

Lauren ，

A good story。 I was surprised this book revolved around new main characters even though it was book 3 of the series

Rachel Sloup ，

So so good！！！！ Her books never disappoint！！

jenny ，

Been trying to find a rebound book but no book is filling the void this book left in my heart。

Jessica ，

I’m trying to think about what I want to write in this review because a LOT happened in this book！ ⁣Once again， I listened to the audiobook。 I really enjoyed this one but I’ve also figured out that it’s much harder for me to follow what’s happening when I’m only listening to it vs reading it。 The paperback version of this book comes out soon so if you prefer reading over listening then you’re in luck！⁣⁣This book follows Zarrah who is a general and heir to the thrown of Valcotta， and Prince Keris I’m trying to think about what I want to write in this review because a LOT happened in this book！ ⁣Once again， I listened to the audiobook。 I really enjoyed this one but I’ve also figured out that it’s much harder for me to follow what’s happening when I’m only listening to it vs reading it。 The paperback version of this book comes out soon so if you prefer reading over listening then you’re in luck！⁣⁣This book follows Zarrah who is a general and heir to the thrown of Valcotta， and Prince Keris who is next in line to be King of Maridrina。 This book overlaps the same timeline of book two in The Bridge Kingdom series， The Traitor Queen。⁣⁣If you want spice， this book has PLENTY of it！ The tension and the passion were *chefs kiss*！ If you’re looking for books with the 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 trope， 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬， 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲 world but not farfetched and no magic system， 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐌𝐂， 𝐜𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐌𝐌𝐂 then let me tell you - this whole dang series is for you！⁣⁣The ending leaves us on a cliffhanger and one twist in particular at the end I DIDN’T see coming at all but was SO HAPPY when it happened！ I can’t wait for the next book in this series to come out and see how things unfold！ 。。。more

Jordan Smith ，

Never finished

Katie May ，

I honestly didn’t think it was possible to find myself as invested in Karis and Zarrah as I was with Lara and Aren， but Danielle has proven me wrong。 I love The Bridge Kingdom Series and can’t wait to see what happens in the next installment。 On my way to re-read the first two while waiting

Frankie Keller ，

She’s done it again！ If you want political intrigue， look no further， this book is for you。 Danielle L。 Jensen is the queen of creating an interesting， fleshed out political drama。 Even though we got a lot of the same inter-country intrigue from the first two books， we get it from even more perspectives in this one。 What I was NOT expecting was for this to be a cliffhanger。 I figured it would be a stand-alone， but NOPE。 Clearly more Zarrah and Keris to come and I’m not mad about it。

Kayla ，

That CAN NOT be the ending！！！So now I have to wait a year or more to find out what will happen next？！？！ This is so unfair！ The third installment of The Bridge Kingdom DID NOT disappoint。 Full of action， betrayal， passion （smut） and intrigue this book pulled me in early！ The parallels between this book and The Traitor Queen （as certain things were happening in tandem as they were happening in the last book） was a plus。I can't wait for the next book。4。5 stars That CAN NOT be the ending！！！So now I have to wait a year or more to find out what will happen next？！？！ This is so unfair！ The third installment of The Bridge Kingdom DID NOT disappoint。 Full of action， betrayal， passion （smut） and intrigue this book pulled me in early！ The parallels between this book and The Traitor Queen （as certain things were happening in tandem as they were happening in the last book） was a plus。I can't wait for the next book。4。5 stars 。。。more

Julia Nash ，

What do you mean I have to wait a year for the sequel？？

matti ，

these books are so silly & i love them。 i need the next one in my ears immediately ！！！！… also i miss my girl lara <3

Renee Fernandez ，

I really wasn’t sure how much I was going to love the fact that the main characters were switching to Zarrah and Keris。 I really wanted more Lara and Aren。 To be honest， I was also wary because this book started around the halfway point of the second book， The Traitor Queen。 It was just being told in a different POV， and I was afraid I would be bored。 I could not have been more wrong on every level。 Danielle Jensen has the rare ability to make a reader completely fall in love with a second set o I really wasn’t sure how much I was going to love the fact that the main characters were switching to Zarrah and Keris。 I really wanted more Lara and Aren。 To be honest， I was also wary because this book started around the halfway point of the second book， The Traitor Queen。 It was just being told in a different POV， and I was afraid I would be bored。 I could not have been more wrong on every level。 Danielle Jensen has the rare ability to make a reader completely fall in love with a second set of characters from a series。 Quickly， I found myself completely absorbed in Zarrah and Keris’ story。 This book was LONG， but there was never a dull moment。 Keris， dare I say it， make her even more swoon worthy than Aren。 Zarrah’s sense of duty and honor is breathtaking and perfectly balances with her ability to love passionately。 If you are seeking a book that checks all the boxes， you’ll love this so much。 You’ll get: action， adventure， battles， royalty， lust， love， rebellion， grand schemes， evil， enemies to lovers and forbidden love。 Danielle Jensen did it again and I absolutely hate that I have to wait for the next book。 。。。more

Janine Coelho ，

I love Danielle's use of dual perspective and how she made this book overlap with the last。 This author has the enemies to lovers troupe down to a science and I already can't wait for the next book。 I love Danielle's use of dual perspective and how she made this book overlap with the last。 This author has the enemies to lovers troupe down to a science and I already can't wait for the next book。 。。。more

Nancy Carr ，

I just wasn’t as big of a fan of this one than the first two。 Keris doesn’t grab me like Lara and Aren。

aarya ，

This ship is exquisite。 How am I going to survive this cliffhanger？ 😩 Read via audible plus。

Kimberly K ，

I had forgotten a lot as it had been awhile since I’d read the first two。 It also didn’t help that this one was mostly about new characters。 However， it all came back to me and I enjoyed it。 I’m truly rooting for Caris and Zara。 I did not， however， love the narration。 I didn’t hate it。 I’d still listen to the next one in the series， but this one was stylistically different。 The splat sounds and other random accoutrements could be distracting。 And duets in general aren’t my favorite。 I hate the c I had forgotten a lot as it had been awhile since I’d read the first two。 It also didn’t help that this one was mostly about new characters。 However， it all came back to me and I enjoyed it。 I’m truly rooting for Caris and Zara。 I did not， however， love the narration。 I didn’t hate it。 I’d still listen to the next one in the series， but this one was stylistically different。 The splat sounds and other random accoutrements could be distracting。 And duets in general aren’t my favorite。 I hate the changing voices for the same characters。 And while these two had pleasant voices and did a good job overall， neither made the older characters sound very old。 It was confusing。 Idk。 It was fine。 But not amazing。 Overall a good follow up to this series。 Recommend。 。。。more

Heather Finch ，

I was really prepared not to love this one as much as I had loved the other books。 I could not imagine switching away from Laura and Aren。 I especially did not think I wanted to cover the same time from a different perspective。I was so wrong！ I loved Keris and Zarrah so much。 In fact， I liked them MORE。 And I loved the storyline from their perspective。 An excellent forbidden lovers adventure romance。

Julie A。 ，

J’avais adoré le tome 2 de The Bridge Kingdom mais n’étant pas particulièrement fan de Keris ou Zarrah je ne pensais pas lire le tome 3 qui se focalise sur leur histoire。 Il se trouve que ce tome fait partie de l’abonnement Audible premium donc je me suis dit， pourquoi pas ？C’était vraiment bien ！Les complots et intrigues politiques sont omniprésents dans ce tome。 On est sur une guerre de cerveaux plus que sur une guerre de force et c’est drôlement bien mené。 On comprend que personne ne maitrise J’avais adoré le tome 2 de The Bridge Kingdom mais n’étant pas particulièrement fan de Keris ou Zarrah je ne pensais pas lire le tome 3 qui se focalise sur leur histoire。 Il se trouve que ce tome fait partie de l’abonnement Audible premium donc je me suis dit， pourquoi pas ？C’était vraiment bien ！Les complots et intrigues politiques sont omniprésents dans ce tome。 On est sur une guerre de cerveaux plus que sur une guerre de force et c’est drôlement bien mené。 On comprend que personne ne maitrise tout à fait ce qu’il se passe， ni Lara et Aren， ni Keris et Zarrah， ni même les empereurs。 Chacun joue sa carte， forge des alliances plus ou moins temporaires dans l’espoir de tirer son épingle du jeu。 Que c’est complexe et malin ！ L’action m’a un peu manqué car j’étais super fan de Lara et ses sœurs bad-ass mais je me suis fait à l’idée que l’action de ce tome-là est tout simplement différente。 Les personnages de Keris et Zarrah sont intéressants， on a une bonne vision de leurs idéaux， leurs failles et leur évolution。 Ils ne sont pas tout à fait bons， ils choisissent leurs batailles et leurs raisons ne sont pas toujours acceptables。 On sent bien que Keris perd ses valeurs au fil des pages et prend des décisions qui trahissent sa nature… j’ai hâte de voir ce que lui réserve l’auteure pour le tome 4。 En revanche， Zarrah ouvre les yeux et cherche à racheter ses actions。 Leur controverse en fin de tome m’intrigue。 L’alchimie entre les 2 est bien présente， la romance m'a beaucoup plu， on part sur du bien plus steamy que les 2 tomes précédents et c’est bien introduit je trouve。 Cette fin… pas de doutes， je lirai le tome 4 des sa sortie。 Petits bémols : 1。 la narration n’est pas folle-folle。 Le narrateur masculin prend de drôles de voix lorsqu’il interprète Zarrah et ça m’a pas mal agacée。 La narratrice est mieux et les bruitages plutôt sympas。 2。 Le début est un peu long mais je suppose qu’il est important de mettre en place les nouveaux personnages。 。。。more

Gabriella ，

I really should have refreshed my memory on what happened in the first 2 books because I was so confused for the first 1/4 of this book 😅 But I liked it

Gaby Cresswell ♡ ，

Resumen de mis reacciones con este libro: *PTERODACTYL SCREECH*

Catherine E。 Russell ，

Really enjoyed this on Audible！

Hisgirl85 ，

4。5 stars。 I listened to the audiobook。 It was racy， fast paced， and so good。 I want to already be reading the next one！！！ My one complaint is the random inclusion of sound effects， one in particular， that kept pulling me from the book。 They were uneven at their entry and sometimes seemed to distract from the narration as they were not constant throughout

Steph Bauer ，

So good。 So so good。 Even better if you read it along side The Traitor Queen， after you've already read both of them。 I love how she did this， how they all weave together to create a clearer picture of what happened to all of the characters。 This has been an amazing journey and I am hoping （hoping hoping hoping） there will be a book 4。 So good。 So so good。 Even better if you read it along side The Traitor Queen， after you've already read both of them。 I love how she did this， how they all weave together to create a clearer picture of what happened to all of the characters。 This has been an amazing journey and I am hoping （hoping hoping hoping） there will be a book 4。 。。。more

Allison Francis ，

This is the best book in the series so far！！

Rosie ，

I think this is my favourite one so far， the main pair are definitely more star-crossed， and there's plot on top of plot that's kinda fun。 Will definitely keep up with this series I think this is my favourite one so far， the main pair are definitely more star-crossed， and there's plot on top of plot that's kinda fun。 Will definitely keep up with this series 。。。more

Kiara Marshall ，

Im。。。。。 What was that ending and why is it there！！！ Why the cliffhanger？！？！

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