Great look into Hector's mind before 'The Girl of Fire and Thorns'! Ms. Carson could do so much more storytelling with this world- 'The King's Guard' was engrossing- I couldn't put it down!'The King's Guard' tells the story of 15 year old Hector entering the king's guard, and then a mysterious mission the King himself sends him on. Filled with fast-paced action and beautiful narration, this story is a must read! Hector is a fan favorite of this trilogy. In this prequel novella, Hector has an adventure of his own, but it is an adventure that impacts a lot of people in the kingdom. It was nice to see Rosaura and Alejandro together. I really liked Queen Rosaura. So many things were established in this novella that really make the wheels moving in the other books. It is nice to see where things started. I loved the adventure of this novella. Every chapter had me excited to continue reading. Like all the novellas from this series, they really add good stories instead of just retellings from another POV.I give this novella a 5/5. I suggest all of these novellas, but this one most of all! After reading this, I wanted to reread the first two books in this series before I start the third one.
