A review by thereadingmum
Shadow of a Dark Queen by Raymond E. Feist

4.0

The start of a new branch of The Riftwar Cycle, The Serpentwar Saga, Shadow of a Dark Queen follows the story of Eric Von Darkmoor, the illegitimate son of a Baron, who is pulled into the kingdom's fight against the Pantatheons. 

I found this book to be much more interesting plot-wise and there weren't any distracting romances that tends to be cringey.