The Jasad Heir

By: Sara Hashem

Narrated by: Rasha Zamamiri, Peter Ganim

"A remarkable, razor-sharp debut that cuts straight to the heart."―Chelsea Abdullah, author of The Stardust Thief

A fugitive queen strikes a bargain with her greatest enemy that could resurrect her scorched kingdom or leave it in ashes forever in this unmissable Egyptian-inspired epic fantasy debut.

Ten years ago, the kingdom of Jasad burned. Its magic was outlawed. Its royal family murdered. At least, that’s what Sylvia wants people to believe. The Heir of Jasad escaped the massacre, and she intends to stay hidden, especially from the armies of Nizahl that continue to hunt her people.

But a moment of anger changes everything. When Arin, the Nizahl Heir, tracks a group of Jasadi rebels to her village, Sylvia accidentally reveals her magic—and captures his attention. Now Sylvia’s forced to make a deal with her greatest enemy: Help him hunt the rebels in exchange for her life.

A deadly game begins. Sylvia can’t let Arin discover her identity, even as hatred shifts into something more between the Heirs. And as the tides change around her, Sylvia will have to choose between the life she wants and the one she abandoned.

The scorched kingdom is rising, and it needs a queen.

Praise for The Jasad Heir:

"Will have you turning pages in a frenzy." ―Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun

"The type of mythological and romantic tale you would bargain your last breath for... A book that coils you into its serpentine grasp." ―Observer

The Scorched Throne
The Jasad Heir

©2023 Sara Hashem (P)2023 Orbit

Great First Installment

The Jasad Heir is a solid debut novel and first installment of a series. Though it has a slow start with too much info dumping, once the story gets going and the characters are firmly introduced, the book is engaging.

The protagonist, Sylvia, is a morally grey heroine with a tragic past filled with loss and abuse. Having lost her family and status as a princess during a war, she lives as a commoner, hiding her identity as well as her restrained magic. I really loved the complexity of Sylvia's character and following her through each difficult choice and harsh revelation from her past. She felt very real.

While I'm not usually a fan of enemies to lovers romances, the dynamic between Sylvia and Arin is the best example I've seen of the trope. They are natural enemies as he is the son of the man who overthrew her family and the way their relationship progresses is authentic.

I'm really looking forward to the next installment of this series.

Loved it!

I loved this book but at times it was a little hard to follow at times! But excited for the next book to come out!

I was completely immersed.

Oh no... it's over... and I need more! Right now please! Ugh, now to begin a painful wait... but it will be so worth it. A+ for every single thing about this book. Wow.

awesome

This book is a new favorite. It was fast paced, and I couldn't stop reading.

Fantastic Audio

I sat on writing this review for a few weeks, because I needed to process. I knew I liked the book but there were some things I found lacking.

HOWEVER…I’ve found myself thinking about The Jasad Heir every few days. Something will remind me of it, or a part of a scene will pop into my mind. To me, that’s the sign of a great book.

The audio for this book is FANTASTIC. This narrator truly embodied the MC. I didn’t LOVE the male narrator but he only has maybe 3-4 scenes, so that was acceptable. And he didn’t do anything wrong, I just didn’t envision Arin’s voice sounding that way.

Overall, listen to/read this book!!

soooooo good!

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The story starts off a bit slow.
its enemies to lovers. forced proximity. slow burn. very little spice.
the narrators were fantastic.
the character and world building feels very epic.
Warning it does end on a cliffhanger
I can't wait for book 2.

Absolutely fantastic listen!!!!

This book is so beautifully written. The narrator did an incredible job, huge props to her! Definitely worth the credit, can’t wait for book 2

This Is The Start Of Something Great

1. Epic world and character building
2. Interesting plot
3. Phenomenal Voice Actress....as in she MADE the book come to life

Excellent Narrator

I loved the story and I felt that the main narrator was perfect for this reading. She was excellent.

Transported to anew world of magic

the book has so many new elements that made me think of middle east cultures, described so many injustices through it, and the narrative and the heroine that emerged due to been in the wrong place at the wrong time, and the relation that grew to love, the innocent and soft description of the glances and touches are well written, made me think on how fun is to fall in love again. like it! and recommended.