The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Book two of the Tearling series is just as impressive as the first. In this fantasy with obvious "Game of Thrones" similarities, a young queen struggles with trying to do the right thing for her people while fighting terrifying visions and a vicious neighboring queen bent on total destruction. Kelsea is now queen and learning to control her new found powers as well as balance the great demands on her to save her kingdom. While she is protected by the Mace and his loyal guard, she is not without enemies who would see her out of the way for good. There is a secondary storyline where Kelsea has all too real visions of a woman in the past who lived before the Tear and whose story may be a key to Kelsea's future.
My thanks to the publisher for the advance copy. This book will be available in June.