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The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense 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: Yes

An absolutely stunning, high fantasy book! Booktok did a good job recommending this one - it’s sapphic, full of powerful, morally grey women, and set in a lush, South Asian world that we rarely experienced in fantasy. 

The way Tasha wrote her women characters is beautiful. I loved Priya, Malini, and Bhumika so much! All of them have such strength and complexity that is compelling. 

It took a bit to get into, as we have several POVs to jump between and the book dives right in with few explanations. However once you get a good footing in the world it goes fast and I couldn’t put it down! Well worth the initial struggle to understand what works we’ve been placed in.