An epic end to the Artefacts of Ouranos!

What a fabulous read! I am actually quite sad that this is the end of one of my fav romantasy series.

But, when my (shiny!) paperback of this book arrived, I get to re-read and I am so excited for that! Because, at times I did notice a lot of information I needed to process quickly and things got a bit chaotic for me. So to quote Nadir from chapter 37: “this is getting more and more complicated by the moment”.
Thankfully things picked up speed soon and whoa what an ending! All very satisfying.

The way the later chapters mirrored (pun intended) the trials in book 1 were great and I enjoyed seeing more of Lor and Nadir’s team work.
I did raise my eyebrows at their ahem team work in chapter 29 and Lor and Nadir immediately going at it while starving, cold, wounded, wet from the literal thunderstorm, and barely having survived, but to each their own I guess, ha.

As I do not want to give any spoilers and as the story is honestly too epic to go into in a review, I just want to focus on the small moments- they really made this book and this series for me. For instance Gabriel feigning ignorance about Tristan’s name multiple times had me laughing often. And the way the love between siblings was portrayed warmed my heart.

A solid 4 stars.

Thank you to Nisha, Dana at Forever, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC so early!

I received an ARC of this book and these are my own opinions.

A perfect ending to this series! There's always such high standards on the final book in a series and this book absolutely nails the ending. From start to finish, this book delivers a fast paced conclusion that had me not able to read fast enough to find out what happened. There's a new POV in the book that was a fantastic addition to the book and added so much critical information that I've been wondering about since book one. As soon as I finished, I wanted to restart the series and binge all four books :)

We truly went from "that bitch took my soap" to "I. Am. The. Fucking. Heart Queen" and I am not sure I could love the journey in between anymore than I already do!

Nisha is so masterful in her writing! The struggles, the angst, dilemma deliberation, and more that each and every character (even the ones we didn't get a POV for) felt authentic and relatable that it wasn't hard to find yourself so captivated page after page after page.

I cannot think of a way to write this review and give the book justice without giving spoilers away, so I will keep this very generalized than I usually do.

This was the perfect ending to a beautiful series! Nisha was able to end this series in a way that did not feel rushed, forced, or full of sunshine and rainbows with a bow on top. Nisha stayed true to the story and her characters from page one until the acknowledgements. She kept us on the journey, on the edge of our seats while biting our nails the entire time, and she did so in a way that once I got to the end I wasn't left with unanswered questions and demanding more because I was disappointed. I was left wanting more because I am not ready to leave these characters behind. I was left wanting more because although I know that the characters all ended up in places they were meant to be, I was still hoping for a glimpse of a line that made me feel that there was more coming. There wasn't and I am okay with that. These characters deserve the stories to be finished and live their lives, because good gracious did Nisha keep them moving.

I loved this series from the very first line (even forced SEVERAL friends to read it for the first line alone), and I cannot wait to dive into more worlds with Nisha in the future!

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100/10 everyone needs to read this series

I don't even know where to start with this, but let me first thank Nisha and Forever publishing for blessing me with the arc of this book, I literally screamed when I saw my email invite. This is one of my favourite romantasy series and after reading this, that opinion has not changed!

This book launches straight in from the ending of book 3, and all my fellow readers will understand the heartbreak of that cliffhanger 😭

We see Lor deal with being hunted by the Aurora king and his army whilst also being manipulated and used by the goddess Zerra. She has all these different tasks to try and achieve with constant curve balls being thrown her way whilst also trying to protect the people she loves and bring the rulers of Ouranos together to save the magic of heart and its people.

Got to give a little shout out to the soap!! IYKYK!! Thank you for that little throw back Nisha I burst out laughing 😂

I'm so sad to have come to the end of this series, I've loved it since book one. On the other hand, I'm also so glad to have read the conclusion and see how all these different story lines and plots we've seen develop throughout the entire series have been brought to an end.
The writing was beautiful, and even with the multiple pov's, it was still easy to keep up with and understand as we begin to see it all come together and all the deceit and secrets revealed. We even get a slither of remorse from an unlikely foe!!
WHAT A CONCLUSION!!

Let me tell you how quickly I dropped everything to read when this widget came through. I needed to know what happens, and I could not think of a better ending for this series. Nisha Tuli is a master.

Also, I need to thank Nisha for promising a happy ending because the twists and turns in this book had my heart dropping. At least I could chant to myself, “It’s going to be happy. It’s okay,” repeatedly. Also thanks to the men working at the auto shop where I devoured this book while waiting for my vehicle. You were all incredibly polite as I literally cried over my kindle.

About the book (please don’t read on if you have not read books 1-3 yet):

The pacing was perfection, and there was a little bit of all my favorite fantasy elements. Zerra added a new little twist, and I was all about it. Nadir and Lor stayed strong throughout, and I appreciated that none of the conflict in this book was between them. It would have been easy to include, but definitely less appealing.

The spice of the book was on par with book 3 (maybe half a step up?). Not so much that it detracts from the plot but definitely present.

The growth of the characters, especially Willow and Gabriel, was everything I could have wished for in this one. Without spoilers, I can’t be too specific here, but this book does include some strong character arcs. Some redemption arcs, but not for everyone! It kept things pretty interesting.

There are still some pointed similarities to books written by another mainstream romantasy writer, but this doesn’t bother me, and I don’t feel like Tuli is writing knockoff books in any way. A lot of fae romantasy share elements simply because they work so well as plot devices.

As I said: this ending was everything. I feel so content and at peace with it. Thank you SO so much to Forever and to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this one early. Waiting til November seemed impossible. But for those of you who are waiting: it’s absolutely worth it.

ARC Review-

Tale opens up directly following the events of Fate (iykyk), and we are immediately thrust in the middle of Lor’s heartbreaking decision making. Being pursued by Rion and his army, being manipulated by Zerra, desperate to do all she can to save her loved ones while also securing her throne, Lor continues to face challenge after challenge but one thing remains certain- she should not be underestimated.

Such a happy/sad moment finishing this book and saying goodbye to the Artefacts of Ouranos series. I absolutely loved every book in this series, and this fourth and final installment was everything I had hoped it would be and more. I love how everything was written and finalized, but I am definitely sad to say goodbye to these characters and this world Nisha has built. The multiple POV changes were easy to follow and helped keep us, as the reader, connected to multiple kingdoms at a time. The love between Nadir and Lor will forever be one of my most favorites that I have ever read, and this book was a beautiful tribute to the journey they have taken to get to where they are now. The devotion they have to each other fills my heart. I laughed, I cried, I swooned. This book was a wonderful, beautiful, heart warming and also breaking, finale to an additive series. I loved it all. 10/10. Please read this series!

(Also, the soap! I laugh-cried, Nisha, thank you for that call back.)

Thank you to Forever Publishing, Nisha J. Tuli, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.