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A review by sagittarian
Heart of Night and Fire by Nisha J. Tuli
4.0
nisha is my queen of delicious, bite-sized romantasy stories that are fun and packed full of all the best tropes — found family! enemies to lovers! slow burn! — and heart of night and fire delivers.
the story focuses on zarya, a woman with mysterious magic, kept under lock and key by her guardian for almost her entire life. without a ‘why’, without a ‘when can i go free?’, without understanding herself, her history, or her magic. like a f*cked up rapunzel situation, but one where the FMC is less stockholmed by her guardian and more get me the f*ck out of here.
which happens, of course, when her guardian goes missing, and the wards around the cottage she’s called home for twenty years fall.
AND THE ADVENTURE BEGINS.
while the pacing of this one was a lot slower for me than trial of the sun queen, it doubled up on the worldbuilding with fun south asian mythological elements, and is chock full of cultural references that fully immerse you into the story.
we get VAMPIRES! little mini faeries! dragons! giant birds! undead things with big heads and weird bodies! SO MANY FUN CREATURES and so many interesting characters that — through the found family trope — help flesh out the rest of the story in a meaningful way.
i enjoyed this immensely, though i truthfully have no idea where it’s going. there’s so much happening in this story that at times the plot gets a little muddled, making it hard to follow when your head’s on a constant swivel trying to absorb the next plot twist. it’s absolutely delicious, though — fun, easy to read, exciting, and an utterly enchanting and immersive world.
definitely check this one out if you’re interested in south asian culture and mythology, a classic ‘who am i?’ romantasy story, and a cast of characters that feel like home.
the story focuses on zarya, a woman with mysterious magic, kept under lock and key by her guardian for almost her entire life. without a ‘why’, without a ‘when can i go free?’, without understanding herself, her history, or her magic. like a f*cked up rapunzel situation, but one where the FMC is less stockholmed by her guardian and more get me the f*ck out of here.
which happens, of course, when her guardian goes missing, and the wards around the cottage she’s called home for twenty years fall.
AND THE ADVENTURE BEGINS.
while the pacing of this one was a lot slower for me than trial of the sun queen, it doubled up on the worldbuilding with fun south asian mythological elements, and is chock full of cultural references that fully immerse you into the story.
we get VAMPIRES! little mini faeries! dragons! giant birds! undead things with big heads and weird bodies! SO MANY FUN CREATURES and so many interesting characters that — through the found family trope — help flesh out the rest of the story in a meaningful way.
i enjoyed this immensely, though i truthfully have no idea where it’s going. there’s so much happening in this story that at times the plot gets a little muddled, making it hard to follow when your head’s on a constant swivel trying to absorb the next plot twist. it’s absolutely delicious, though — fun, easy to read, exciting, and an utterly enchanting and immersive world.
definitely check this one out if you’re interested in south asian culture and mythology, a classic ‘who am i?’ romantasy story, and a cast of characters that feel like home.