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A review by catreadsitall
Rule of the Aurora King by Nisha J. Tuli
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
“The royal family wears black. Nadir’s companions wear black. But I am not his conquest. I am not his to claim. I’m not part of their royal line. I have my own family. And I am my own fucking castle.”
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
What To Expect:
✔️ Enemies to lovers
✔️ Fated mates
✔️ Touch her and die
✔️ Bad dads
✔️ Fae and magic
✔️ Fake dating
✔️ Only one horse
What It's About: Lor has escaped Atlas, the Sun King, but at what cost? The Aurora Prince, Nadir, has whisked her back to The Keep in Aurora, and he and Lor play a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the Aurora King. The secrets buried in Lor’s past are finally revealed and it’s time for a good old quest to find the Heart Crown. Meanwhile, Lor’s trying to fight off her growing attraction to Nadir because she’s furious with him for, well, some things that are outside his control, but other things that consist of him being an imprisoning asshole. We all know what that means though…
General Thoughts: Surprisingly spicy from the get-go this one! Compared to the first book, there’s a lot more world building and general getting to know our main characters, with the story told from both Lor and Nadir’s POV. We also get flashbacks into the world of Lor’s grandmother which I think was a better plot decision than having some other character do an endless reveal of their POV of what happened to the Heart Kingdom. This book as a whole felt, to me, like more of a romance device until the last third, when the plot actually started to move significantly.
What I Enjoyed: Lor’s character slowly starting to open up and trust with side of epic trauma was, I felt, pretty realistic given her history and the events of book 1 - anything easier between her and Nadir would have been unrealistic to me. Amya is a little ray of sunshine, and I continue to enjoy the side characters. Easy to read spice - no phrasing that had me pulling faces and yanking me out of the read, which happens surprisingly frequently these days. If spice is something you dislike then this probably won’t be the book for you, since it feels like a rather significant portion of the plot!
What I Struggled With: If I never read the word “inmate” again it’ll be too soon - I literally loathe the attempt to make it an in joke, given the context. This is a pretty quick read since it’s really mostly filler (or at least felt that way to me).
Definitely fun, quick, spicy and no complaints from me. Intrigued to see how they’re going to unleash the locked magics, so on we go to book 3 and possibly back to Apheleon to see my other fave, the Angel Gabriel (makes me laugh every time).
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
What To Expect:
✔️ Enemies to lovers
✔️ Fated mates
✔️ Touch her and die
✔️ Bad dads
✔️ Fae and magic
✔️ Fake dating
✔️ Only one horse
What It's About: Lor has escaped Atlas, the Sun King, but at what cost? The Aurora Prince, Nadir, has whisked her back to The Keep in Aurora, and he and Lor play a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the Aurora King. The secrets buried in Lor’s past are finally revealed and it’s time for a good old quest to find the Heart Crown. Meanwhile, Lor’s trying to fight off her growing attraction to Nadir because she’s furious with him for, well, some things that are outside his control, but other things that consist of him being an imprisoning asshole. We all know what that means though…
General Thoughts: Surprisingly spicy from the get-go this one! Compared to the first book, there’s a lot more world building and general getting to know our main characters, with the story told from both Lor and Nadir’s POV. We also get flashbacks into the world of Lor’s grandmother which I think was a better plot decision than having some other character do an endless reveal of their POV of what happened to the Heart Kingdom. This book as a whole felt, to me, like more of a romance device until the last third, when the plot actually started to move significantly.
What I Enjoyed: Lor’s character slowly starting to open up and trust with side of epic trauma was, I felt, pretty realistic given her history and the events of book 1 - anything easier between her and Nadir would have been unrealistic to me. Amya is a little ray of sunshine, and I continue to enjoy the side characters. Easy to read spice - no phrasing that had me pulling faces and yanking me out of the read, which happens surprisingly frequently these days. If spice is something you dislike then this probably won’t be the book for you, since it feels like a rather significant portion of the plot!
What I Struggled With: If I never read the word “inmate” again it’ll be too soon - I literally loathe the attempt to make it an in joke, given the context. This is a pretty quick read since it’s really mostly filler (or at least felt that way to me).
Definitely fun, quick, spicy and no complaints from me. Intrigued to see how they’re going to unleash the locked magics, so on we go to book 3 and possibly back to Apheleon to see my other fave, the Angel Gabriel (makes me laugh every time).