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Very entertaining

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 14, 2020

It is a mesmerizing world that hooked me, where the strongest of the strong is actually fragile. Sometimes I wished to see the action moving to next step faster, too descriptive of characters feelings.

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Asra Azam

Boring characters

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 4, 2022

The world is beautiful and the inclusion of culture is so well done.

However, the characters are very bland. People say Mehr is a strong female lead but I don’t see it at all. It’s good for those that like romance but I think it’s not for me.

Amun is also fairy bland as well. He’s a tragic back story trope of the gentle giant and he’s not all that fleshed out.

I feel like that author kind of wrote this as a self insert for herself.

If you enjoy slow romance you’ll like it! But if you picked it up for awesome characters and an adventure you like I did, you probably wont enjoy it.

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Elly

Very entertaining

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 14, 2020

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 17, 2018

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I liked this book. The story is as rich and beautiful as the cover. It was a refreshing & engrossing tale that held my interest all the way through.

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Beautiful Love Story

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 19, 2019

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Not what I was expecting after finding it through author Melissa Caruso (the Tethered Mage), but SO BEAUTIFUL. I loved it, can't wait for Tasha's next book based in the same world after the events of EoS. I want to see more books like this written by women like Tasha!

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Great read

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 30, 2018

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I really enjoyed this book. Was a lovely read front to finish and I’m so excited by the plot of the sequel!!

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Fraser Simons

A bit slow but worth it

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 3, 2019

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Took a bit to get going but I really enjoyed it

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Asra Azam

Boring characters

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 4, 2022

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A Beautiful Romance

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 15, 2021

This book wasn’t what I expected, and I was grateful for that! I thought it would be a high fantasy adventure with a powerful female lead. What I did not expect was a powerful romance and an unconventional hero.

Mehr is not what I expected her to be. Aside from the magic in her blood, she’s a woman born into privilege looking for a place to belong. But the strength of her heart and her hope make her a strong person and someone I continued to root for. She is confronted with hardship and does her best to protect not only herself, but the man she finds herself bound to.

Amun is such a tragic character who only wants to be loved. He is loyal and devoted in that way only romantasy heroes can be. I absolutely adore him and his bond with Mehr truly made the book as powerful as it was.

It can be argued that this book is slow on plot and pacing. I wouldn’t necessarily disagree. But, this is also a romance novel focused on two people learning to heal and hope together. That is just as impactful as any epic siege or action scene.

The world is unique and fresh. I loved the lore of the daiva and the Gods and wished to have seen more of them. That said, Suri’s writing is so strong and her themes so clear it was easy to be swept away by Mehr and Amun’s story.

This is a truly beautiful book and a gem in the romantasy genre. It’s perfect for anyone who wants a classic, fantasy romance with two characters overcoming hardship and strife, learning to be partners together.

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Kristi Weisgerber

A Fantastic New Voice In Fantasy Fiction

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 30, 2019

2018 has been an amazing year for POC women authors with so many fantastic books coming out. Tasha Suri’s Empire Of Sand is no exception. I’ve been following people on Twitter who follow Tasha, and have been watching the hype for Empire Of Sand build. It was because of that hype that I decided to order the book, and am so glad that I did.

Mehr is the illegitimate daughter of an imperial governor, daughter of an Amrithi woman. The Amrithi are desert people, nomads descended from the daiva, who hold magic in their blood. Raised as a noblewoman, Mehr is unprepared when her power comes to the attention of the Maha and his mystics. She will need to use every ounce of wit and will she possesses to escape the cruel clutches of a madman.

This is a beautifully written story of inner strength, faith and, above all, hope. I was completely enchanted and swept away with the story as Tasha wove her magic with words. It is a wonderful story set in a world rich in magic and myth. A must-read for all fantasy fans.

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Angus

Incredibly easy to recommend.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 12, 2019

A really enjoyable read that has deep, well thought out characters that are put into incredibly tough situations, and don't get to escape them by fighting their way out of it. Found the chemistry between the main characters to be very rich, and believable, and the use of magic went beyond the normal archetypes of most fantasy books. The way it is used in the book feels well thought out, and there is a real sense of consequence for not only the people that are using it, but for the world that is being altered by it as well. Very easy to recommend it to anyone that is looking for something that is different from the average fantasy adventure, and can't wait to see where the story goes from here.

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Sue Bibeault

Lush Read

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 28, 2019

This book was getting a lot of chatter in my romance circles and that's pretty much what it is, a fantasy with romantic overtones.

I enjoyed my read. It was a slow read. The author writes beautifully; it's the type of book/writing that you want to linger over. I didn't really find an urgency to the plot, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

I liked the character of Mehr and I liked the character of Amun. I enjoyed how their relationship grew and how they grew together and on their own. Amun, the hero, is not your big warrior type, yeah, he's big and fit and strong, but it's his personality that is different. He's gentle and patient and quietly heroic.

This isn't a romance novel, but the relationship between Mehr and Amun takes up a large part of the plot because of their special powers. Talk about a slow burn, though. I don't mind that at all, but some might find it tedious.

Anyway, I enjoyed my read and will read the next in the series. This book pretty much wraps things up for these characters but there's more to tell about this world. Should be good. :)

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