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herfleurs's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
"We'll always be angry if we remain chained to your empire."
Priya é simplesmente a personagem feminina de fantasia que eu sempre quis ler. Ela é tão bem escrita, o arco dela é maravilhoso. Tudo sobre ela é mostrado e faz total sentindo com tudo que foi sendo desenvolvido. Ela é extremamente empática, todas as conexões que ela forma durante o livro você pode sentir o quão ela se importa. Ela também é orgulhosa, forte, inteligente e poderosa. Nada disso foi derramado como um monte de informação, ou descrito por outro personagem.
A autora construiu um romance sem nenhum momento resumir para aparência física de ambas personagens.
Malini que é uma princesa da linhagem imperial, sendo assim extremamente privilegiada mas ainda diminuída por causa da sociedade patriarcal, conseguiu coisas enormes, juntar tropas etc e nenhuma parte disso a autora reduziu a aquela ambiguidade onde muitas autoras não conseguem criar personagens femininas manipuladoras sem se apoiar completamente na aparência delas. Eu não sei colocar isso muito bem em palavras mas pra quem isso também incomoda em outros livros vai me entender aqui.
Todas as narrações são importantes, eu fiquei receosa de que o príncipe sem nome (Rao) não fosse ter um arco bom, e confesso que queria mais dele, mas pelo menos na segunda metade do livro vemos mais profundidade.
As relações foram tão bem mostradas aqui, de sangue, de família, de conveniência. Bhumika também é uma das personagens mais bem aprofundadas que já li, ela literalmente tem várias camadas e todas são exploradas.
O romance meio slow burn é maravilhoso! O fato delas serem moralmente cinzas é perfeito. Malini é manipuladora e 100% disposta a conseguir o que quer, e ver ela usando Priya, mais de uma vez, é *chef kiss*
Uma das melhores leituras do ano, extremamente ansiosa para os próximos!
Priya é simplesmente a personagem feminina de fantasia que eu sempre quis ler. Ela é tão bem escrita, o arco dela é maravilhoso. Tudo sobre ela é mostrado e faz total sentindo com tudo que foi sendo desenvolvido. Ela é extremamente empática, todas as conexões que ela forma durante o livro você pode sentir o quão ela se importa. Ela também é orgulhosa, forte, inteligente e poderosa. Nada disso foi derramado como um monte de informação, ou descrito por outro personagem.
A autora construiu um romance sem nenhum momento resumir para aparência física de ambas personagens.
Malini que é uma princesa da linhagem imperial, sendo assim extremamente privilegiada mas ainda diminuída por causa da sociedade patriarcal, conseguiu coisas enormes, juntar tropas etc e nenhuma parte disso a autora reduziu a aquela ambiguidade onde muitas autoras não conseguem criar personagens femininas manipuladoras sem se apoiar completamente na aparência delas. Eu não sei colocar isso muito bem em palavras mas pra quem isso também incomoda em outros livros vai me entender aqui.
Todas as narrações são importantes, eu fiquei receosa de que o príncipe sem nome (Rao) não fosse ter um arco bom, e confesso que queria mais dele, mas pelo menos na segunda metade do livro vemos mais profundidade.
As relações foram tão bem mostradas aqui, de sangue, de família, de conveniência. Bhumika também é uma das personagens mais bem aprofundadas que já li, ela literalmente tem várias camadas e todas são exploradas.
O romance meio slow burn é maravilhoso! O fato delas serem moralmente cinzas é perfeito. Malini é manipuladora e 100% disposta a conseguir o que quer, e ver ela usando Priya, mais de uma vez, é *chef kiss*
Uma das melhores leituras do ano, extremamente ansiosa para os próximos!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Drug use, Vomit, Terminal illness, Confinement, and Child death
kkulhannie's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Confinement, Colonisation, and Blood
Moderate: Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Addiction, and Vomit
queenmackenzie's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What a powerful book! The Jasmine Throne absolutely swept me away, I have never read anything quite like it. Suri has built an incredible and concrete world with Parijatdvipa. As soon as I read the prologue, I knew I was in for a ride. The central story is set in Ahiranya, which used to be a powerful nation that almost ruled the entire continent (I think, the map was sadly not ready for the ARC I read) during what was called the Age of Flowers. But then a group of women from Parijat burned themselves on a pyre to gain the power to stand against Ahiranya. Since then Parijat has ruled, worshipping the Mothers who sacrificed themselves, and Ahiranya has been crumbling, its religious power lost during the burning of the temple and all its Elders and children at the order of the Emperor, its people and lands consumed by the rot.
‘But Priya, who’d once been taught traditional Ahiranyi as a temple daughter, knew that the Ahiranyi had never had names for the forest. Ahiranya was the forest. The woodland was as unnamable as each breath of air, as indivisible as water.’
I absolutely love the flower imagery that pervades the book. You see it immediately in the title, and it continues throughout. Especially within Ahiranya, with their Age of Flowers and the Yaksa they worship, who were creatures made of growing things, and are said to have become the sacred trees of the forest when they died. As I said, a fantastic world with so much rich history, folklore, religion, and politics. It felt so incredibly real.
The characters certainly add to this. I felt immediately the strength of each of them, especially Malini and Priya, the main point of view characters. They nearly walked right off the pages, their personalities so crisp and original. Priya is a maidservant in Hiranaprastha, but she is much more than the orphaned girl who the Regent’s wife took pity on; her past is linked to the Hirana, the temple in which the Ahiranyi Elders and temple children used to worship, and in which they all burned. Malini is the sister of Emperor Chandra, a dangerous man who has twisted the faith of the Mothers to his own ideal of a pure world. He imprisons Malini in the Hirana as punishment for refusing to burn on the pyre as willing sacrifice, after she conspires to restore the throne to her elder brother, Aditya. In this way, Priya and Malini’s fates collide, and they each need the other to reach their goals.
‘Priya. A common name across all of Parijatdvipa. A sweet name for round-cheeked little girls and meek brides alike. This woman was neither.’
These women are hard-edged, and so are most characters in The Jasmine Throne. Though both Priya and Malini act out of a desire to better the world around them, they both have a very interesting relationship with the monstrous, and what it means to become the person you need to be in order to bring about that change. Alongside that is the powerful conversation this book is having about empire, about conquered lands, the erasure of culture and language along with a conquered nation’s power, the damage wrought by the people trying to liberate themselves. As I said, what a powerful book. I don’t want to say much more because this is the kind of story that holds joy in the unfolding, and all I can do is urge all fantasy readers to pick this up, because I am sure it will not disappoint. The perfect blend of sweeping empire and close character study, of frantic scenes and still, yet powerful, moments. An immediate favourite.
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Genocide, Violence, Blood, and Confinement
Moderate: Homophobia and Misogyny
Minor: Vomit
liteartha's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
5.0
this is the sapphic, morally ambiguous, politically complex epic fantasy of my dreams. hands down my favourite read of the year so far. wow wow wow
the world suri has crafted, drawing on indian histories and epics, is incredibly rich and sure of itself. throughout the novel, the world and magic system within it unfurl so naturally, never feeling particularly info-dumpy despite a somewhat slow beginning.
this book is thrilling, full of tension, and explores everything from its politics to its belief systems to interpersonal relationships with such care and nuance. and the women! three women are at the centre of this book, each of them dramatically different in their strengths and personalities. i love them all, just as I love this book, and i can't wait to see where the series goes next!
thank you to orbit and netgalley for providing this digital review copy in exchange for an honest review
the world suri has crafted, drawing on indian histories and epics, is incredibly rich and sure of itself. throughout the novel, the world and magic system within it unfurl so naturally, never feeling particularly info-dumpy despite a somewhat slow beginning.
this book is thrilling, full of tension, and explores everything from its politics to its belief systems to interpersonal relationships with such care and nuance. and the women! three women are at the centre of this book, each of them dramatically different in their strengths and personalities. i love them all, just as I love this book, and i can't wait to see where the series goes next!
thank you to orbit and netgalley for providing this digital review copy in exchange for an honest review
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, and Drug abuse
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit
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