At first glance, she might look like a young princess caught in a world of court politics, lust, and dangerous men. But Queen’s Incubus makes it clear very quickly that Valechka is not interesting because she is innocent. She is interesting because she is curious, angry, watchful, and already pushing against the cage built around her. From the prologue onward, she is not simply acted upon by the world. She studies it, desires it, resents it, and looks for a way to bend it bac