Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
It's been a year since I read book 2 in this series so I forgot a lot of the lore and was confused. Then, I realized that Bitterblue, the main character, was confused about a lot of the goings on and realized that was the point; she was being intentionally kept in the dark, and then I felt better about my confusion. Bitterblue is Queen, and she wants to be a good Queen for her people, but she feels like she's doing a poor job. She starts sneaking out at night and meets Saf and Teddy and doesn't tell them who she is. She has a fling with Saf. Then, one day she decides to go to the courtroom and Saf is on trial; that's how he discovers who she really is. She has Prince Po come and stand up for him to get him out of trouble, but Saf holds onto his anger and steals her crown and gives it to Spook, the head of the underground. Spook gives it to their grandchild, Grey, and they start spreading rumors about the crown, but Bitterblue has the smith make her a replica to keep up appearances. Also, her four closest advisors are all lying to her and participating in a conspiracy to keep what they did under her father's reign under wraps. This all comes out in the middle of a blizzard when her most trusted advisor tells her everything before throwing himself off of a bridge because he can't live with it anymore. She finally understands why she didn't understand anything and can start rebuilding. Then, Fire, from book 2, shows up and we get more questions answered. But, still have more questions that are unanswered. This sets things up nicely for the next book, assuming it doesn't do like books 1, 2, and 3 and take a detour before joining things back together.
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