Heart of the Sun Warrior: A Riveting Tale of Love, Sacrifice and Unyielding Valor, inspired by Mythology―The Sequel to Daughter of the Moon Goddess, Part of the Celestial Kingdom Duology

Savannah

FAVORITE FANTASY SERIES

"How do I find the words to convey the beauty and magnificence of this series? This series completely touched my heart and fully surprised me. I haven't read anything like it before! The pacing is fast and tense, the characters have incredible growth throughout, and the writing is perfection in every way. Heart of the Sun Warrior did not disappoint. It is a worthy sequel to Daughter of the Moon Goddess, taking the story to new heights. There are greater consequences and plot twists that create lots of tension. The love triangle is so expertly explored in this book as well; I didn't know which way I was leaning for most of the book. But I think my favorite part was the character growth. Each character had their own things to learn: forgiveness, strength, respect, bravery, overcoming grief, unconditional love. I marked so many passages of life lessons to learn from this book. Without a doubt, this is my favorite fantasy series and one I will return to again. PLEASE read this series! Especially if you love Chinese folklore, dragons, hidden identity, well-done love triangles, enchantments, strong family bonds, monster battles, and exquisite writing. Writing Aesthetic/Style: 5 Plot/Movement: 5 Character Development: 5 Overall: 5 Thank you, Harper Voyager and NetGalley, for the ARC. Trigger/Content Warnings: violence, death, kidnapping, kisses ["

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November 19, 2022 Verified Purchase

Kindle Customer

Liked the adventure. Would recommend but the love story needed more development.

"I enjoyed this novel! It had adventure, love, and heartbreak. The love story was my struggle. Why do more of these types of novels have that 3-way Iove story where the heroine is genuinely in love with 2 men that seem to love her equally, sacrificing all for her, going against, their familes for her, then to be set aside because the other one did that 1 other thing that sets them apart? Meanwhile, the person who first showed the love is left alone to pine for them? In my mind, true love stories only have one Hero, which turned out to be the one I ultimately rooted for, but the heroine was in my mind never portrayed as resolved to him alone. There was always this love triangle where she was portrayed as loving them equally when the reader could see that there was only 1 person who, throughout was always there for her, even in his tortured way. Why did we have to wait till the end of the novel to catch a glimpse of it? When could have been realized sooner? Where the Hero and the readers could have a longer opportunity to enjoy it. ["

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March 22, 2025 Verified Purchase

Braidy Ross

Perfect sequel.

"This book is stunning, inside and out. Perfect sequel to The Daughter of the Moon Goddess. Packed with adventure and my favorite characters along with some new ones. I had no idea where we were going with the love triangle and was pleasantly surprised at the end. Another new favorite book of mine. Love this world and big fan of Sue Lynn Tan. ["

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February 23, 2026 Verified Purchase

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A Page Turner

"Full of action, intrigue, discovery, a little romance, unique twists & turns in multiple fantasy worlds, good character development with insight & EQ & very relatable human introspections by the main character. ["

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April 25, 2026 Verified Purchase

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Just... sad.

"I was eager to read this book after finishing the Daughter of the Moon Goddess, and the story was gripping enough that I read through it quickly, but the conclusion left me feeling sad and empty. Pseudo spoilers ahead... The protagonist is put though so much unnecessary pain, and in the end she abandons her first love, who pretty much always respected and stood by her, for one who literally stripped her of her magic and imprisoned her? I get the whole you can't control who you love and sometimes you need to give people second chances thing, but it just felt so wrong. ["

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January 7, 2024 Verified Purchase