Rule of the Aurora King by Nisha J. Tuli
Genres: Fantasy, Romance
Pages: 512
Cover: Paperback
Age rating: 18+
Buy on: Amazon, Kindle
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“I am not his conquest. I am not his to claim. I am my own castle.” Freed from the golden clutches of the Sun King, Lor now finds herself in the hands of Nadir, the Aurora Prince. Convinced she’s hiding something, he’s willing to do whatever it takes to make her talk. But Lor knows the value of secrets—she’s been keeping them her entire life—and she’s not letting hers go without a fight.
When Lor and Nadir team up to search for a lost item that holds the key to her past and her future, she isn’t sure she can trust him. All she knows is she won’t fall for another royal fae’s promises again.
With the Sun King determined to reclaim her, Lor must keep on the move, but nowhere is safe. Not until she destroys him and the Aurora King. But she soon learns that the future of Ouranos depends on much more than avenging her shattered legacy. - Goodreads
Review:
​​​Characters and Plot
I enjoy the plot in this book, the quest of finding a missing artifact always had me hook, as it come with forced proximity and interesting world building. I also like that they show what actually happen to the Heart Queendom more than 200 years ago with Serce, an ambitious, ruthless and power-hungry princess who also had a lovable mate - Wolf. It makes her mistake 200 years ago more layered and nuance, and it's actually miserable that they never get to see their daughter live and grow up.
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I appreciate Lor's character development in this book, she become less impulsive, that recklessness is still there, but she use her head more now. The fiery determination she had, and the bond between Lor and her siblings was adorable and heart warming. However, her journey reminds me way too much of Aelin in Throne of Glass, I mean, inspiration is fine, but this amount of similarity is making me side-eyeing. Lor couldn't access her magic because of trauma, and Nadir, the main love interest, help her unlock it. Now why does that sound exactly like the plot in Heir of Fire, except with less depth... Not to mention her kingdom is doom and she had to save it as she is it's lost queen.
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Nadir, well... I really like him in the first book, but I had mix feelings about him in the second book. Nadir was too possessive over time, cause what do you mean you punch a guy and break his nose, and also break the bone of another guy just because they touch Lor even though she lowkey allow it... Then had the audacity to declare that Lor belong to him, saying "you're mine" even when they're not even together... I was glad that Lor quickly shut him down and call him out on his possessiveness. Also, I was hoping for a meaningful enemies to lovers, but this is more like enemies to lusters, because Nadir and Lor could not hold it in... The nickname "Inmate" was not it...
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The book was also predictable, properly because I read this plot multiple times before, I expect a bit more twist and turn, but all the twists were so obvious, like Lor will somehow become so powerful in the next book and defeat the Aurora King, ye been there seen that.
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​Conclusion
Overall, this book was fun to read, it is a quick snack and easily digestable, there are some raising eyebrows moments there and there, but it can be crush over, and in a reading slump, it's quite a good read.
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