tasha suri i'll give you my life just say the word

the burning kingdoms is one of my favorite series in fantasy ever; i loved the oleander sword and the jasmine throne, and i was so excited for the lotus empire. i smashed that request button as soon as i saw this book on netgalley, and i'm so happy to say that this book really smashes it out of the park and is a fantastic ending.

i really loved the expanded scope of this novel. this novel is about conflict; about priya and malini, and ahiranya and parijat as a whole, in conflict with each other, but also priya in conflict with the yaksa, as she doesn't fully agree with their decisions, and malini in conflict with the priesthood, as they pressure her to burn. the book also follows bhumika and rao as they travel through parijat to secure alliances and secure survival from the yaksa. i love bhumika btw that's my queen.

i loved the new dynamic of malini and priya and their evolving relationship. it was so interesting to see how their relationship changed from them being reluctant allies in the first book and them being lovers while fighting on the same side on the second side to them now being enemies. however, you could tell that they still loved each other; the dream scenes with them were so romantic. chapter 66 changed lives that's all i'm gonna say. in my delusions, malini and priya would've had a happily ever after, but i think we all know that would never be possible for them. however, i think the ending really gives the two of them justice, and is the best ending we could've gotten. 

this book really cements the burning kingdoms as one of my favorite series ever; i really think tasha suri is a phenomenal writer. i love how she wound all of the threads in this series together. her writing is so beautiful and tragic and romantic. she really hit the mark with this book; if you like reading fantasy, you need to read this series. 

i'm not joking when i say that chapter 66 (aka the love scene between priya and malini) ACTUALLY CHANGED LIVES i was shaking