The Jasad Crown is the perfect sequel to the Jasad Heir. Everything about it is more. More tension, more worldbuilding, more history, more pain. The growth of our characters- perfection. The TENSION- perfection. This duology is how you do enemies to lovers.

The twists and turns kept me enthralled for the entire story. And then ending: perfection.

I can’t say more without fear of spoilers but I will be buying this for my home library because I will revisit these characters and this world.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC. And thank you to Sara Hashem for this masterpiece.

I SCREAMED when I saw that this was allowed for me to review. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

I NEED this author. This entire SERIES to receive more HYPE BECASUE COME ONNNN?

The two characters (both the FMC and the MMC) should be allowed to summarize in more Romantasy books. Hashem has the ability to make us see how these two idiots are the same coin; just different sides.

Book 1 left me DYING. So having there story continue right after the "betrayal" was icing on the cake.

I loved the EPILOGUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ugh there's so much to say, but the YEARNING????????????? THE WANT????????????? THE DESIRE???????????????????

Need my physical copy so I can reread again. Will upload another review with quotes when I have my purchased physical copy.

Please read. You will not be disappointed.

I looked up "true enemies to lovers" in the dictionary, and the definition brought me to this book.

This is everything I want from a slow burn romance. Tension, incredible wit and banter, yearning!!

I'm always afraid the second book in a duology won't be nearly as good as the first, but that is not the case for The Jasad Crown. This reads like the author never took a break in between writing each book, and the story benefits greatly from it.

We're given the same vibes, the same intentions, the same intensity from book one, and I am here for it!

What kept me blushing and kicking my feet was, despite the MCs being actual enemies, they continued to think about each other. There was never a moment where the other wasn't in the back of their thoughts and concerns.

Absolutely recommend this duology to all of my fantasy loving friends. Arin is swoon-worthy, and Essiya is the badass FMC we all love and adore.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an arc in exchange for a review

What an incredible book, everyone needs to read this series. After a few hours, I’m finally ready to speak on this wonder of a book. Sara Hashem, where have you been my whole life! Thank you to my bestie for recommending me this series and gifting me the first book, without you I would not know what a wonderful fantasy this would be.

The way jasad heir was incorporated into this book made me feel more connected to the characters and what was going on, I love the feeling of being in the know. Some fantasies can be hard to understand and have too many aspects and politics, but this book didn’t do that.

All of the characters are so quirky and lovable, and I have so many that I fell in love with the more I got to know them. The povs are also done well in this book, being just the right length and giving just the right amount of information to keep you on the edge of your seat and turning the page.

This book gives just the right amount of angst and steam, not very many romance scenes to begin with. But any of the sort were perfect.

All of the war and politics and happenings in this book make me want to read it over and over again. It is so easy to understand and follow.

By far one of the best fantasy books I have read and is beyond 5 stars. And I will scream to the hills for people to get to know Arin and the Jasad Heir and everything in between.

Twists, Tension, and the Reluctant Rise of a Queen in The Jasad Crown

*The Jasad Crown* is a masterclass in unpredictable storytelling. Just when you think you have a handle on where the plot is going, it flips the narrative on its head—and then does it again. This sequel is packed with political intrigue, magic with a price, and a heroine who finally decides surviving isn’t enough.

Sylvia’s journey from fugitive to would-be ruler is both thrilling and emotionally complex. Held captive by the Urabi, she’s caught between proving herself as the Jasad Heir and hiding the dangerous unraveling of her own magic. The stakes feel genuinely high—not just for the fate of nations, but for Sylvia’s sanity and soul. Every choice she makes comes with a cost, and the book doesn’t let her off easy.

Arin’s arc balances Sylvia’s beautifully. Torn between his loyalty to a crumbling kingdom and the truth he’s uncovering, his desperation to find Sylvia is palpable. That said, readers craving more romantic angst may find themselves wishing for deeper emotional payoff between the two. The chemistry is there—undeniable, simmering—but their connection is often sidelined in favor of the larger political plot. A little more vulnerability, a little more collision between their loyalties and longing, could have pushed their relationship from compelling to unforgettable.

Still, what *The Jasad Crown* might hold back in romantic heat, it more than makes up for in narrative fire. This is a story where the stakes escalate with every chapter, where allegiances shift like sand, and where no one—not even Sylvia herself—is safe from betrayal. The final act is bold, bloody, and jaw-dropping, setting the stage for a finale that promises nothing short of a reckoning.

With relentless twists, sharp prose, and a heroine ready to claim her legacy, *The Jasad Crown* is a standout in the fantasy landscape.

I adore this series

Salty + Sweet + oh, so dark.
Move over, Abercrombie, Kristoff, & Muir- there is a new dark fantasy author that needs to be recognized.

Seriously, the last 40% of this makes this an easy recommendation to my fantasy friends.

Sara Hashem crushed this. Characters and my heart. 😅

I am unwell (for all the right reasons… mostly).

I went into this series for the fantasy/mythology combo but left with some of the most romantic enemies-to-lovers ish I’ve read in awhile.

I’m not the only one that feels this way! It was an amazing buddy read with @mythslleniouslibrary 🥰🥰🥰 I’m so grateful we could go through the emotions together.

TY, Netgalley & @orbitbooks_us for this ARC. I can’t wait to see what’s next for Hashem.

WOW!!! Now this is how you do enemies to lovers and duologies. I had an incredible time with this and am so sad that my time with these CHAOTIC characters is over. 🥲

The story starts off a few months after the events of The Jasad Heir. I don’t want to go too much into detail about that ending and this plot as it will reveal a lot of spoilers, but all I’ll say for now is that Hashem let Arin and Sylvia become even more chaotic and feral than the first book and I was all for it. 😈

The way that the story went and how cutthroat Arin and Sylvia were with each other made me feel like this was a perfect candidate for dark fantasy. I think people that go into this expecting a happy cute “enemies to lovers” will be in for a HUGE surprise because my god was the last 40% BRUTAL, but man did I have a fantastic time. 😵

Again, I don’t know what else to say about this book without spoiling it other than go read The Jasad Heir NOW if you love actual enemies to lovers who fling insults and punches like love notes at each other and love dark fantasies. If you are anything like @lookmairead and I, you’ll be devouring this story and desperate for more. 🥹

Thank you to the best people ever at Orbit Books and NetGalley for accepting my request this sequel in exchange for an honest review, and thank you to the author, Hashem, for writing such a spectacular feral and chaotic couple.

Publication date: July 15!!

Overall: 5/5 ⭐️

So this book fell apart for me within the first 30%
We just lost a lot of magic that made our FMC so compelling (her rage feels muffled, and she feels listless)
Our MMC was still the boss I wanted to know more about, but I just couldn't find myself skimming through the FMC enough to care or root for them.

Overall, I felt a bit lost and ultimately disappointed.

Due to the negative nature of this review, I will be withholding posting it to social.

What an absolutely stunning conclusion. This duology is done so well. The first book as great but this was perfect. The banter, the tension the world-building was absolutely amazing. My heart was in the floor on the floor for the whole second half of the book. I don't know how to recover from this book, and I don't know if I want to.

The Jasad Heir was one of my favorite reads of 2024. So much so that when I finished it I immediately googled when the sequel would be released. As they say, good things come to those who wait. The Jasad Crown is a worthy sequel full of humor, heart, and romantic tension. It picks up where Heir left off with Sylvia learning to trust the Urabi and step into her power. The first half of the novel was a little slow at times but would pick up with appearances from Arin. But once the midpoint twist kicked in it became a fun and fast ride. I couldn't put it down! I can't recommend this duology enough and am a fan of Ms. Hashem for life.

infinity ⭐️

writing this in a post-book haze so bear with me but THE JASAD CROWN?? i am unwell. sara hashem did not come to play—she came to crush souls, raise stakes, and deliver a duology that deserves a standing ovation.

romance??? STUNNING. we’re not talking insta-love or conveniently-timed kisses. we’re talking real, slow burn, hard-won yearning that actually pays off in book two. i was smiling. i was kicking my feet. i was biting my knuckles like an old-timey cartoon character.

and the FOUND FAMILY??? i would walk into battle for every one of them. i love them like they're real people. i want to knit them matching sweaters and make them hot chocolate and tell them they’re doing great.

ALSO—extra POVs?? YES PLEASE. loved seeing the broader emotional landscape. it made everything feel richer, deeper, and more devastating in the best possible way.

duologies don’t get enough credit but THIS?? this is how you close out a series. it had heart, it had heat, it had high stakes and healing. we love to see it.

the epilogue? i’m crying. i’m smiling. i’m rereading it immediately.

I will never be the same after reading this book.

Sara has created a world where love and magic fall together like puzzle prices. I laughed, cried and screamed my way through this book and wouldn’t change a single thing. The characters pull you in and hold you in their arms as they tell you their story.

Thank you so much Sara for creating a world we can get lost in ❤️❤️

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an eARC.

This book was the perfect follow up in a duology to The Jasad Crown. I loved the more prevalent romance that was built up from the first book transitioning over to this second book. The stakes were high, and I felt like I was always on the edge of my seat. There was so much action and loving moments between all our characters. Even the side characters had caught my attention by the end. I cried and giggled throughout the book, but mostly, I cried at the end. Although there were slow moments, I did not mind since I knew the end was going to be heart wrenching.

The Jasad Crown was a great ending to the series and we really get to see Sylvia’s transformation fully form! She continues to struggle with feeling a sense of duty to her people, but now also has to contend with unraveling mysteries of how her kingdom collapsed and differing political opinions on its future.

This book captures so much of the tension and longing between the main characters that we saw in book one. I really enjoyed learning even more about this world with its political intrigue and magical systems! It expanded a lot on the world building.

Another great part of this book was getting more POVs and learning even more about side characters. It really added to the emotional depth of their found family.

Parts of the book did feel a bit slower paced at times since there was a lot of strategizing and political maneuvering on top of the slow burn of the romance, but the payoff with the resolution of the book made it worth it at the end!

Thank you too Orbit and NetGalley for the ARC of this book! I truly enjoyed it!

Sara Hashem concludes the story of a persecuted people who seek freedom for themselves and their magic. Multiple POVs allow insight into different politics and personal backgrounds. The writing had me laughing and weeping alongside the characters. A must own duology.

The emotional damage is insane, I fear I won’t recover anytime soon. I cried, congrats Sara. You hurt me, not cool dude.

“”It is no bravery to pretend life is cheap to you… It is no bravery to push out all the things that make it worthwhile.’”

“I was Essiya and I was Sylvia. I was both and none, the perfect Heir and the brutal orphan, the living and the dead. I was two imperfect wholes melding into one.”

“‘Still fond of throwing knives, are you?’
‘Only when my target is so very good at catching them.’”

“He was the single most beautiful thing I had ever laid my hands upon, and I was not good at treating the beautiful things in my life gently.”

Oh where to begin? This was an absolutely fantastic, and devastating end to the duology. I genuinely haven’t read a series that expands on the world so much in the second installment the way this one did—and might I add that Sara Hashem did it perfectly. The worldbuilding was insanely good, along with the politics, history, and commentary. Add in some humor that had me full on laughing out loud? Yeah, it was a wild ride.

I got such epic fantasy vibes from the scheming and political maneuvers all the way to the deadly battles and fight scenes. Sara Hashem built on the magic from book one and just blew my mind with the scale of new creatures and lore she dropped. I felt like I was watching Game of Thrones at points with how large the scale was.

The found family shined and made my heart burst ten times over. The relationships thrived and were built up so much more from book one. We got to know these characters, and I got so attached in the end. Marek and Sefa grew so much as characters, and I am eternally grateful that we got to see their povs. I cared so much more for them seeing through their eyes, and their povs pulled everything together. Jeru and Wes, ugh, my boys. Once again, getting to see them through Arin’s pov made the found family, heartbreak, and betrayal hurt more.

And then of course, there’s Arin and Essiya. “Since it seems I have been less than clear: the advantage is yours. You unravel me utterly.” As with the first book, I giggled and kicked my feet an insane amount. Book one left me wanting more, but don’t worry, because The Jasad Crown answered my prayers. We see Arin and Essiya in a new light, and my heart beat and simultaneously shattered for them. Two people in love that are from opposing sides in a war? It was bound to hurt. I loved seeing them struggle between their duty to their kingdoms and their desire for each other. It’s brutal.

The character development was on point, and I loved seeing characters come to the realization that they had been fed lies or half truths. Learning to accept that their reality wasn’t what they thought it was. The corruption and lies ran deep in this one, oof.

I truly got everything I wanted and more out of this duology. The ending was bittersweet, but I loved it beyond words. Everything up until the end had a purpose, and I think that’s so hard to find. Definitely a series that will go down in my history books, and I’m already sad that I don’t have more to read. Arin and Essiya have my heart <3

I was so happy to receive an arc of this! I absolutely loved the Jasad Heir and was terrified I would have my heart ripped out reading the sequel and boy did I. In all the best ways of course!

I did struggle reading the first third of the book due to the pacing however that ending…..it was so perfect.

The connections these characters make to each other and the genuine love they feel for each other was done in such a realistic way with each character showing and receiving that love in their own way. Ugh and when they hurt or experience loss it is earth shattering and you feel every ounce of their pain. I had to finish this story through a haze of tears as my heart broke with Marek and continued to break with every page that came after. By the time I made it to the epilogue I was barely holding it together anxiously hoping for any spark of hope to be given to Arin.

This story gives you captivating characters and a unique magic system that I’ve personally never read before. The world building is rich and the descriptions create a clear image of every location. I did have some difficulty imaging the magical creatures but it was not for lack of imagery, I think this was the fault of my own imagination.

Overall I would strongly recommend this duology if you are looking for a fresh new fantasy that has a captivating story and a premise that keeps you engaged from start to finish. I will definitely be adding a shelf trophy in July!

I’ve learned something about myself: I love Egyptian-style fantasy. It brings so much joy to my 5th grader heart—the one who was absolutely obsessed with all things Egypt.

The Jasad Crown felt like a faster-paced read (at least to me!) than The Jasad Heir—which I already loved. I usually struggle with slow burns, but Hashem did an incredible job gradually building the enemies-to-lovers dynamic. It wasn’t rushed at all, and I was very impatiently waiting for all the things to finally happen. Sylvia and Arin’s romance? 🔥🔥🔥 The tension that’s simmered through both books was just so well done.

This book is packed with fantasy, romance, and action—and it had me feeling all the emotions. From smiles to gasps to sadness, I was completely invested. Hashem did a beautiful job wrapping up the duology in a way that felt satisfying and true to the characters.

Huge thanks to NetGalley for the ARC! I’m so glad I got to read this early.

This easily was one of my most anticipated books of 2025. And I was overjoyed that I was able to get the arc of it! The Jasad Crown picks up immediately after the explosive ending of The Jasad Heir. Sylvia is unbound from withholding her magic and her power is growing faster than she can control. And now she has the weight of an entire people wanting to return home falling on her shoulders. Problem is, she doesn’t want that weight, and many of those around her don’t want her to have it either, after they feel she abandoned them all those years ago. Meanwhile, Arin is back in Nizahl and trying to keep his hold on being both the Heir of Nizhal and it’s Commander. But when Sylvia accidentally starts appearing to him while she’s asleep, the two of them realize that, despite being natural enemies, they cannot stay away from one another. And we see again that they are stronger than ever. An amazing ending to this duology that will have you in tears of all kinds.

4.5/5 Stars. Likely would have been 5, but there was so much additional world building in the first 100 pages that slowed it down, especially since this is a duology and not a trilogy.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the advanced copy of The Jasad Crown.

I’ve been dying for this book since I finished The Jasad Heir in August 2023. This book is my most anticipated read of the year and it didn’t disappoint. I adore these characters and they are so well written.

I love that this book has views from different characters. It also has a good mixture of short and long chapters. If you loved The Jasad Heir then you are going to love The Jasad Crown.