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rashellnicole 's review for:
The Lotus Empire
by Tasha Suri
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Thank you to Edelweiss and Orbit for letting me read an e-ARC of The Lotus Empire by Tasha Suri! This book released on November 12, 2024, so you have no excuse not to pick up the first two books in the series (The Jasmine Throne and The Oleander Sword) when you snag this one. This trilogy packs a punch to the bitter end.
“Malini has claimed her rightful throne as the empress of Parijatdvipa, just as the nameless gods prophesied. Now, in order to gain the support of the priesthood who remain loyal to the fallen emperor, she must consider a terrible Claim her throne and burn in order to seal her legacy—or find another willing to take her place on the pyre.
Priya has survived the deathless waters and now their magic runs in her veins. But a mysterious yaksa with flowering eyes and a mouth of thorns lies beneath the waters. The yaksa promises protection for Ahiranya. But in exchange, she needs a sacrifice. And she’s chosen Priya as the one to offer it.
Two women once entwined by fate now stand against each other. But when an ancient enemy rises to threaten their world, Priya and Malini will find themselves fighting together once more – to prevent their kingdoms, and their futures, from burning to ash.”
I had no clue how this series would end until Suri whipped out the ending. While I’m absolutely a reader that is blissfully unaware of storytelling and plot devices like foreshadowing and red herrings, I was simply in utter denial until the words appeared on the page before me. I loved every heart-wrenching step of this final installment, especially when Priya and Malini were bitter rivals. All I can share without giving away the ending is that it was one of the most satisfying final books in a trilogy that I’ve experienced in a while. The end of a trilogy is always bittersweet (especially reading them as they release and not all in one go), but Suri gives our girls the happiest ending she can manage. I didn’t stop crying for the last 5 chapters (my personal seal of approval). If you also want to be emotionally destroyed, love strong lesbian main characters with the slowest of slow burn romance subplot, this series is the one. I will read anything Suri writes.
“Malini has claimed her rightful throne as the empress of Parijatdvipa, just as the nameless gods prophesied. Now, in order to gain the support of the priesthood who remain loyal to the fallen emperor, she must consider a terrible Claim her throne and burn in order to seal her legacy—or find another willing to take her place on the pyre.
Priya has survived the deathless waters and now their magic runs in her veins. But a mysterious yaksa with flowering eyes and a mouth of thorns lies beneath the waters. The yaksa promises protection for Ahiranya. But in exchange, she needs a sacrifice. And she’s chosen Priya as the one to offer it.
Two women once entwined by fate now stand against each other. But when an ancient enemy rises to threaten their world, Priya and Malini will find themselves fighting together once more – to prevent their kingdoms, and their futures, from burning to ash.”
I had no clue how this series would end until Suri whipped out the ending. While I’m absolutely a reader that is blissfully unaware of storytelling and plot devices like foreshadowing and red herrings, I was simply in utter denial until the words appeared on the page before me. I loved every heart-wrenching step of this final installment, especially when Priya and Malini were bitter rivals. All I can share without giving away the ending is that it was one of the most satisfying final books in a trilogy that I’ve experienced in a while. The end of a trilogy is always bittersweet (especially reading them as they release and not all in one go), but Suri gives our girls the happiest ending she can manage. I didn’t stop crying for the last 5 chapters (my personal seal of approval). If you also want to be emotionally destroyed, love strong lesbian main characters with the slowest of slow burn romance subplot, this series is the one. I will read anything Suri writes.