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A review by sciduck
The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
2.0
The flowery prose was beautiful at the beginning. It felt purposeful: building the world, giving insight to a character’s mindset. And then it never stopped. I would estimate that about 80% of the paragraphs in the book contain at least one metaphor or personification. It became a hindrance as I had to pause to understand precisely what the point or hidden meaning behind some of them were; I honestly believe some were written to sound pretty but had little meaning.
I was very intrigued by the first half of the first part of the book. This girl has lived her life fighting against her horoscope and what’s expected of her. She wants to be more than what’s expected of a woman in her culture. But then... the way she behaves for much of he rest of the book feels like it contradicts how she was initially built. Someone who loved learning and study becomes an animal of instinct and emotion.
The resolution to the climax was also incredibly anticlimactic, in my opinion. The villain has such power and sway over others, and then... things are resolved with little incident once Maya knows herself. I was dissatisfied.
Not everyone will agree with my assessment, and I have a few friends that I may recommend this book to because I know they love flowery prose. However, I’m not particularly interested in reading more from this author based on this experience.
I was very intrigued by the first half of the first part of the book. This girl has lived her life fighting against her horoscope and what’s expected of her. She wants to be more than what’s expected of a woman in her culture. But then... the way she behaves for much of he rest of the book feels like it contradicts how she was initially built. Someone who loved learning and study becomes an animal of instinct and emotion.
The resolution to the climax was also incredibly anticlimactic, in my opinion. The villain has such power and sway over others, and then... things are resolved with little incident once Maya knows herself. I was dissatisfied.
Not everyone will agree with my assessment, and I have a few friends that I may recommend this book to because I know they love flowery prose. However, I’m not particularly interested in reading more from this author based on this experience.