A review by talasterism
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri

adventurous dark emotional informative tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

WHAT THE FUCUKKKK /POS

the second half of the book is such fucking sexy dnd warlock shit. someone should make a homebrew of that.
 
WE GOT SMUT=!=!=?^?^?^=!! it was so good i was so happy about it. like sorry bur "try and break me"?! maammmm "let me show you how to break me" even hotter. "just teeth and lips and tongue, punishingly fierce, all devotion" "loving and lovingöy cruel by turns" HHHHHH when she submits to her and says "i know you, i know what you want, i prmoise you, its freely given" WTF

the first 10% f the book i was just trying to remember what happened in the first book but then it got good. i feellike everything was explained so well that even i understood the war tactics, the political intrige intricacies, the jabs. the whole deepa shit? so good. also the pacing was so good and ITS SO WELL WRITTEN!! the themes of water and fire, light and dark, so good.... JUST!! THE WATER!! THE FIRE!!! u guys, u GUYS

"what is the star, but distant fire, reaching for you across the worlds?"

also the whole fucking rao arc killed me, I CARE FOR THIS LIL GUY AND THEN TASHA GOES AND SAYS 
"perpahs all his loved ones would be nothing but effigies for rao to gaze upon, and remember what he had lost" AND THEN HES LIKE I CANT CARE ANYMORE honey bbhbbb r4ewq


last but not least 
when malini was going to lie to priya as a lil betrayal and in turn priya stabs her. HOW FUCKING JUICY WAS THAT. and how funny was it when mailini was like "she was asking priya to die for her based on lies but she needed to win this war more than anything so be it" but then priya stabs her and shes like how daRE YOU BETRAY ME WTF as if you werent betraying her already. i mean its two very different things but cmon double edged sword double edges both ways
oh yes i do feel very conflicted about malini.
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