The Bachelor meets The Hunger Games. Ten women. A deadly contest. Only one can win the Sun King's heart.
Lor has endured twelve long years of torment under the Aurora King's rule. Her only desire is to get free and pay him back for every moment of misery she's endured.
When a surprise release finds her in the hands of the Sun King, Lor is thrust into the spotlight as she competes against nine other Tributes for the role of queen. If she wins his heart, she'll earn her freedom and finally get her revenge.
But Lor doesn't belong in the Sun Queen Trials. Not only does she not understand why she was freed, she isn't a citizen of the Sun King's court. The other Tributes resent her presence and will stop at nothing to ensure Lor is wiped off the gameboard, permanently.
Now Lor must win, because if she loses, she dies. Or worse, she'll be sent back into the hands of the Aurora King.
Title : Trial of the Sun Queen
Author : Nisha J Tuli
Series : Artefacts of Ouranous #1
Format : Physical
Page Count : 400
Genre : Romantasy
Publisher : Orbit Books
Release Date : October 19, 2023
Reviewer : Micky
Rating : ★ ★ ★ .5
Micky's 3.5 star review
This book feels like the love child of The Prison Healer-The Selection-The Hunger Games all combined. It's a somewhat steamy romantasy and even with the combination of feels from the above books, I still enjoyed it.
I particularly liked the start in the prison, the early mystery of the MC Lor and the trials. Basically, when things got gritty and less palace-orientated, I enjoyed the story more. One thing I knew for sure, none the men surrounding Lor felt trustworthy, from Atlas to Gabriel to Nadir.
What a strange world Lor found herself in, on the one hand she was a prickly survivor but there were times I couldn't understand where she put her trust. She definitely didn't hear me shouting for her to watch her back.
This romantasy was engaging and I'm going to be reading on and hoping for some revengeful shennanigans.
Thank you to Orbit Books for the review copy.
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