Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

169 reviews

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

plume_de_renarde's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Confinement, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Terminal illness, Child death, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Suicide attempt

cozyscones's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Body horror, Death, Violence, Murder, Drug use, and Misogyny

Moderate: Homophobia, Pregnancy, and War

o_mcg318's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Death, Genocide, Classism, Homophobia, Murder, and Violence

silentquercus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death, and Colonisation

Moderate: Pregnancy

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Violence, War, Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Racism, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Colonisation, Body horror, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Starvation, homelessness, brothels.

sapphic_reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Violence, Body horror, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Homophobia, Self harm, and Misogyny

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

cjreadstoomuch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, War, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Sexism

Moderate: Blood, Suicide, and Addiction