You know the book is gonna be good when IT STARTS WITH HIS HAND AROUND HER THROAT!!! Ugh, I love Nadir so much, the hostility between him and Lor was *chef's kiss*, never thought 'inmate" would be a hot pet name that I want to be called, but here we are! The spice definitely picks up in this one and we love to see it!! Lor was making comments in this book, that I believe she made in the first one as well, about not having anywhere where she feels safe to cry. She doesn't want to do it in front of anyone and seem weak so then of course I'm just waiting for her to break down in front of Nadir so he can comfort her!! They were true enemies to lovers but he was obsessed with her!! I really enjoyed the flashbacks to her grandparents and learning more about the family history, very intriguing! I also really love how Nisha handles Lor dealing with her trauma from the prison and being sexually assaulted, I just felt it was so well done and realistic. Also predicting Tristan and Amya getting together.

Rule of the Aurora King is the second installment of the Artefacts of Ouranos. Following the events of Trial of the Sun Queen, Lor finds herself in the company of her enemies. Keeping her heart closely guarded, Lor must decide whom she can trust and what she’s willing to risk to protect her secrets. While she loathes the haughty and mercurial Aurora Prince, they find common ground in uniting against a tyrant king.

As more secrets come to light, can they work together to locate an item that can change the fate of Ouranos?

Tropes/themes:
👀 Multi-POV
⏳ Dual timelines
⚔️ Enemies to …lovers?
🥊 Battle of wills
🫂 Forced proximity
🐴 Just one horse
🛏️ One bed
🚫 Touch her & 💀
💫 Magic
🌶️: moderate

“𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦, 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐'𝘥 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵.”

“𝘈𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘮.”

I was consumed by this story and its characters. This installment elaborates on the tumultuous history of kingdoms within Ouranos. The world building is phenomenal and the magic system of each realm is so unique.

The complexity of Lor’s traumatic past is further explored and I love her resilience and determination throughout the series. She is ferocious and wild and while Nadir loves to challenge and taunt her, he knows has met his match. They both unwillingly feel an undeniable pull to each other and their relationship teeters between longing and loathing. I cannot wait to watch their passion fully erupt!

Rule of the Aurora King is a captivating sequel full of delicious angst, surprising reveals, and an epic quest for vengeance. I cannot wait to see what happens next in Fate of the Sun King! Huge thanks to the author, Forever, and NetGalley for this advanced copy! This is my honest and voluntary review

Nadir and Lor scenes are everything 👀 Loved their banter and Nadir’s understanding. We got a look at past events to help gain knowledge of what happened. Excellent world building that doesn’t info dump on you all at once. This one had a little slower pacing but still kept my attention and provided a wonderful story. Also, I’d kill for Amya’s wardrobe 😍😂

I was afraid this book wouldn’t be as good as the first but I was proven wrong! This book was so good and there was fun dialogue and bantering between Nadir and Lor.

“Oh, to have the confidence of a male born to privilege.”

Nadir grows on you in this one. Lor is trying so find herself and deal with her trauma but it’s not going great. I can’t wait for the final two books in this series.

Having devoured Trial of the Sun Queen in the span of 48 hours I was infinitely excited to jump into the sequel. And I did start it almost the second after I finished book 1; however, right around the 50% mark my brain just hit pause and I proceeded to spend the next near four months not touching this book. That being said, when I returned to Aurora I promptly inhaled the second half in a day.

In comparison to Sun Queen, Aurora is definitely slower paced and darker, deal a lot with spending time in both Lor and Nadir's inner thoughts. We also get to do the time warp periodically and head back in time to get some history as Nisha really digs in to build up this world and it's conflicts.

I highly enjoyed the steady push and pull of 'I hate you' and 'I'm entirely too attracted to you' between Lor and Nadir. And boy oh boy did Nisha ramp up the spice here. :D

Even with the slower pacing, and my several month long pause, Aurora King was a fun read with an ending that leaves me begging for book 3.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever Publishing for the eARC!

It just keeps getting better! Thank you Netgalley for this title. I was really excited to see this story grow and give us even more characters to love. The scenes with Tristan and Willow were so good, I’m really glad they were brought along on the journey.

And Nadir…sir. Someone please douse this man in cold water because he was doing THE most, but I was amused. Lor’s character development is really great - it’s realistic and layered, but also makes her even more likable. We get a lot more backstory in this one and Nisha did an amazing job adding flashbacks without making the pacing clunky. Enemies to lovers and found family are two of my favorite tropes, and Ouranos continues to not disappoint.

Thank you to Forever Publishing, the author, and NetGalley for an eARC of this novel.

While I enjoyed the first novel in this series, this second one didn't go as well for me. I liked the plot and the development, but it felt rushed and underdeveloped in many ways. I did love the spice and the relationship development between the characters, but the writing fell a little flat and I didn't feel as engaged in the world as I did in the first book.

3 chilis

Sequel to Trial of the Sun Queen and it definitely had both a lot and not a lot going on. Lor and Nadir’s storyline was more interesting to me than the flashbacks with Serce. It set up the next book fairly well though and I’m curious how this will continue!

This was so good. I couldn’t put it down. It was a such a fun and immersive series. I’m so glad I picked this up.

*gifted arc* this was fine. It’s SO much like ACOTAR it’s weird and makes it kind of boring. The amount that they talk about sex for absolutely no reason when the timing makes no sense was annoying to me. Idk. It was fine 🤷🏻‍♀️

I was so excited to be able to get Rule of the Aurora King as an ARC as well after getting Trial of the Sun Queen and gobbling it up! I find this series so far to be one that is entertaining and very potato-chippy, you just can't put it down!

Rule of the Aurora King sees Lor now with the Aurora Prince, Nadir, who is a top tier broody MMC. The chemistry between these two main characters is so palpable, you are just giddy whenever they interact with one another! I also didn't find the romance plot lines to deter from the overall plot of the series and enjoyed the continued worldbuilding that Nisha has created. There is a lot more exploration in this story as there aren't the trials compared to book one but found that now I was invested in the characters, I enjoyed this quite a bit. I wanted to see more of everyone and understand them better.

I will say what a cliff hanger, and cannot wait to get my hands on book three! I am filled with anticipation. Thank you NetGalley & Forever Publishing for the ARC!

Is this series anything really unique?, no. Did I eat these first 2 books up like catnip?, hell yes. Here for the vibes and this was fun

I cannot get enough of this series. I can’t wait to get my hands on the third book because that cliffhanger left me sweating. We finally get our alphahole MMC in Nadir and he shows his obsession with Lor in the most swoonworthy way. Fated mates is everything in a romantasy book for me and this one lived up to it. The way they care for each other and work together for a mutual goal had me binging this book. I absolutely loved getting the history in this one because it was so needed and eye opening. I have hopes for how the series will go but so far I have been pleasantly surprised and can’t wait to get my hands on the third book.

I loved the first installment of this series!! I was really excited to jump into this one and back into this world.

Overall, I was a bit disappointed and this book didn’t feel like it had a good flow. There were a lot of scenes that just didn’t make sense to me and kinda threw me off! Also was not a huge fan of the third POV.

I am still giving it a two star because I loved the first book and getting back into this world was fun and I missed all the characters!

'Rule of the Aurora King' is a stellar continuation of the enthralling Artefacts of Ouranos series that cements its place in my heart making Nisha J Tuli a MUST BUY sight unseen for all future books. Lor's journey from captivity under the mesmerizing Sun King to the perilous embrace of Nadir, the Aurora Prince, is crafted with intense emotions and intrigue that I was kicking my feet with each interaction. The chemistry between Lor and Nadir crackles with tension and allure that I was obsessed with, yet was still perfectly balanced against a backdrop of lush, expanding worldbuilding that continues to hint at ancient secrets and future turmoil. As the stakes mount with the looming threat of the Sun King, we're propelled through a whirlwind of conflict and romantic entanglements that left me craving the next book before reaching the end of this one.

Woa. What a follow up to Trial of the Sun Queen. The hot and cold romance. This is a wild story full of angst and character development all within a unique and interesting fae world. I have big big issues with the nickname MMC uses for Lor though. Like big enough I docked a star. It’s so icky I have to talk myself down every time it’s used.

I’m in two minds about this book. On one hand I really enjoyed it, I raced through reading it because I needed to know what was going to happen and the slow burn on the romance was excellent. I really enjoyed all of the POVs and the dual timeline was very interesting. The good parts were really good. On the other hand I felt annoyed at some parts in the book. In the first book I found the FMC really endearing and strong but in this one she was very unsure of herself, going back and forth on her feelings for the MMC. There wasn’t as much action in this book and it was much more exploration which I don’t usually mind but here I felt like we didn’t get anywhere. I was hoping for more interaction between Lor and her siblings, it felt odd that they were so separated. I feel like the third book in this series is where we’re going to get all of the answers and the first two books were mostly set up. Again there was a lot to enjoy here but I finished the book wanting for more. I will continue the series because I think we’ll get a lot more out of the next books.
Thanks to NetGalley, Forever Publishing and Nisha J Tuli for this e-ARC

This book was just as addictive as the first one in the series. The dual POV was the way to go to show the tension of all kinds between Lor and Nadir. Lor finds her strength and self even more and I enjoyed being able to see her growth as the book went on. I cannot wait to see what happens next! This series has been one of my favorites I have discovered this year,

Title: Rule of the Aurora King by Nisha J Tuli
Genre: Adult Romantasy
Pub Date: August 15, 2023

⭐ 4.5/5
🌶️ 2.5/5

“I am not his conquest. I am not his to claim. I am my own castle.”

Multiple Timelines
Dual POV
Enemies to Lovers
Slow Burn
One Horse

Lor is imprisoned by Nadir.

SO MANY EMOTIONS!! I absolutely love that Tuli gives us the lore in this book, the backstory was so interesting! This one is significantly spicer than Trial of the Sun Queen, so be warned, but it's slow burn and so wonderful ❤️‍🔥

I understand Lor and her apprehension but her being so STUBBORN is incredibly frustrating 😭

Thank you so much @netgalley and Forever Publishing for the digital review copy!