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immortal is a standalone book within the same universe as her celestial kingdom series (daughter of the moon goddess). in immortal, liyen is the mortal heir to tianxia but has been poisoned and has been slowly weakening, never knowing how much time she has left. when tianxia is attacked her dying grandfather discloses that he has found a cure, the divine pearl lotus he forces her to take it rather than surrender it to their immortal queen. liyen quickly ascends her grandfathers throne as the ruler of tianxia, vowing to end the mortal obligation to the immortals and as the new mortal ruler, she is asked to pledge her loyalty to the immortal queen. she takes advantage of her time in the immortal realm, attempting to uncover secrets and create alliances that could help her free her people. during this time she discovers that she may have to make an alliance with the man with a nasty reputation, who she should fear the most: the god of war.

i have to say at this point, i would read sue lynn tan’s grocery list. every single time i read any of her work, i am absolutely entranced in her world building, characters and character development. every. single. time. immortal is no different. some of the plot twists absolutely shook me to my core.

linyens character arc is beautifully written as a headstrong, caring woman who is willing to sacrifice herself for those she loves. zhangwei as the god of war is incredibly misunderstood as a blood thirsty immortal with no heart but as the story continues, we learn that that is not the case. the banter between these two (and honestly all the characters) is literally *chefs kiss*

the only thing that brought the review down for this book was the pacing. it just felt a little off for me? i think she was going for emphasizing those small, intimate moments but sometimes those moments just felt 𝒕𝒐𝒐 slow in between the fast pacing a majority of the book had outside of the slow start of the first few chapters.

thank you avon, harper voyager and netgalley for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review. 🫢🏻