Reviews - Trial of the Sun Queen

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Trial of the Sun Queen

Nisha J. Tuli

3.82 AVERAGE

ellagant's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I'm not sure if I liked this book. It was a fun read in the moment, but the main character was a little dramatic and there was a general vibe of "oh no, look at the poor little girl who's being pushed around by powerful men."

lala_somewhereinabook's review against another edition

3.0

3.5/5

carlscarls's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Pretty basic, not much too it. I found the twists quite predictable but the pacing was well done - I didn't feel like anything dragged

I cannot for the life of me picture what the Aurora or their Fae magic might look like. That felt corny. I also really wish the monsters had some descriptors as to what they looked like - badass names but not one thing about them besides what they are called???

carlycaines's review against another edition

5.0

This book will sit amongst my top 3 favourite reads of the year! From the very first chapter, I was hooked.

Lor is kidnapped from her bleak life in prison and is forced into the spotlight to compete in a series of trails to win the title of Sun Queen. The trials are absolutely ruthless and the odds are greatly staked against Lor, but her ingenuity and wit guide her through each adversity (much to the distaste of the public and other competitors).
I was deeply attached to Lor - her wit and perseverance through this book had me sitting on the edge of my chair rooting for her!

I am eager to read the second book, Rule of the Aurora King, ASAP!

Key Themes: Fantasy, Romance (with some spice!), Fae Politics, Morally Grey Characters, Action and Violence

pdxpagemaster's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 6%

i couldn’t get through being annoyed by the primary narrator to understand or care about the stakes/potential of this book!

willow0105's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

swirlnswing's review against another edition

2.75

Things I liked:
Always here for games and trials
Always here for an a-hole fae

Things I didn’t:
I didn’t outright dislike anything but I did see literally every twist coming from like, page 2, and that made this feel pretty meh for me.

Overall:
This wasn’t bad, but I wanted something to feel original and honestly I didn’t. And yep, it’s rare that anything feels NEW, but that paired with me seeing every twist (including the “big” one about someone’s identity) so clearly knocked this one down a bit.