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Romantasy Book Club - Shield of Sparrows

Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry
2026-01-12 17:00:00 2026-01-12 18:00:00 America/New_York Romantasy Book Club - Shield of Sparrows Join Orlando Public Library for the Romantasy Book Club, where we'll discuss Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry and share fun bookish activities. Recommended 18 and up. Registration required. Orlando Public Library - Magnolia & Palm Room - Combined - Third Floor

Monday, January 12
5:00pm - 6:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-01-12 17:00:00 2026-01-12 18:00:00 America/New_York Romantasy Book Club - Shield of Sparrows Join Orlando Public Library for the Romantasy Book Club, where we'll discuss Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry and share fun bookish activities. Recommended 18 and up. Registration required. Orlando Public Library - Magnolia & Palm Room - Combined - Third Floor

Orlando Public Library

Magnolia & Palm Room - Combined - Third Floor

Join Orlando Public Library for the Romantasy Book Club, where we'll discuss Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry and share fun bookish activities. Recommended 18 and up. Registration required.

Discuss the January selection, enjoy fun bookish activities, and make new friends!

Recommended for 18 and up.

Description:

"The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel.

I’ve spent my life kneeling―to their will and to my father's. As a princess, my only duty is to wear the crown and obey the king.

I was never meant to rule. Never meant to fight. And I was never supposed to be the daughter who sealed an ancient treaty with her own blood.

But that changed the fateful day I stepped into my father’s throne room. The day a legendary monster hunter sailed to our shores. The day a prince ruined my life.

Now I’m crossing treacherous lands beside a warrior who despises me as much as I despise him―bound to a future I didn’t choose and a husband I barely know.

Everyone wants me to be something I’m not―a queen, a spy, a sacrifice.

But what if I refused the role chosen for me? What if I made my own rules? What if there’s power in being underestimated?

And what if―for the first time―I reached for it?


Shield of Sparrows is a slow-burn, high-stakes romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros―where enemies become lovers, monsters stalk a cursed realm, and a forgotten princess finds the strength to tear off her crown and become the warrior she was never meant to be."

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Authors - Books - Writing |

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Orlando Public Library is the headquarters and resource center for the Orange County Library System. The library has been located at this site since its beginnings as the Albertson Public Library in 1923. Public Reference Departments in Orlando Public Library include Children’s, Library Central, and Learning Central. The Children’s Library offers spacious areas, special programs, computers and story rooms for our youngest readers and readers to be. The Dorothy Lumley Melrose Center for Technology, Innovation and Creativity is located on the second floor. The Friends of the Library Third Floor Bookstore is open daily and recycles withdrawn and donated books to the community.

 

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Tue, Dec 30, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Tue, Dec 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Blue Room - Second Floor
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