As with the other two books in the trilogy, I absolutely adored the writing style and choice of words. It was so immersive and beautiful, especially the parts about nature and how Tasha Suri described it. I found the first half of the book a little lengthy, this probably could’ve been 50 pages or so shorter. Bhumikas chapters were the only ones in which anything really needed to happen to move the story along but nothing happened, so it just trundled along. This last 150 pages were where the action really picked up and I loved that part! The Lotus Empire is a great last book of this trilogy and ties all of the storylines neatly together, but the ending was just… not entirely to my taste. Maybe I need to read this entire trilogy again back to back to really fully appreciate this third part haha

Oh My God. I was so scared to read this book. I was so afraid that it would not hold up and end in a way I hated. Needless to say, neither happened. I am wholly and entirely in love with this series. I deeply love effectively the entire cast. Though the start was a little slow, it felt so right. Seeing how both Priya and Malini fight for control and attempt to honor their roles. And my god the ending. I was fighting tears at work. I love these women so much. The ending was so incredibly bittersweet and gut wrenching. It's exactly what they needed. I can not articulate how much I adore these books. (Also Rao is incredible and deserves the world, my heart hurts for him)