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A review by iread2dream
Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tuli
4.0
August 2024: 4⭐️
I decided to re-read books 1 and 2 before I read book 3, mostly because I forgot what all happened. I enjoyed the book on re-read, though not as much as my first read because I already know what happens. I still think the story is kind of choppy. I thought Lor was a little childish, considering where she has lived and what she has gone through for half of her life. The way some of the fae females end up befriending Lor felt a little too forced. The whole deal with Apricia being a mean girl wasn't to my liking. Atlas was trying too hard, it hurt to read. Anyway, on to book 2.
October 2023: 5⭐️
All Lor has known for half of her life is despair. She survives one day to the next, not really living, in a notorious prison. When she's punished and sent to the Hollow out in the middle of the woods, she ends up getting whisked away to Aphelion to compete in the Sun Queen Trials along with 9 other females. Not only does she have to figure out what the Sun Queen Trials are, but she has to learn how to survive them and outwit the Fae females who have been bred to compete in this, if only to save herself and her family from a life of despair.
This was like a good mixture of The Hunger Games and A Court of Thorns and Roses. The description mentions The Bachelor but I've never watched that show, so I can't say one way or another. The premise of the show does fit with this book.
It's been a while since I was this into and this excited about a book. I was looking forward to what the story would bring next throughout the whole book instead of just looking forward to the end. I loved the mystery. I couldn't decide who to cheer for. Some characters gave off shady vibes for different reasons - some of them were overly charming to a point that I was getting concerned (IYKYK), and others were super rude to the point that I hoped they'd get offed at some point.
I loved the drama, though I could've totally used more of it! There's never enough drama in some of these books.
The story did feel jerky at some points, as did the dialogue, especially coming from Lor. I thought, given what she's lived through for half of her life, she'd be better at insulting people beyond "asshole" but maybe that's just my own need for her to be an asshole in her own right.
I can't wait to read the second book and I'm bummed that the third book doesn't come until the middle of next year 😥 the torture!
Thank you NetGalley and Fotever Publishing for the eARC. All opinions are my own.
I decided to re-read books 1 and 2 before I read book 3, mostly because I forgot what all happened. I enjoyed the book on re-read, though not as much as my first read because I already know what happens. I still think the story is kind of choppy. I thought Lor was a little childish, considering where she has lived and what she has gone through for half of her life. The way some of the fae females end up befriending Lor felt a little too forced. The whole deal with Apricia being a mean girl wasn't to my liking. Atlas was trying too hard, it hurt to read. Anyway, on to book 2.
October 2023: 5⭐️
All Lor has known for half of her life is despair. She survives one day to the next, not really living, in a notorious prison. When she's punished and sent to the Hollow out in the middle of the woods, she ends up getting whisked away to Aphelion to compete in the Sun Queen Trials along with 9 other females. Not only does she have to figure out what the Sun Queen Trials are, but she has to learn how to survive them and outwit the Fae females who have been bred to compete in this, if only to save herself and her family from a life of despair.
This was like a good mixture of The Hunger Games and A Court of Thorns and Roses. The description mentions The Bachelor but I've never watched that show, so I can't say one way or another. The premise of the show does fit with this book.
It's been a while since I was this into and this excited about a book. I was looking forward to what the story would bring next throughout the whole book instead of just looking forward to the end. I loved the mystery. I couldn't decide who to cheer for. Some characters gave off shady vibes for different reasons - some of them were overly charming to a point that I was getting concerned (IYKYK), and others were super rude to the point that I hoped they'd get offed at some point.
I loved the drama, though I could've totally used more of it! There's never enough drama in some of these books.
The story did feel jerky at some points, as did the dialogue, especially coming from Lor. I thought, given what she's lived through for half of her life, she'd be better at insulting people beyond "asshole" but maybe that's just my own need for her to be an asshole in her own right.
I can't wait to read the second book and I'm bummed that the third book doesn't come until the middle of next year 😥 the torture!
Thank you NetGalley and Fotever Publishing for the eARC. All opinions are my own.