I received an eARC of Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan from NetGalley and Harper Voyager Publishing. Immortal is about Liyen, Princess of Tianxia, ascending her place on the throne after her grandfather dies which is held under the thumb of the Immortal ruler Queen of the Golden Desert. Liyen is determined to not let her grandfather’s death be in vain and swears to herself she will free Tianxia under the rule of Queen of the Golden Desert. When she is summoned to make her pledge to the Immortal Queen, she forms an unexpected alliance with The God of War to help free her people of Tianxia from Immortal rule. 

I love Sue Lynn Tan’s Celestial Kingdom books and was ecstatic when Sue Lynn Tan announced a standalone in the Celestial Kingdom universe about The God of War and a mortal enemies to lovers story. The characters, the worlding building, the plot being laid out but then expanded and turned as the story progressed was just incredible storytelling. Liyen was intelligent, empathic, vulnerable, and noble. The God of War’s entrance scene immediately had me swooning and falling faster for him than cautious Liyen. One of the secondary characters, Chengyin, was absolutely adorable and it is always refreshing to have platonic relationships between male and female characters. I felt like this book kept me on my toes with the direction the story was going, and I mean that in the best way. The writing flowed with the plot turns Sue Lynn Tan was taking.

When I received the email from NetGalley saying I received an eARC I couldn’t be how fortunate I was because, like I stated above, I absolutely love these Celestial Kingdom books and I’ll keep following Sue Lynn Tan wherever her writing journey takes her. 5/5 stars and thank you NetGalley and Harper Voyager for this amazing book.