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A review by the_library_of_mary
The Lotus Empire by Tasha Suri
adventurous
emotional
reflective
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
5.0
What an end to an amazing trilogy. I loved this series and who highly recommend it for anyone looking for a desi-inspired and queer high fantasy. The anger and yearning, the morally gray moments, the tense and dangerous political scene. It truly has everything that I personally look for in a series.
Priya, Malini, and Bhumika are such complicated and fleshed out female characters and felt so honest and realistic. All the characters are written well, but these three especially have such a special place in my heart. Over the course of this trilogy they have been such interesting and amazing characters.
While the second book felt like a bit of set up for me, this book had a teeny bit of set up in the beginning and then we were moving! These characters were racing against the clock and trying to save their peoples. The pacing was excellent and the multiple POV's were used incredibly successfully and gave a lot of information in digestable chunks.
The romance, the yearning, UGH. Malini and Priya are the definition of yearning, and also are the perfect " I hate you, but still love you, and I hate you for that" ( if that makes sense). Obviously we start the story after Malini has been stabbed and that anger and love warring inside her had me obsessed.
The ending felt intentional, all the characters had appropriate endings in my opinion, nothing came out of nowhere. I love this book and will be recommending this series to everyone.
Priya, Malini, and Bhumika are such complicated and fleshed out female characters and felt so honest and realistic. All the characters are written well, but these three especially have such a special place in my heart. Over the course of this trilogy they have been such interesting and amazing characters.
While the second book felt like a bit of set up for me, this book had a teeny bit of set up in the beginning and then we were moving! These characters were racing against the clock and trying to save their peoples. The pacing was excellent and the multiple POV's were used incredibly successfully and gave a lot of information in digestable chunks.
The romance, the yearning, UGH. Malini and Priya are the definition of yearning, and also are the perfect " I hate you, but still love you, and I hate you for that" ( if that makes sense). Obviously we start the story after Malini has been stabbed and that anger and love warring inside her had me obsessed.
The ending felt intentional, all the characters had appropriate endings in my opinion, nothing came out of nowhere. I love this book and will be recommending this series to everyone.