I really enjoyed this book. I was super excited to be able to read this ARC of the third book. I feel like it was a little slow for the first third of the book just building up, but that is understandable. I loved seeing how Lor, Willow, and Tristan are becoming more confident with who they are (I can't wait for more with Tristan). Of course, always here for Lor and Nadir's story, but way to rip out a girl's heart with the ending... Now I have to wait for book four. Over all it was well written, it had a nice build-up and left me wanting more. Nisha has become one of my favorite authors.

Title: Fate of the Sun King by Nisha J Tuli
Genre: Adult Romantasy
Pub Date: June 4, 2024

⭐ 5/5
🌶️ 3/5

You guys, the LORE. I'm absolutely obsessed with the world building in all of these books!! We literally get to learn so much of Apehlion's history with Lor and it's so good! This series is incredible!!

Lor is very much the "I've been hurt so I refuse to let anyone love me" FMC but Nadir is so sweet (most of the time 🙄) and loves her immensely, helping her with her magic and being patient even though it hurts him. The tension of the slow burn is amazing.

The cliffhanger ripped my heart out, I need it to be November already because I not only need answers but also closure?! How could you end a book like this 😭 STRAIGHT TO JAIL

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

This is by far my favorite book in the series. There are spicy scenes with several POVs, and the stakes are high, but there are also some cozy family moments. I can't get enough of Lor's badassery. What I like best about this novel is the amount of character growth that occurs while remaining realistic. Nisha did an excellent job depicting mental health, as well as the path to healing and self-development. Also, if you are a fan of books with a little bit of history of their magical world, this is a must-read, and I promise it does not drag and will keep you wanting more.

Ok, but when is the next book?!

Wowowowowowow. Maybe I shouldn’t do a review right after I read it BUT I am because wowowowowow.

Nisha has a way with words that are relatable but also then a strike of gold that has you sitting over a sentence for a long while.

And this story. My god— this story!!!!!

Anyway… yea… I’m going to be experiencing a book hangover for a while.

Ah, there is nothing like a good cliffhanger but WTF??? Can I scrub my brain of that ending? But thank you Nisha J. Tuli and Net Galley for proving me with an ARC. Anytime you want to send over a copy of Tale of the Heart Queen, I will drop everything and read it 

Just like book 1 and 2, I was quickly pulled into this world and real life forgotten. Book 3 really sought to pull book 1 and 2 together while using Lor and Nadir to drive the story forward. Lor and Nadir did not disappoint. While I missed a lot of the angst that book 2 provided, this book provided a lot more character and relationship development. Lor surprised me a couple of times, she accepted her fate easier than I had anticipated. I expected more fight but perhaps we are seeing her mature.

While this book answered many of my questions from the previous books, I am left with so many more questions. I loved reading Gabriel’s POV. His story added more depth and intrigue to the plot. I can’t wait to see where book 4 takes us. I hope we get more POV’s from other side characters, perhaps… Tristan? You know our curiosity has been peaked!

This series is just really good. I think if I hadn't read ACOTAR and found this series - it still would've pushed me into wanting to read more fantasy and that's saying something!! I took a break from reading fantasy for a while, and this is the series that got me back into it after a serious ACOTAR-like Kindle Unlimited reading binge.

I highly recommend that anyone who's looking for a series with great world-building, a slow-mutlitple-books-burn, and characters with a little more grit - try out the Artefacts of Ouranos series!!

**Thank you to Forever (Grand Central Publishing), Forever& NetGalley for the advanced reader copy. I received this book for free, but all thoughts are my own. – SLR 🖤

Can’t believe I got an ARC copy of this book! Which now, after reading, seems like I’ve prolonged the torture of waiting for book 4…

I think this may be my favorite of the series so far! Lor was a lot more complex and there seemed a lot to drive the story more. Felt like I kept being pushed forward to figure out what’s happening. Was a bit difficult to follow at times though with some flashbacks to the earlier age of Ouranos and understanding why Nisha was taking us back to show us these bits. I think, obviously, it will all come to head in book 4 but it was interesting!

Spoilers now…

WHAT THE HECK WHY DO WE END THE BOOK WITH DEATH?! Also I love Nadir and that whole scene sort of confused me? I wasn’t sure how he was killed so that was a bit jumbled but the fact that they literally ended with his heartbeat stopping.. WHY. I am wondering if that’s what the mirror meant by heartbreak and ruin. I don’t know why but I have a suspicious feeling we’ve lost him for good and maybe this is how Lor rises to what the Empyrean needs? I DONT KNOW FOLKS.

Really loved seeing more into Gabriel’s character. I think he is such a complex character and understanding how Atlas had a hold on him and how that actually works was fascinating. Honestly Atlas gets what’s coming for him. TYR ALIVE. I was like wow what a terrible brother..

Did enjoy the relationship bits between Lor and Nadir and the spicy scenes 🥵… loved the one at the spring/waterfall/thing.

Overall, fave book in the series but again have prolonged my heartbreak until Tale of the Heart Queen releases..

Oof. (That’s a good oof, I promise!) This third installment moved the story forward in ways I was expecting … and in ways I wasn’t! The lore of this world just continues to develop, and I have so many questions I want answers to, which is exactly what I want from the penultimate book in a series!

Gabriel continues to be my favorite character of the series, and I loved getting to know more about what makes him tick (even though it broke my heart). I was glad he got to play a role in seeing one of the series’ villains get some well-deserved justice.

It was great to see things develop between Lor and Nadir, and I’m really glad I only have to wait until November to find out how everything wraps up! This book did a great job of setting up the finale — no one who’s at all invested in these characters would skip knowing how it all ends!

There were times when I thought the flashbacks were dragging the pace of the book down, but as I kept reading, I really appreciated all the insight they provided.

This ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Fate of the Sun King is the third installment in the Artifacts of Ouranos Series.

I am a huge fan of Nisha Tuli's work. Loved the first two books in the series.

The Good:
There were so many elements that I absolutely loved -- the world building, the tension, the character development -- 10/10. I appreciated Gabriel's POV, which really added a lot. I adored the integration of more magical beings, incredible settings, perfect pacing in general. I flew through this book and did not struggle to want to turn the page.

The Struggle:
Admittedly, I had a lot of difficulty with this book despite it being a page turner.

First, there were a significant amount of formatting errors, specifically misplaced ' and " throughout the book, which I believe wasn't the author or editors fault, but an issue with conversion into the Kindle format. Regardless, however, it was pretty distracting during the read. At first I was highlighting them, thinking it was a rare occurrence and I'd be helping spot the errors. But by the end, I lost count in the hundreds of times they popped up randomly throughout the texts.

I also was thrown by the whole potential alien space race overseeing the planet (among others). IF that was the case, I wanted and needed more as a reader. I was also so disappointment and bummed at the potential for Nadir to become the enemy at the end. It felt like a let down after two books of build up and progression -- they were finally a team that could go after their enemies together! After everything Lor had been through. It was a really negative and sad way to end a book. I know with series it's good to have cliffhangers and shock your readers, but this felt....soooooo sad. And not in a way that made me excited for the final book :(

I know there is a fourth book coming later this year. Part of me feels like it would have made more sense to have one very large third book than split it up as it was here.

I have immense respect for Tuli as an author and world builder. As a fellow writer and aspiring author, and out of that immense respect for her, I won't be sharing this feedback on Goodreads.

The fate of the Sun king

This is the third book in the Artefacts of Ouranos series. These books need to be read in order, they are not stand alone books.

Lor and Nadir are on the run from the Sun King and the Aurora King. Lor is slowly starting to unlock her powers while trying to find out more about her family’s past and how that will help her in the present.

This book had some good plot twists that had me verbalizing my thoughts. I enjoyed the glimpses back to the past so you can start to see how the history shaped the present. Of course I loved the angst between Lor and Nadir. If you love to hate the villain(s), you’ll love this. The hate I feel for them is real.

All I can say about the ending is WHAT THE HECK!?! I was already going crazy waiting for this book and now I’m going to die waiting for book 4 to find out the conclusion of the series.

* Special thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for early access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

First and most importantly, THANK YOU to Netgalley and Nisha for the chance to read this e-ARC.. I consumed books 1 and 2 in February within 48 hours and was chomping at the bit for the next installment of the series.. and, like with books 1 and 2 it was literally everything from the very first page.

Written from multiple POVs, we get the benefit of again finding the struggles, motivations, character pasts and schemes as they are hatched for several of the characters we've grown to love. I would argue that this book more than the other two does the best job of getting us to the most basic understanding of why our characters act the way they do. Without giving anything away, I found myself feeling incredible amounts of empathy for a character that I had previously been indifferent about at best and hostile towards at worst.

Where book 2 ***SPOILER FOR RULE OF THE AURORA KING***
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***END SPOILER*** this story gives critical history of Ouranos as well as information about the purpose and formation of the Artefacts. And of course there's heat and angst and TENSION between Lor and Nadir .. y'all remember that cliffy that hit at the end of book 2!

If you like:
- a healthy balance between character-driven and plot-driven stories where you are able to start piecing the previous books' hints together and create the big-picture
- multiple-POVs that span time and include characters who's motivations and actions are less than admirable
- feeling all the feelings deeply and viscerally all the way to the very last page..
.. do not wait to get this. Be ready with your tissues and have your emotional support blanket/stuffy/book on deck to pick up the pieces but it's worth every single second.

Thank you so much to Nisha J Tuli and Netgalley for the arc!

I’ve been dying to get my hands on this book ever since Rule of the Aurora King came out. I need to put the caveat that I just finished Manacled before I read this (iykyk), and there’s no way that isn’t impacting this review. Kudos to Nisha though because this woman is the only one who could have revived me from that book slump.

I gave myself a few days to sit with the book, and I’m not sure what I expected but I don’t think this was it. It oddly felt more like a filler book than book 2 did. I still really enjoyed the story and I like the characters. I found Nadir and Lor to be less believable than book 2 though. Maybe it’s just been too long since I read book 2. I’m still rooting for them though, and I’m dying to know about what happened with that parting line from Rion.

I LOVED the reveals with Gabriel and his chapters were some of the best. I cannot wait to see what happens to him in book 4.

I’m not sure how I feel about the world expansion in book 3. That seems a little late in a 4 book series, but maybe Nisha has something up her sleeve. So far it felt a little odd and unexpected.

I think I might be enjoying her Nightfire Quartet books more now than this series but we’ll see how that continues.

This is by far the best book from this series yet.

Don't get me wrong, I liked the previous 2 just fine. They weren't perfect and I had some issues with some of the story at times.
But I think this book did an amazing job of fixing many of those issues and finally giving us some of the things we had been waiting for.

The writing overal was much smoother, and I feel like we finally got to understand so much of the things or beings working behind the scenes in this world. And that helped to really make a much more cohesive story.

I won't go into too many details. As I don't want to spoil anything. But this book made my romance happy heart excited. Things are happening and it was spicy and sweet. And everything in between. With still that overall tension that made the previous book so interesting.

I think the story overal was my favorite part of this book. Now that we have so much set up in the previous 2 books, we finally get the chance to really dive into things, and while not all of them, we do get to see a lot of plot points paying off or setting new things up. And to me they were much smoother and less rushed then we had seen in the other books. The story is just good too. It pulls you in, and you want to know what's going to happen.

But also, we get so much more on these characters. Ones that we just got glimpses of or little invites for. We finally get more of them and how they fit into the story. And let me just say. All you Gabe fans be ready haha. I do like that smug snobby winged man lol.

I feel like I'll maybe do a more in depth review once this baby comes out. As I'm trying hard not to give too much info too soon. But I can say I enjoyed this one a lot.

It had the best story yet in the series. The pay off of getting characters you love and want to see more of happening, and just an overall enjoyable time reading.

Lor really finds herself in this book too. We have seen so much set up for her future and info into her and her families past. But we get to see that girl be strong and finally becoming sure of herself. And I like that were getting that growth from her.

Nadir is Nadir and I won't say much more on that. But know, I could go on and on haha. He really just gives me all the warm fuzzies and hot tamales lol.

I'm really excited to see what happens in the final book. And man is this the part I hate about getting early copies. Now I have to sit and wait for everyone else to get their hands on this one, so that I can talk to someone about it haha.

I give FATE OF THE SUN KING
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️5 STARS⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I absolutely love Nisha so much but also want to fight her out by the dumpster after that ENDING?! Such a great third book to this series. Book 1 was full of adventure, book 2 was full of so much tension, this book is the perfect mix of those two things along with some heart wrenching moments and lots of surprises! Genuinely everything I thought could happen with this series is up in the air after this. So many theories I thought were wayyy too out there to be true are now resurfacing in my mind and I truly have no idea where anyone is going to end up. We finally get to see Gabriel again and find out more about him and his life beyond just being a warder for Atlas! There’s SOO much back story in “Fate of The Sun King”, not only for the characters but for all of Ouranos. We meet so many new characters that have played an important role in everything that has happened so far. There’s so much thought and detail that has gone in to all of this and I truly cannot stop thinking about this world. This series isn’t even finished yet and it’s absolutely one of my favorite things I’ve ever read. This series (and this book especially) has so many things that everyone LOVES about other well loved fantasy series and I would not be surprised if this one continues to gain popularity and go down as a must read for any romantic fantasy lover. Nisha has forever solidified herself as an auto read/buy author for me and one that I recommend to everyone I talk to about books.

Nothing happened and then a lot happened. More questions that need to be answered and I’m not sure how with only one more book.

All the different POV felt a little too much.

I did read an ARC of this book so I’m hoping the author cleans up the formatting a little. Some of the story lines didn’t match up or make sense. Honestly we didn’t need Gabriel’s POV at all. Would have loved more of them learning magic or being in the town.

It definitely ends on a cliff hanger so I can’t wait for book 4. This could be a really good series but it fell away from how the first two books felt.

Giving it 2.5 stars because we finally get Lor and Nadir together and I finished it.

I had to wait a couple weeks after reading because NISHA IS TRYING TO SHATTER YOUR HEART INTO A MILLION PIECES. I don't think I've felt this kind of book shock/agony since reading Throne of Glass for the first time (no spoilers :)). This is my favorite kind of slow burn romantasy where the characters don't get a happy ending in book 1, or 2, or 3.

Loved the first two books and this was no different! The characters are fantastic and the setting is so fun and unique. I loved learning more about certain characters that I didn’t know as much about. Would for sure recommend and will be adding to my library! Warning the cliffhanger is brutal!

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever/Grand Central Publishing for this advance copy.

Nisha's stories transport you so fully and this one's no different! I love the we get to learn more of the history of this world and see the growth between Lor and Nadir. This definitely feels like a middle of the series book so warning ahead for some unresolved items and a cliff hanger. Can't wait for book 4!

For every reader who delights in the delicious angst of a slow burn. (Yes, I promise I let them do it in this one. I couldn’t take it anymore either.)

And do it they did!

I was absolutely BLESSED to be able to receive an ARC for the third installment of the Artefacts of Ouranos series and to say this has been a highly anticipated read for me would be an understatement. Honestly, the worst par of reading this as an ARC is that now I have to wait even longer for the fourth book.

The character glossary at the beginning was hilarious and I swear no one writes an opening line like Nisha. Case in point: Pain throbs behind my left eye, reminding me of the time an angry lover twisted my balls in his grip after finding me buried between his sister’s thighs.

This book brought us some new POVs, and while I was not a fan of the Serce chapters in the previous book, I liked the new perspectives in this one. We get a bit of the story from Gabriel this time, and it was a nice change.

My overall review? It was good. We got more of the banter between Lor and Nadir and a few making-each-other-jealous bits, but we also finally got the culmination of Lor and Nadir's physical relationship. Much of the book was them planning their moves on the Aurora King - which isn’t my favourite plot line - but then SO DAMN MUCH happened in the last 15% that my head was spinning. You just KNEW shit was about to go down because they got to be so happy for too many pages.

I am a big fan of Lor and Nadir so seeing them finally come to terms with what they are to each other was very satisfying. That cliffhanger though? I am dead.

Want to swoon for Nadir? Thought so.

“The blood of your enemies, Lor. Ask me, and I’ll slay anyone for you, Burn the world to ash if you desire.”

“She’s not just my mate. Not just the woman I’ve fallen in love with. She is every star in the sky and wish I’ve ever wanted.”

“I want to be your safe place, Lor. No matter what happens, I will always be there for you.”

Seriously. Nadir is perfection.
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Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for approving my ARC! I’ve loved getting to read this series and hype it up!

I love as the reader getting so many different parts of the story. We still get the POV of our main two characters but we get to see some of the history that has played out and even the perspective from Gabriel. It all weaves together a wonderful story and you as a reader get to watch the characters learn some of the things you already started to get to know.

Nisha made us wait 3 WHOLE BOOKS but it was everything (iykyk)!!! I loved this book. Getting to see a different dynamic between Lor and Nadir was amazing. I loved learning more about the siblings. That character glossary at the start was also top tier hehehe.

I’m so excited for book 4!