I can admit that I’m a little sad this series is over I’ve really enjoyed the journey Nisha took us on for this series!

In this epic conclusion all your questions get answered and the ending is really well done. Lor finds herself on so many adventures and running to beat villains known and unknown. So many of your favorite characters from the series are back to join forces to help Lor in her pursuit of saving her people.

I think the ending is satisfying and we get everything Nisha promised us. However, this book felt markedly different. It felt like maybe there was just one too many storylines being wrapped up and the book was significantly longer than all the rest so sometimes the pacing felt slower than the first 3 books.

Overall I still think it’s a fun and epic conclusion to the series as a whole but I felt, just a little, disappointed compared to the first 3 novels.

Thanks to Forever for the early e-ARC!

“I will follow you to the very end.”

TLDR: I highly recommend this entire series, it’s such a wild ride!
Rating: 5/5
Spice level: 2/5

My God. This series. These characters. This world. It’s all so beautiful.

Plot: From the first book to the last, this story is unique, action packed, fast-paced with so many twists and turns.

Characters: Lor is an incredibly badass female main character. I love Nisha's writing when it comes to the development and depth of Lor. She isn’t always good, doesn’t always make good decisions, and at times has questionable morals, all driven by her love for her family and friends. You read her growth since the first book, where she’s volatile and full of rage, unable to process her trauma, to this strong, determined, powerful woman. She’s a heroine with flaws, which makes the journey so much more relatable.

Nadir is also an extremely well-written male main character. He provides the perfect counterpart in an enemies-to-lovers dynamic. I absolutely loved having his POV, they were often my favourite chapters. His inner conflict, his desire to do good in a bad situation, and his love for Lor was captivating to read.

The side characters are also such a delight. Gabriel quickly became my favourite, but every character brought an element to the story and felt like they had purpose.

Spice: The last book is light on spice in comparison to the second and third, which will either upset or make some people happy. They are explicit open-door scenes, well-written, and well paced throughout the story.

Cons: There aren’t very many cons for this book, but one thing I struggled with is when there were more POV’s, I sometimes struggled to keep track of who knew what information, which was important in a couple scenes.

I am so sad that this series is over, but I can’t wait to talk about it come November. Nisha, thank you for bringing Lor into my life, for writing such a beautiful story of hope, love, and overcoming the hard stuff that happens to you.

I'm new to book reviews, but let me tell you, this is one that I'm so happy to write. I'm new on my reading journey and the Trial of the Sun Queen series quickly became one of my favorites and one of my consistent recommendations to others. I flew threw the first two, eagerly awaited Fate of the Sun King, and was besides myself waiting for Tale of the Heart Queen. Nisha J. Tuli took her readers on a beautiful journey with deep character exploration and discovery. After the cliffhanger of FotSK, I really had no idea how she would wrap up this story, and boy did she deliver. I was locked in from page 1, feeling relief, panic, pain (from biting my nails), surprise, shock, and everything in between. It was a perfect conclusion to an incredible series. Thank you to Nisha, her team, and all of the rad folks in her FB group for a chance to read this ARC.

Final books in a series can be scary, but I went into this one knowing Nisha would nail it and she did! I love this series with my whole heart and this was truly the perfect ending. I can't wait to go back and read the whole series again from the beginning!

An absolutely wonderful conclusion to an amazing series. Nisha J. Tuli has woven an incredibly complex story of magic, politics, secrets, betrayal, heartbreak, love, family and strength and has wrapped up the end of the series beautifully. I could not put the book down - I read it in 2 days! The more I read of Lor and Nadir the more I loved the story. The found family in the series is wonderful as well - all of the supporting characters were fleshed out a little more and we got more insight into them with expanded POV chapters which was such a nice addition. The callback to chapter 1 of Trial of the Sun Queen was so good. Thank you Netgalley for the ARC!

This book was a great ending, to one of my favorite series of the year. The story was engaging and wrapped up all of the storylines. Nisha never disappoints in her writing. The spice level of this book definitely upped the ante from the rest of the series and I loved what it added to this story!

Thank you NetGalley and Forever for early access to the close of Lor and Nadir's story with an eArc!

A great conclusion from a new classic fantasy series. No spoilers, but fully wraps up storylines for all the main and side characters. Even another that bitch stole my soap reference!

5⭐️2🌶️ let’s just state that anything Nisha writes is five star. I absolutely love this author. Tale of the Heart Queen was an amazing conclusion to the series. It wrapped up everything so nice and neatly in the end. There was so much action and adventure within this story but it flowed so well. I truly was happy with the ending of this series, and will forever love Lor and Nadir’s love story.

Such a wonderful ending to this series! I loved the fast pace and high stakes and such a good wrap up to these characters story!

A satisfying ending for both Lor and the reader. I laughed, cried, and internally screamed in frustration on my way to a promised HEA.

I cannot put into words how much I love this series. I have been so in love with these characters and am sad I have come to the end of their journey. It was a beautiful series with a beautiful ending. The storyline with Tor and Gabriel was amazing and the Aurora King storyline I did not see coming. Such a fantastic series!!!

Tale of the Heart Queen felt like the perfect ending to this amazing series. It picks up right where the last book left off, and by the end I feel like it really wrapped up every plot line really nicely. I’m so sad that this series is over, but I had so much fun reading it and I’m sure it won’t be the last time I read it!

Series Info: The Artefacts of Ouranos starts with Trial of the Sun Queen, and will be a completed series when Tale of the Heart Queen publishes in November of this year! This is an epic fantasy + romance series, and with each book the worldbuilding expands a little more. I would especially recommend it to Throne of Glass fans, not because of any plot similarities, but the more epic fantasy vibes!

Spoiler-free Review: The fourth and final book begins right where the third book left off (thank goodness, that cliffhanger!), and jumps into the action right away.

Overall, this was an amazing conclusion to the series, and I felt like all of my questions were answered, and all of the plot lines were neatly tied up.

While I loved seeing all of the POVs in this one, and found them all interesting and fundamental to telling the story, I missed the vibes of book 1 at times, when most of the book was in Lor’s POV. I felt like there was a lot of humor in that first book, and Lor generally had a solid sense of humor. So while this is not at all a critique, I missed seeing her when we were in a different POV, because she is one of my very favorite characters in fiction.

My one critique of this book is that there were times where the action seemed a little confusing and fuzzy. This could in part be a me problem, but I had a hard time understanding how they were traveling between the courts as quickly as they were. There were also some scenes where Nadir could fly and others where it seemed like he could not, which may have been explained in an earlier book and I just forgot, but it confused me. As much as I wanted to see what happened and am glad these books came out so quickly, it felt like it could have done one more round of developmental edits to get a little more emotional resonance. But since I read the ARC, it may be that there will be enough edits for the final copy to fix these problems, since they were fairly small.

If you haven’t picked these up yet - now is a great time to binge the full series! I would classify them as epic fantasy + romance, with a pretty mid-tier spice level that’s about on par with Sarah J Maas.

I had read the first 3 books in this series and was eager to see how Nisha was going to wrap up our hero’s stories. I absolutely loved it. There was some rough bits that I hope get polished a bit in the editing room. All in all, I think Nisha does an amazing job with world building and creating characters that are complex and interesting. I will be purchasing this book for my library and am excited to see what Nisha does next.

This book doesn't release until November 26, 2024, however, I received this ARC for free via NetGalley. Thank you NetGalley and Forever.

Over I enjoyed this series as a whole and I love all the characters. With that being said, the last book in the series was a let down. I love the resolved ending but alot of the book just dragged on this I didn't care about. About 75% until the end, there were points where I was completely bored. I think they spent too much time in the Underworld going through the "trial". I felt like it was completely necessary. That portion wasn't gripping and had me wanted to skip it to be honest. That time could have been with alone time between Lor and Nadir. I felt like their alone moments were few and far between. They never had time to just stop and breathe. I wish we could have gotten more of those moments. Also, through 3 books plus the first half of this book, the villain was Rion and then all of sudden the "true" villain was Herric. Kind of a letdown. Rion was let off too easily. Boooo.

I think this book could have been tightened up but I did like it nonetheless. I didn't love it as much as the other books in the series but that's how it goes sometimes with the last book in the series. I think I had my expectations too high. :/

There were a lot of twists in this book and I really enjoyed all the character evolutions. The lose ends, connections, and storylines were all tied up. Bummer the series is now over!

I waited to start this because I knew once I started I wouldn't be able to put it down and I was right. I was fully hooked from the begiining! So much so that I took no notes until I was over half way through the book! It is very tense and there was a lot happening. There are multiple storylines and at times it was a bit confusing, however, the POV choices (Lor, Nadir, Gabriel, and the introduction of Rion - both past and present) only add to the overall story!

Spoiler, but not really because we all knew Lor would find a way to bring Nadir back right? Their challenge together has a very Hunger Games-y vibe (in a great way).

I just love how much Lor and Nadir COMMUNICATE in this book. They aren't constantly hiding things from one another. Anytime something major comes up, Lor tells Nadir and they handle it together (except for that one thing…). Plus, their love is just so sweet; they constantly reassure each other and tell the other how much they love each other.

Also, what a happy ending! Everyone we love gets their story wrapped up. There was a lot of tension but I just love how Lor and Nadir stayed on the same team through it all. It wrapped up one of my favorite series very nicely! I’m going to miss Lor and Nadir! (But was that an opening for a Gabriel spin off or…?)

⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
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✨Tale of the Heart Queen✨

What. A. Perfect. Ending to a riveting series. TOTHQ was such a beautiful journey for these characters and events, each finding a fruition worthy of their suffering and deeds.

From book one where we begin with Lor having escaped prison with only vengeance on her mind to book four as she rises up and meets every event with grace and hope brings this conclusion to a riveting end. But Lor never did it alone and we get to see how everything turns out for our found family AND our villains.

I absolutely LOVE that we get to see such character dimension, especially during TOTHQ, where even the villains have depth and we get to see their motivations. All our questions are answered. We have travelled their world. We have met so many characters. Nisha has built a deep, vivid world and community of relationships that ensure you miss them when you’re done.

Tropes you may find in TOTHQ are fated mates, unique bonds, climax of the world, chosen one, burn the world for her MMC, found family, mental health support, meddling gods, multi POVs, established and blooming relationships, high stakes, plot twists, medium-high spice, and an ending that was executed delightfully.

I’m so humbled to have been chosen for an arc via netgalley and Nisha. Thank you for this journey!

This book was everything I could have asked for as a conclusion to this amazing series! It wraps up so many character storylines in a way that stays true to them and the overall plot. It gives us a tiny glimmer or redemption where we thought all was lost. It is beautifully written and the development that these characters have gone through is just perfect. I absolutely loved this book!

Wow. What a trip. 😭 finishing off a series that’s so near and dear is always tough. Tale was fun and witty and exciting at every turn-obsessed with Gabe & his POV. Really satisfied with the ending & all the nods to the past books were such a cool addition. The mini sorta redemption (IYKYK) had me in my feels, and honestly I’m ready for my Tristan spin off okay??