This was the type of ending to a series that I always hope for when I’m intrigued by a series from the first few books. I’ve been fascinated with how Laura has had to change throughout her journey. Once again, she is fighting for everyone, but the battle that is coming and comes is not Against who we initially thought. I’ve really come to love all the characters in this series and I’ve enjoyed their journeys throughout. The ending of this book feels like such a satisfying ending to the series and I cannot recommend the series enough to people.

Tale of the Heart Queen by Nisha J. Tuli delivers a stunning conclusion to an epic series. Picking up right where the previous book ended, this over 700 page final instalment is packed with action, emotional depth, and heartfelt moments. Lor’s journey is full of growth, humor, and determination as she fights for freedom and the fate of her world.
While the pacing varied—sometimes slow, other times racing—it all tied together beautifully in the end. The characters’ relationships, whether friendships or romances, were deeply developed and satisfying. Lor’s inner monologue had me laughing, and the callbacks to earlier books, like the trial setting, gave the story a full-circle feel.
Though the book could have been split into two for more breathing room, it still delivered high stakes, unexpected twists, and a powerful conclusion.
This series finale left me completely fulfilled for that happy ever after even if not the usual one.
Very grateful to the publisher for this copy, opinions are my own.

What an explosive conclusion to this series! So much happened that it’s hard to believe it was only one book. We get to meet more of the rulers of the different countries in Ouranos in this one and we also live through the fallout of Gabriel’s reveal of Atlas’s betrayal. I was hooked every minute and can’t believe it’s come to an end.

I flew through the first three books in this series and was so excited to see how it all wrapped up in Tale of the Heart Queen, but I have to admit, I’m a bit let down. While I was hoping for an epic, satisfying conclusion, the story felt like it dragged in places and was longer than it needed to be.

There were also some plot points that came out of nowhere and didn’t really feel necessary, which pulled me out of the story at times. That said, I still love Nisha J. Tuli’s world-building and the intensity of Lor’s journey. It’s worth finishing if you’ve come this far, but I wish it had been a tighter, more focused finale.

I am emotional!

What a perfect ending to a wonderful series. Nisha J Tuli knocks it out of the park again with this one. Rhys ending was everything I wanted and more. I was cheering, panicked, crying, laughing, and blushing all in the span of an hour! If you’re reading this review— go start this series! Put it on your ten before the end reading list or your 2025 tbr.

Tale of the Heart Queen wraps up everyone’s stories beautifully. The book starts immediately where the last book is left off, and it’s nonstop action for the next 750+ pages.

There was a ton going on, and sometimes it was hard to follow all the plot points that were being tied together at the end. It didn’t take away from my enjoyment of the book, but there was probably 2 books worth of material crammed into 1, and this is one of the rare times I’d actually wish there was another book in the series! The pacing felt slow in some parts, and in other parts it felt like we were moving at 100 mph.

That being said, once everything started tying together, everything fell into place quickly and just ~ made sense ~. I loved all of the different POVs, and thought one in particular had the perfect end.

And it might just be me, but I think Lor’s inner monologue was even funnier in this book? I want to be her bestie. She was hilarious.

Overall I’m sad to leave this world, but it was a perfect ending to the series, and I cannot wait to reread it!

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘓𝘰𝘳. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘢 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧*𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯.

❤️ Enemies to Lovers
❤️ Fated Mates
❤️ Fae/Gods/Humans
❤️ Completed Series
❤️ Slow Burn
❤️ Found Family
❤️ Spice 🌶️🌶️

From start to finish, this book (and the entire series) had me completely invested in the characters' journey. Their relationship, growth, and the way their stories unfolded kept me invested, and by the end, I was both teary-eyed and completely satisfied with how everything concluded.

I won’t lie—there were several moments that had me in tears. But despite the tears, I always felt that these emotional moments served the story in a meaningful way. Nisha also ensured that she kept us satisfied with just right amount of spice interwoven into the plot.

What really made the book work for me, though, was the ending. It was exactly what Lor and Nadir needed. Their journey was one of growth, pain, and self-discovery, and the way their story came to a close felt both earned and deeply satisfying.

I am sad to see Lor and Nadir's story end, but I am looking forward to reading more from Nisha!

This finale though.... PHew

Lor and Nadir have A LOT to do. There is so much to accomplish and so little time. Plus all of their friends (and enemies) have so much to accomplish as well. This finale was just excellent, I thoroughly enjoyed it and had trouble setting it down (who needs to work right?)

I really really liked this book. To the point it makes me want to critique the first three for not being on this level! I was nervous when I saw a 700 page end for this series, but they were some of the most effective 700 pages I could have hoped for. This had some of the highest of stakes and some real pearl-clutching moments.

There was a lot of spice, but it was all good spice. I loved the revisit to a trial setting because it felt very full-circle from book 1. I also really appreciated the development of all relationships throughout this, friendships and otherwise. I think literally every single loose end got tied, and I'm grateful for that.

My one major criticism is that this could have been split into another book (or redistribute partially into book 3) because there was so much to cover it ended up getting a little tell instead of show. It wasn't awful, but it was noticeable compared to the other books in the series. Secondary smaller criticism: I do wish we'd gotten an epilogue several years later so we could have had more of Lor as queen and more of Hshowing.

Overall this was a near-perfect end for this series, and I will greatly miss it.
(4.5 stars on Storygraph)

I'm going to miss this series so much, but it absolutely sticks the ending and concludes all of the plot lines and characters well. I feel so fortunate to have been on this journey with Lor ❤️ The plot moved along well, Lor is her sassiest and most badass self, and Nadir has cemented himself as a god-tier MMC and I loved his plot and goals in this book. I've recommended this series to so many people who have adored it, and I have no plans to stop! Thank you so much for the ARC!

4.5⭐️

This is a long book and I absolutely devoured it within a day. I am SO SAD that this series is over but I can’t imagine a better conclusion. There were twists and turns that I absolutely did not see coming. I am not afraid to admit that I did cry at the end. This was such an epic series with such a wide cast of characters who I grew to love so much. The call back to the soap at the end was hilarious yet sentimental and only worsened the blubbering mess I was.

Thank you so much to Nisha for giving us this world, for being so inclusive with your writing, and for addressing issues of inequality in a subtle yet powerful way.

This series is definitely one of my favorites!

Thank you so much to Forever and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review!

The way I devoured The Artefacts of Ouranous series earlier this year, I knew that Tale of the Heart Queen would be no different, especially with the cliffhanger at the end of Fate of the Sun King.

I absolutely loved experiencing the end of Lor’s story. Her journey from “That bitch stole my soap,” to Heart Queen is one of the most satisfying character arcs I’ve ever read. Nisha does a wonderful a job of balancing Lor’s journey with the multiple story lines happening throughout Tale of the Heart Queen. The interweaving of these story lines provides resolutions for several unanswered questions from earlier in the series. I appreciate Nisha’s attention to detail and not leaving her audience hanging when it comes to these important plot points.

The Artefacts of Ouranous series is a fast paced series driven by character desires and the fate that awaits them all. Tale of the Heart Queen is a gratifying conclusion to the series with Nisha J. Tuli honoring her characters with beautiful endings that honor their stories.

This book is everything I wanted and more to finish the series up!! I was SO nervous heading into this one with the cliffhanger that we were left with at the end of Fate of the Sun King. There were so many things that I wanted to happen and so many loose ends to tie up and oh my goodness did she DELIVER! I am very sad to say goodbye to this series, but it was the absolute best conclusion.

There is something so beautiful about a story that really comes full circle, with a perfect ending for all the characters we love and all the characters we love to hate!

For Lor, Nadir, Gabriel, and all their allies and friends, it’s the final countdown. They have to pick up the pieces, come back together, and take down the Aurora King and undo the course of the ruin of magic, should be easy right? Maybe for our intrepid team, it is!! But not without hard decisions and strife, surrounded by love and careful planning!!

I cannot even imagine a world where this story wasn’t wrapped up as perfectly as it was. Characters got what they deserved (for better or worse), we got to see Lor truly embrace her fate (again, for better or worse), and learn all the missing pieces of history about the artefacts and arks! The story was well-paced, emotional, and just truly amazing. Thank you Nisha for this incredible, moving, and entertaining series!!

Thank you so much to NetGalley for a chance to read this in exchange for an honest review!

It all started with “That bitch took my soap.” And what a journey it has been!

This was such an emotional read for me because I have become so attached to Lor and Nadir and I wasn’t prepared to say goodbye.

Nisha has done an amazing job with this series. Not only is it a great romantasy, but it’s filled with unexpected twists and turns, fantastic world building that just gets better and better with each book, and amazing side characters.

I think it’s incredibly hard to wrap up so many plot lines and loose ends in a story of this magnitude, but I was actually very satisfied with where it ended. We got to see a little bit more backstory on some of the other characters, which I enjoyed. And of course there’s romance and heartbreak and all the other things we’ve come to enjoy from this series.

It’s definitely one that you don’t want to miss out on reading.

I am so incredibly grateful for Forever publishing and NetGalley for approving me for an early copy of this book.

I started this series not knowing what to expect and I was quickly sucked in. Lor is such an amazing FMC. The world building wasn’t overly complicated but enough to really spark my imagination and the characters were dynamic. I’m honestly so sad to see this series end. It truly was an amazing ride.

Fourth and final book of the series where we see our main characters finally defeat the villain and claim victory. The last book ended on a cliffhanger, so we get to find out what happens in the immediate aftermath. And then there are tons more hoops for Lor and Nadir to jump through before they find their happily ever after. While the action was interesting, it got a bit repetitive after awhile. I did enjoy the side story of Gabriel and his struggles with the aftermath of revealing Atlas’ deception. Overall, a solid conclusion to the series.

This one just didn’t really hit for me. It was pretty average. I was bored for most of the book because I just wasn’t all that invested in what was happening. I also think that some of the things didn’t really make sense. For example, one of the characters that we continue to get viewpoints from really shouldn’t have continued to have a big part in this book yet they did. There weren’t any surprises or plot twists, I saw everything coming before it happened. I felt like the author also tried a bit too hard for everyone to have a happy ending with someone by there side. It felt too perfectly wrapped up for me. I just wasn’t fully immersed in this book. One last thing that I was disappointed to see was some of the ill-timed spicy scenes the author chose to include, though I know a lot of people will enjoy that.

Spice: 🌶️🌶️

“I think… you may have underestimated me. People are always doing that.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you forever publishing for the gifted book!

Okay I liked this a lot more than book 3 😌 It’s still pretty character driven, but once we get to the last 50ish percent things really start to pick up!

So the first half of the book would’ve been about 3 stars for me. I feel like we had so many new problems added to this book and there wasn’t a lot of progress at first, which led to the conflicts being resolved quickly. I’m definitely an action, heavy plot girlie so when the slow stuff gets dragged out I start to get bored.

The second half of this book was definitely more my speed! It felt like a completely different book. It was so fast paced with plenty of ups and downs and action! I really started to get into it 🤭 I also definitely cried towards the end 🥲

“The crown isn’t important. What matters is family and friendship and this burning flame I carry in my heart for her.”

I really enjoyed the characters in this one. I feel like they all really lived up to their potential and they stayed true to their character while growing! Lor will forever be my girl, I just love her 😭 I do wish we would’ve seen more of willow still.

“At one point, I vowed never to let him have my heart. But it’s his now, every last piece of it. And he was never my ruin. He was always my salvation.”

4.5 ⭐️ but rounding to 5
Firstly, thank you NetGalley and Forever publishing for the opportunity to read this ARC.

My gosh what a journey! Every character had such a wonderful character arc. The ones who deserved a HEA got it and the ones who had karma coming got that too 👀.

And when I tell you that shit is constantly hitting the fan I really do mean that. It felt like there wasn’t light at the end of the tunnel at some points but we got there in the end and I was in the edge of my seat from start to finish.

With that said I definitely noticed this book was way more plot focused than spice in comparison to book 2 or 3. This isn’t a complaint whatsoever but I just figured to put that out there. I’d give this book 🌶️🌶️.

My ONLY small complaint is that I wanted more in the end. I wanted more time with these characters to enjoy their peace. I feel like I spent so long with watching these characters fight for their lives that I just wanted more to see them happier for a little bit longer. Maybe that’s just me not ready to say goodbye to them yet though 🤷🏻‍♀️.

For Nisha if you see this for some reason:
We met at a signing in Chicago and I just want to say that you definitely delivered everything you promised for this book! Oh and I don’t hate Gabriel anymore. I see what you were doing for his character lol.

I will forever be an auto-buy fan of Nisha’s and this series will always hold a special place in my heart ❤️