Rule of the Aurora King is the second book in the romantasy series Artefacts of Ouranos, written by Nisha J. Tuli, and which was picked for publishing by Orbit Books; direct sequel to Trial of the Sun Queen, we have a spicier novel that further explores the world of Ouranos and the lore behind the Queendom of Heart and Lor's grandmother, while having a slow burn enemies to lovers romance plot.

Lor is now in the hands of Nadir, who is convinced that she's hiding something; the Aurora Prince is willing to force her to talk. Lor is conscious of the value of the secrets, so she will fight against everything to keep them; and after a long time, they finally team up despite their mutual distrust to search for the mythical item that was shown to Lor by the Sun Mirror.
But that is not the only danger that Lor will have to face, as Atlas is still searching for her; she's determined to not get captured by the fae. Together with that, she's still planning to take down the Aurora King and make him pay for the pain inflicted on her family and her.

As said before, in this case, the story will put a great focus on the relationship between Nadir and Lor; while Lor is determined to not fall for another fae, she cannot avoid slowly developing a crush on him. And the same can be said from Nadir, who is attracted by Lor's strength; a forbidden relationship that will gift us really spicy moments. I have minor gripes with how Tuli portrayed the progress, and personally I didn't like how Nadir insists on calling Lor "Inmate" all the time, even after knowing the truth behind her incarceration.

Pacing was slower than in Trial, taking more time for developing parts of the world that were previously ignored, adding an interesting past-POV that gives us an insight into Lor's grandmother. The Aurora Kingdom is quite different; and the ball scenes are simply incredible.

While it wasn't at the same level as Trial of the Sun Queen, Rule of the Aurora King is a good sequel that expands the world and that puts more spice into the romantasy; setting all for the forthcoming Fate of the Sun King.