“The Snows of Nissa” by Isabella Khalidi

The Snows of Nissa

Isabella Khalidi
Independently published (2023)
ISBN: 979-8388761699
Reviewed by Ephantus M for Reader Views (05/2023)

“The Snows of Nissa” is book one of Isabella Khalidi’s Forgotten Kingdom Chronicles series. It features the protagonist, Duna’s lone adventure in the woods, where she hopes to seize some game meat fast before her grandmother notices her absence. However, she’s attracted to an increasingly vociferous crying out that is coming from the direction of her home, the Kingdom of Tyros. Just as she emerges from the forest, she is met by the striking view of burning houses, with multitudes sprinting haphazardly in all directions. Her grandmother’s life is at risk and Duna can’t visualize losing her to the fire, being the only one left of her family.

Years later after fleeing home, Duna joins the army where she impressively and skillfully combats diverse male warriors, an achievement that brings her into the presence of the most handsome man she has ever set her eyes on, General Cathal. She becomes intensely attracted to him, owing to his firm physique, agility, and grit, in addition to an occasional fondness for her magnificence, skill, and persona. Cathal is equally experiencing a tornado of emotions for the warrior queen, Duna. He knows very well that if not controlled fast, these feelings will overtake his loyalty to Princess Leila, whom he has known for a longer time and is planning to marry.

This text brims with dreadful twists, and cliffhanging adventures, among other contradictions and susceptible incidents among its characters. Themes of dilemma and disarray will grab the readers’ attention throughout the read. In this book, reason is stretched, and emotions are charged at the helm of a rescue task. The ending is unanticipated, and readers will desire to check out the second volume of the Forgotten Kingdom Chronicles series, for answers to the many questions that have been left unanswered.

This five-star rated novel, “The Snows of Nissa” by Isabella Khalidi, owes its conquest to the gripping tension, imagery depictions, and well-hewn characters. It is indeed an award-earning adult dark fantasy that will keep its readers deeply invested emotionally and craving more.