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The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

166 reviews

noramartn's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death, Grief, Blood, Confinement, Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Colonisation, and Abandonment

caelfind's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Death, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

inthemoonlight's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Definitely a book with a rich backstory and compelling main characters. Priya, Malini, and Bhumika were definitely the most compelling out of all the narrators.

Does have a *lot* of characters though so it can be hard keeping up with the plot at times figuring out who is who.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Sexism, and Medical trauma

ienbdri's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Misogyny, Child abuse, Genocide, Grief, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Drug use, Confinement, Body horror, and Addiction

Moderate: Pregnancy, Violence, and War

jodes003's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Murder, Blood, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Pregnancy and Grief

Minor: Animal death

frog_appreciator's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

What an EPIC fantasy. I really enjoyed the layers to this. The politics the complex relationships (not just romantic), moral ambiguity, commentary on power, very cool stuff!! My main critique was the multiple povs was a bit confusing at times, but the story was worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Death

Minor: Abandonment

micaelacccc's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: War, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

Minor: Homophobia

millibear's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

Pacing was a little weird, especially at the end

where the characters fork off and the steam the plot had picked up just deflated,

but overall a good read. Intrigued by the idea of

spirits that are presented as not exactly good being aligned with a main character

. Probably will read the sequel!

Did enjoy some of Suri's choices on how the two main characters interacted even as they

made their feelings known. Malini holding a knife on Priya as a good thing in the moment? Exceptional.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Homophobia

sophiesometimesreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, with it's beautiful, lush prose, in-depth world building and politics, and complex, flawed characters. I definitely feel as if a re-read is on the cards at some point, perhaps once the whole series is out, so I can really get everything out of this book, from the imagery and symbolism of fire and flower, to the depth of the characters and their relationships. I'm definitely reading the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Blood and Pregnancy

sashahc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

"The Jasmine Throne" by Tasha Suri is described by the author as "a big, chonky multi-pov epic Indian-inspired fantasy about morally grey lesbians setting an empire ablaze."  Priya, a chambermaid, is secretly one of the last scions of a religion destroyed by a neighboring colonial power.  Malini, an imperial princess, has been exiled to Priya's town for trying to depose her brother, the emperor.  Thrown together, they have to navigate the politics and passions of the different erupting factions and choose a path forward for Priya's country, the empire itself, and the ancient magic that is bubbling up from the very ground.  There is class and race, queer love, destiny, family, trauma, colonization, and all sorts of messy intrigue.  The cast of characters are complex and earnest, tied to each other in difficult ways.  It is a hugely readable and enjoyable #book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Abandonment

Moderate: Death