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kitchenbeat10 's review for:
Heart of Night and Fire
by Nisha J. Tuli
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I loved the setting of the story, with all the fantasy elements stemming from Indian mythology. It was confusing at first, to recognize what all the names meant. But by the end it was somewhat embedded into my mind. I wish there was a glossary for this purpose, to avoid all the needless confusion.
The main character, Zarya, is basically a pampered, shaded, spoilt princess who was being protected from the big bad world. She is not very likeable, and acts like a teenager most times, maybe because she was brought up in isolation and doesn't actually have the experiences a 20 year old will have.
I enjoyed Yasen very much, and he had great chemistry with Zarya. I was almost disappointed at him being gay, simply because it felt like all that buildup between their characters was wasted. He's going to be my crush in this series, I know it, the unattainable gay guy but still wonderful eye candy, the Matt Bomer in this universe.
Vikram, Amrita, and the Chiranjivi all felt like broad strokes of characters, no true depth to them, but Vikram was fleshed a little better near the end.
Row was a great grey character, and his disappearance drove the mystery, but that whole thing resolved in one single chapter, like a house of cards falling apart, it didn't stand up to the actual mystery alluded to.
I also liked Aarav, even the troubled relationship he had with Zarya. Hope he has more growth over the series.
Rabin was extremely hot in the briefest glimpses given, but I wish he had more scenes at least at the end.
I'm intrigued by the plot, the magic system, and some of the characters. I'll be reading the next book for sure.
The main character, Zarya, is basically a pampered, shaded, spoilt princess who was being protected from the big bad world. She is not very likeable, and acts like a teenager most times, maybe because she was brought up in isolation and doesn't actually have the experiences a 20 year old will have.
I enjoyed Yasen very much, and he had great chemistry with Zarya. I was almost disappointed at him being gay, simply because it felt like all that buildup between their characters was wasted. He's going to be my crush in this series, I know it, the unattainable gay guy but still wonderful eye candy, the Matt Bomer in this universe.
Vikram, Amrita, and the Chiranjivi all felt like broad strokes of characters, no true depth to them, but Vikram was fleshed a little better near the end.
Row was a great grey character, and his disappearance drove the mystery, but that whole thing resolved in one single chapter, like a house of cards falling apart, it didn't stand up to the actual mystery alluded to.
I also liked Aarav, even the troubled relationship he had with Zarya. Hope he has more growth over the series.
Rabin was extremely hot in the briefest glimpses given, but I wish he had more scenes at least at the end.
I'm intrigued by the plot, the magic system, and some of the characters. I'll be reading the next book for sure.