Daniel Andrlik reviewed The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri (The Burning Kingdom, #2)
I am equally delighted and upset.
5 stars
I need book three like NOW. So good.
Paperback, 460 pages
Spanish language
Published by Gigamesh.
Malini está decidida a reclamar el trono que la profecía del dios sin nombre le ha ofrecido. Pero incluso con la fuerza de la ira en su corazón y un ejército de hombres leales a su lado, derrocar a su hermano será una lucha brutal y sangrienta. A pesar de que aún no comprende la magnitud de su poder, las aguas inmortales fluyen a través de la sangre de Priya, sacerdotisa nacida tres veces y mayor del templo de Ahiranya. Su sueño es ver al país libre del gobierno venenoso de Parijatdvipa y de la podredumbre, una enfermedad que se extiende lentamente entre todos los seres vivos. Malini y Priya han elegido caminos separados. Pero sus almas siguen tan entrelazadas como sus destinos y pronto se darán cuenta de que unirse es la única forma de salvar al reino de aquellos que preferirían verlo arder.
I need book three like NOW. So good.
Exceptional follow-up to what was a hard act to follow. It is 1am and I haven't been able to wrench myself from this book. I loved how Suri once again managed to weave the small and the great, the personal and the political, the tender and the grueling. She has a keen eye for the smallest inflections of the soul, and how they show in the body. Now I can't wait for the third book. The suspense is harrowing, in the best possible way. Thank you, Ms. Suri!
Second book in the Burning Kingdom series. So much amazing. This series is an absolute favorite, full of magic. Read it!
I generally have trouble keeping track of names, and the dizzying array of point-of-view characters made it too difficult to continue, especially in combination with the slow pacing. It makes it feel like too many people are talking and nothing is happening. Even the very brief battle wasn't enough to help. I tried to read it for two months but it started feeling like a chore so I stopped.