A review by finozbleck
Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tuli

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

When I was at the bookstore to pick up a new book, I was torn between Trial of the Sun Queen and The Serpent and the Wings of Night, but upon polling some friends, we decided to pick up Trial of the Sun Queen instead.

Upon reading, it was a really good read that had me hooked from the opening sequence of "she took my soap" to the good plot twist at the end. It was super easy for me to get sucked into this book and the world. It's pacing was solid all throughout keeping me enthralled between each twist and turn while spacing out the danger and character development in between.

The plot twist at the end had me questioning my thoughts and feelings towards characters. It's super nice that it was done and done pretty well, too. The book left me with so many questions that I'm super excited to read the book while simultaneously kind of putting me in a little bit of a "what did I just read? how should I process my emotions?" kind of slump (in a good way as it's the good kind of reading slump where I can bounce back quickly). I'm so excited to pick up and read Rule of the Aurora King and continue following Lor's story and adventure!
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