Nura and the Immortal Palace Book Tour & Giveaway

I am beyond thrilled to be taking part in the Nura and the Immortal Palace Book Tour, hosted by TBR And Beyond Tours. Check out my review below!!

Aru Shah and the End of Time meets Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away in this mesmerizing portal fantasy that takes readers into the little-known world of Jinn.

Nura longs for the simple pleasure of many things—to wear a beautiful red dupatta or to bite into a sweet gulab. But with her mom hard at work in a run-down sweatshop and three younger siblings to feed, Nura must spend her days earning money by mica mining. But it’s not just the extra rupees in her pocket Nura is after. Local rumor says there’s buried treasure in the mine, and Nura knows that finding it could change the course of her family’s life forever.

Her plan backfires when the mines collapse and four kids, including her best friend, Faisal, are claimed dead. Nura refuses to believe it and shovels her way through the dirt hoping to find him. Instead, she finds herself at the entrance to a strange world of purple skies and pink seas—a portal to the opulent realm of jinn, inhabited by the trickster creatures from her mother’s cautionary tales. Yet they aren’t nearly as treacherous as her mother made them out to be, because Nura is invited to a luxury jinn hotel, where she’s given everything she could ever imagine and more.

But there’s a dark truth lurking beneath all that glitter and gold, and when Nura crosses the owner’s son and is banished to the working quarters, she realizes she isn’t the only human who’s ended up in the hotel’s clutches. Faisal and the other missing children are there, too, and if Nura can’t find a way to help them all escape, they’ll be bound to work for the hotel forever.

My Review

Wow, wow, wow! A Middle Grade fantasy that all ages will adore. This book is filled with tough subjects that Khan pulls off flawlessly. We follow Nura, a 12 year old girl who would do anything for her family. Her mom works in a sweatshop trying to support Nura and her 3 younger siblings. To help make ends meet Nura works in the mica mines, she’s also dreaming of finding the lost treasure there. When the mines collapse her best friend, Faisal and three other kids are trapped and presumed dead. Nura is determined to dig until she finds them. Instead she finds a whole new world.

The atmospheric setting and world building is out of this world! The Pakistani culture is threaded beautifully with the fantasy elements. Child labor and poverty are driving elements of the story. The importance of education is another strong theme. Faisal is such a warm and friendly side character that adds so much to the story. Nura is the shining star though – she loves her family so much and it shows. There’s just so much packed into this book and doesn’t feel overdone. The writing is beautiful. For a middle grade book the world building was far better than I thought it would be. I really hope that adults and teens will pick this up as well. You’ll be doing a disservice to yourself by overlooking this one!

About The Author

M.T. Khan is a speculative fiction author with a penchant for all things myth, science, and philosophy. She focuses on stories that combine all three, dreaming of evocative worlds and dark possibilities. When she’s not writing, M.T. Khan has her nose deep in physics textbooks or glued to her CAD computer as she majors in Mechanical Engineering. Born in Lahore, Pakistan, she currently resides in Toronto, Canada, with a hyperactive cat and an ever-increasing selection of tea. Her forthcoming debut, NURA AND THE IMMORTAL PALACE, hits shelves on July 5th 2022 from Little, Brown.

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Huge thanks to TBR And Beyond and M.T. Khan for my gifted copy. To grab one for yourself or to learn more click one of the links below!

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Also, be sure to check out what the other hosts are saying ⬇️ !

Tour Schedule

Thank you all for stopping by today, have a wonderful day!