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A review by sarah_selectedfictions
The Lotus Empire by Tasha Suri
4.0
There is nothing more satisfying than reading a brilliant ending to a trilogy and The Lotus Empire is certainly that. Much like the rest of the series, this book is rich in complex character arcs and insight into the questionable ethics of influence and power.
Priya remains the beating heart of the series and I felt that Bhumika’s character arc was heartbreaking, poignant and beautiful (also shout out to our guy Jeevan).
Rao and Rukh continued to be the side characters that could and my only complaint was that with such an abundance of additional character POVS we didn’t get one for Rukh. Rao manages to be the most devastated prince while keeping our love and hope for him alive.
The writing, as it has been throughout the series, is beautiful and captures the magic and landscape of this world so well.
My only complaint would be that in the complexity of everything that is going on, there are a lot of POVs that take us away at times from our core characters. The lining up of events, movements and players is intricate and I think if I hadn’t read The Oleander Sword right before this then I would have been lost. And as much as I loved it, I’m not entirely sure I know what happened at the end!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the digital proof copy in exchange for an honest review.
Priya remains the beating heart of the series and I felt that Bhumika’s character arc was heartbreaking, poignant and beautiful (also shout out to our guy Jeevan).
Rao and Rukh continued to be the side characters that could and my only complaint was that with such an abundance of additional character POVS we didn’t get one for Rukh. Rao manages to be the most devastated prince while keeping our love and hope for him alive.
The writing, as it has been throughout the series, is beautiful and captures the magic and landscape of this world so well.
My only complaint would be that in the complexity of everything that is going on, there are a lot of POVs that take us away at times from our core characters. The lining up of events, movements and players is intricate and I think if I hadn’t read The Oleander Sword right before this then I would have been lost. And as much as I loved it, I’m not entirely sure I know what happened at the end!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the digital proof copy in exchange for an honest review.