![]() ![]() The story opens with fire, as Malini’s heart sisters are burned on the pyre. While their goals pit them against each other at times, the women recognize the need for unity. I love how this book features women working with women (and not against one another). Bhumika, a mother-to-be, seeks to protect Ahiranya from her position as the regent’s gentle wife, a guise that cloaks a sharp mind for politics. She has a quiet strength that does not require her to hurt others. Priya is a temple child with special abilities she only wants to protect her loved ones, and to free Ahiranya. She hesitates not to use others or discard pieces to get what she desires. Malini is calculating, manipulative, and ruthless. Among several other POVs shine Malini, Priya, and Bhumika, women of diverse strengths in a world that pressures them to conform to patriarchal standards of women. The Jasmine Throne is the woman-centric epic fantasy that I’ve been waiting to read. She could be a creature born of poison and pyre, flame and blood. She would make herself something monstrous. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review. ![]()
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