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Court of Lions

by Somaiya Daud

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·Mirage #2

Why Read This?

You'll experience a satisfying conclusion to a duology with rich world-building and emotional character arcs that highlight resilience and love against oppression.

Synopsis

Two identical girls, one a princess, the other a rebel. Who will rule the empire? After being swept up into the brutal Vathek court, Amani, the ordinary girl forced to serve as the half-Vathek princess's body double, has been forced into complete isolation. The cruel but complex princess, Maram, with whom Amani had cultivated a tenuous friendship, discovered Amani's connection to the rebellion and has forced her into silence, and if Amani crosses Maram once more, her identity - and her betrayal - will be revealed to everyone in the court. Amani is desperate to continue helping the rebellion, to fight for her people's freedom. But she must make a devastating decision: will she step aside, and watch her people suffer, or continue to aid them, and put herself and her family in mortal danger? And whatever she chooses, can she bear to remain separated, forever, from Maram's fiancé, Idris?

At a Glance

3.90 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

hidden identitysecret relationshipblood feud romance

Mood

mysteriousemotionaladventuroussecretiveatmospheric

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.90 ★

Page Count

336 pages

Published

2020

Primary Genre

Young Adult

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Rasha Zamamiri

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: reluctant chosen one sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

none

deathtraumaviolencecaptivitygriefoppressionwar

World & Setting

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Reading Context

character growth sign in to unlock

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