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A review by bzliz
Rule of the Aurora King by Nisha J. Tuli
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Lor’s adventure continues as she finds herself locked away yet again, this time by the Aurora Prince Nadir and his companions. He wants information from her so he can bring down his evil father but she won’t share anything until her “friends” aka her siblings are safe from Nostraza. Nadir’s companions make it happen and Lor reluctantly admits she’s the heir to the destroyed land of Heart. She and Nadir team up to find the missing Heart crown and unlock her magic to claim her rightful place, but the Aurora King is never far behind.
This books had some really great spicy scenes if you like a lot of banter and reluctant attraction between two people who don’t understand why the other gets under their skin so much. There’s also a bonus chapter you can read if you sign up for the author’s newsletter of one of the spicy scenes told from Nadir’s perspective instead but honestly, you can skip it. It was really repetitive of the actual scene and didn’t give any further insight into his character.
Like this first book, we get chapters in Lor and Nadir’s perspectives- written in first person- but now we get Serce’s perspective almost 300 years in the past, written in third person and giving a glimpse into how Heart came to be destroyed. Serce and Wolf are pretty terrible people so it makes sense that Lor and Nadir would be their mirrors in the present day.
There are some references back to what the Mirror told Lor at the end of the Sun Queen trials but I really needed the reminders of what exactly it said. This is something I find frustrating about fantasy books; I can’t remember the exact words of this inanimate object to see how it lines up with what the characters are doing now! I also have to dock some points for the section at the Keep because all these two dummies had to do to avoid being found out was to give Lor a fake name. That section also had little to contribute plot-wise and served more as spicy fan service than anything of substance.
Despite my criticisms, I did really enjoy this and I’m excited for the third one when it comes out.
This books had some really great spicy scenes if you like a lot of banter and reluctant attraction between two people who don’t understand why the other gets under their skin so much. There’s also a bonus chapter you can read if you sign up for the author’s newsletter of one of the spicy scenes told from Nadir’s perspective instead but honestly, you can skip it. It was really repetitive of the actual scene and didn’t give any further insight into his character.
Like this first book, we get chapters in Lor and Nadir’s perspectives- written in first person- but now we get Serce’s perspective almost 300 years in the past, written in third person and giving a glimpse into how Heart came to be destroyed. Serce and Wolf are pretty terrible people so it makes sense that Lor and Nadir would be their mirrors in the present day.
There are some references back to what the Mirror told Lor at the end of the Sun Queen trials but I really needed the reminders of what exactly it said. This is something I find frustrating about fantasy books; I can’t remember the exact words of this inanimate object to see how it lines up with what the characters are doing now! I also have to dock some points for the section at the Keep because all these two dummies had to do to avoid being found out was to give Lor a fake name. That section also had little to contribute plot-wise and served more as spicy fan service than anything of substance.
Despite my criticisms, I did really enjoy this and I’m excited for the third one when it comes out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, and Pregnancy