Book: Between Tides & Thunder by Leena Kazak
Reviewed by Michelles_Cosy_Booknook
🚨 Release Date: 31st March 2026 🚨
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (and honestly… make it six)
An arranged marriage meant to secure peace.
A ruthless commander sent in place of the groom.
And a journey that changes everything.
Princess Mayah of Tondrayni is a health wielder destined to marry Prince Faramir of Arbinj — a political match designed to hold a fragile peace between kingdoms. Love was never part of the bargain.
But when her intended doesn’t arrive, and instead she is met by his brother — Prince Zevayr, the infamous Dark Commander — everything shifts.
Their journey to Arbinj is anything but simple.
An ambush leaves them stranded.
Mistrust simmers.
Accusations linger.
And survival means one thing: they must rely on each other.
What follows is a tension-filled trek through danger, injury, rebellion… a connection that might just destroy them both.
And yes… there’s only one bed. 😌
The slow burn in this? Exquisite.
It doesn’t just simmer — it aches. Every glance, every clash of wills, every moment of forced closeness builds something that feels both inevitable and completely forbidden.
But just when you think you know where this story is heading… it pivots.
Hard.
Once they reach Arbinj, the pace sharpens into a whirlwind of twists, betrayals, and revelations that left me genuinely reeling. I thought I had this story figured out — I absolutely did not. It left me feeling breathless and whiplashed (in the best way!).
Leena Kazak delivers a story that balances political intrigue, emotional tension, and addictive character dynamics with a confidence that keeps you hooked from start to finish.
If you love:
Slow burn that hurts so good
Enemies → something more → oh no → OH NO
Forced proximity / survival journeys
Morally grey, brooding commanders
Plot twists that humble you
…then you need this on your radar.
I will be watching Leena Kazak very closely after this, because if this is the standard? I’m all in.
Thank you to Leena Kazak for this advanced copy — all opinions are my own.