The world created by Tasha is pretty much a man’s world where females are seen as something to be scared of in a way. The ongoing theme with the female characters is they pretty much always appear to be meek, but that’s generally just a front for them all to protect them. The story itself is told from several points of view though and although that’s something I sometimes struggle with, there was no denying that each character had their own voice, ensuring it was easy to follow throughout. So, our two main characters really are Priya (a maidservant with a glorious secret) and Malini (a princess who’s been locked away). It sounds like a gruesome way to die but the descriptions make it seem so beautiful at the same time. Also, plant magic was mentioned and that’s slowly becoming one of my favourite types of magic! In The Jasmine Throne, it’s mostly seen as a curse as many begin to suffer symptoms from “the rot” where parts of them start to turn into plants. I really enjoyed Tasha Suri’s Empire of Sand, and the lead up to this book had me so excited due to morally grey characters and sapphic love. ‘ ReviewĬontent warnings: violence, burning, forced drug taking, gore. Together, they will change the fate of an empire. The other is a priestess seeking to find her family. One is a vengeful princess seeking to depose her brother from his throne. She is happy to be an anonymous drudge, so long as it keeps anyone from guessing the dangerous secret she hides.īut when Malini accidentally bears witness to Priya’s true nature, their destinies become irrevocably tangled.

Priya is a maidservant, one among several who make the treacherous journey to the top of the Hirana every night to clean Malini’s chambers. Imprisoned by her dictator brother, Malini spends her days in isolation in the Hirana: an ancient temple that was once the source of the powerful, magical deathless waters - but is now little more than a decaying ruin. ‘Author of Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash Tasha Suri’s The Jasmine Throne, beginning a new trilogy set in a world inspired by the history and epics of India, in which a captive princess and a maidservant in possession of forbidden magic become unlikely allies on a dark journey to save their empire from the princess’s traitor brother. Source: Physical ARC provided by the publisher (this in no way affects my review which is honest and unbiased) (Hardcover copy purchased by myself)

Added bonus – morally grey main characters… another weak spot for me. I’m biased in a sense as I love sapphic stories, and The Jasmine Throne was no exception. Today’s review is for the second book featured in golden trifecta of sapphic excellence, following on from the first which was The Unbroken by C.

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