I am absolutely speechless. This was one of the best book I have read in last few months. I am so ready to start the next book. The story , the plat the characters, everything so just so, so good.

Zarya has always known she was dangerous. Raised from childhood as a prisoner, she’s been trained to fight, but forbidden from using her magic. It’s a dangerous secret, though no one will explain why.

Her guardian, Row, has always set a border with powerful runes to keep her in and the demons out. But waking one morning, she finds Row missing and the boundaries of her confinement gone. She is free. But where can she go? How will she find the answers to all her questions? And who can she trust?

Escaping to the dazzling city of Dharati, Zarya discovers a new world of enchantment and intrigue. With the help of seductive, blood-drinking rakshasa and magic-weaving Aazheri sorcerers, she searches for answers.

But the city is under siege. Every night, dark creatures attack. And since Zarya’s arrival they are growing stronger. To protect her new home, Zarya joins the fight.

She knows she mustn’t get distracted. She’s only here to discover the truth. But since she arrived the demons have been growing bolder… Almost as if they're drawn to her presence.

As she battles on the walls and hunts through libraries for clues about her gifts, Zahara’s dreams are haunted by a mysterious stranger. Powerful, arrogant and handsome, Rabin sees through her secrets and ignites a desire she can’t resist. But can she trust him?

Zarya unearths the mysteries of her captivity, and learns of an evil ancient magic that threatens to destroy everything. Soon, she faces an impossible choice: unleash her own magic and save Dharati and her home, or surrender to the darkness that has been waiting for her for centuries.

This book drew heavily on Indian mythology, and I found myself looking up terms to draw connections to the culture and guess the author’s foreshadowing.

There were also a number of unique characters I loved right from the start. I was immediately drawn to Vikram and Yasen. Vikram was flirtatious and so helpful I was sure he’d end up Zarya’s love interest. Yasen was grumpy and short with her, but a ferocious fighter who ended up being as close as a sibling.

Heart of Night and Fire, Book One in the Nightfire quartet, is a strong beginning to a series that promises to captivate fantasy readers. I’m looking forward to her next offering.

I will preface this by saying I havent been in a huge fantasy reading mood lately. Zarya, our protagonist, is living in a gilded prison yet yearning for the truth about her magic and her place in the world. Her escape to the city of Dharati is a soul-searching quest that is beautifully wrought and vividly narrated. One cannot help but marvel at the intricate world-building that Tuli has achieved, inspired by Indian mythology that adds a unique and rich flavor to the tale. For anyone craving a story that combines rich world-building, dynamic characters, and a plot that twists and turns in the most unexpected ways, this book is a must-read. I eagerly await the next installment.

Thank you Netgalley for this eARC!

This book was super enjoyable! The plot pulled me in right away and I was immediately curious about the magic our main character (Zarya) needed to keep secret. She was confined with her guardian and his apprentice beyond the blight consuming their home city.
Because Zarya was so sheltered, she doesn't know much about the city she journeys to, or current events, so we get to learn these things with her. I appreciate this approach, as it feels more organic than a big exposition dump.
Heart of Night and Fire had a great mix of world building, found family, and enemies to lovers vibes. I enjoyed this book so much that I bought a copy for myself at Apollycon so I could meet the author and have her sign it!

Loved this book.
It sat unread in my kindle library and when I started it I was so annoyed that I hadn’t picked it up earlier.
The balance between fantasy and romance was amazing. The story telling incredible.
Such a fun read, I couldn’t put it down! I read it in one sitting because of didn’t want to leave the world that had been created.

This one expired before I got the opportunity to finish it :( I am definitely going to take the time to buy or borrow this book as it seemed every intriguing!

I thought the premise of this book was quite intriguing. I love South Asian fantasy books that mix in mythology, however, I don't think I was the correct audience for this book. Being a 20-something-year-old, I think this book is catered more to a younger audience. Don't get me wrong, it was still a fun read, however, I found that the fantasy world could have used more building. I find that in many fantasy books, the first book flushes out the world-building details as a stepping stone for the next books, but I was missing details in this one. Additionally, I found the MC to be annoying and immature and the romance felt a bit forced. It's difficult for me to truly enjoy a book thoroughly if I cannot relate or empathize with the characters. I would still recommend this book to readers in their teens who might enjoy it more than I did.

This story was amazing. I could not put this down. I don’t want to leave this world. The story was captivating, the characters were well developed and the world building was spot on.

Beautiful lore, fantastic writing, wonderful world building! I recommend to everyone who liked the Trials series!

I really enjoyed this beautiful story of Zaria. She is lonely, fierce, enraged and tired of being told what to do. Nisha creates an immersive world with a hodgepodge of Indian fashion, culture and names, mixed with fantasy and magic. And it works so well. I am intrigued by Zaria's family history and the potential romance with a certain character...

I am hopeful book 2 explores the vampiric aspects of Vikram and Yasan's "species".

Initially, the plot drew me in and i was excited to read a book with indian/south-east inspired mythology. however, the story itself did not hold up for me.

zarya was kind of annoying. she is supposed to be 20/21, but thinks like a teen a lot of times, for example how she likes to be kissed. but i could have excused that with her upbringing, if she acted more like someone that one knew 2 people her entire life. if would have loved if she was socially awkward and didn't know how to hold a conversation, instead she was naturally flirty. also, she says she wasn't allowed to know anyone else, but then she was able to get laid by a fisher boy. hm. very contradicting in my eyes. she also falls for the first man that she sees and then for one she barely knows. unfortunately, she has chemistry with neither of them, but with her new bestie, who is gay. on top of that, she wanted to find out who her parents are, but after the first clue, this subplot gets abandoned for 200 pages.

the plot itself was a mess and the progress didn't feel natural to me. zarya isn't the driving force and instead just kind of tags along all the time. the first half of the book is packed with too many people and too much information that i forgot a decent amount already. the demons also didn't feel like a threat because after that big fight halfway through, so much non-demon stuff is happening that i low-key forgot about them too. and then the climax happened way to quickly and a dragon appeared? also, two people entered the scene and all the other characters reacted chill?

the mythology was cool and new and aarav and yasen grew on me. i was rooting for yasen to me the slow-burn love interest and even after he turns out to be gay i was like, okay nice, maybe he turns out to be bi/pan and this will be his character development along the series, but nope. his outing was also forced and i noticed that it happened the same way in trial of the sun queen too: we learn about them being gay by them making out in public and with a hand in someone else's pants. these implications sit not right with me, but at least we get one gay character, amirite?
with yasen out of the love-triangle picture, i won't continue this series.

A good strong fantasy.
I always get a little worried with fantasy books. I can be super picky. And I have the attention span of a gnat on a good day haha.
But this book pulled me in so fully that I was willing to lose sleep to attenpt to finish in that precious time between work and "adult responsibilities".

I loved the world Nisha built, and was so impressed by the quickness of her world building and pulling me into the story.

Her characters were unique and original, and had all the best qualities a fantasy romance need could appreciate haha.

I give HEART OF NIGHT AND FIRE 5 stars

Every book I have picked up by this author is amazing! No regrets picking this one up. Simply wonderful.

I am giving this one four stars. I didn’t get to it in time to give a full review and I apologize for that

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for my copy of this arc!

This book done everything it needed to, it wasn’t a 5 star book but I did enjoy it as a whole. It brought in mythology and I felt as though I could find myself thinking of the book throughout the day when I wasn’t reading!

This was a great fantasy romance novel. Steeped in Southeast Asian culture and mythology, it's an interesting tale full of twists and turns. It's an interesting story of friendship, family, and love. It includes an array of characters that you easily grow fond of.

DNF at 52 percent. I am not sure if I was just not in the mood for this but I could not get into this book. I restarted it twice but kept founding myself losing interest and focus. I might pick this up at a later time to try it again.

Pretty cute fantasy book! I didn't feel like the world was super detailed and the protagonist is pretty immature and inexperienced (which makes sense since she was basically in captivity for years). Didn't love the love interest and didn't feel their chemistry but I also think that this was potentially on purpose as the first book felt pretty introductory and setting the scene for the next one.

As a reader who decided to dip her toes into the fantasy world, this novel was not overwhelming to the point it wasn’t enjoyable. I loved the story, loved the world building and I’m excited for the rest of this series.

I absolutely love this story! I had no idea what I was walking into, but I devoured it! I can't wait to see where the story goes from here!

I'm not going to try butcher any names here because I listened to this, but I really enjoyed the FMC being such a resilient character! She never gave up trying to learn the truth of why she was different.