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A review by mjwhitlock18
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
A powerful sapphic South Asian-inspired high fantasy with morally grey complex characters, political machinations, badass women, and nature magic, which ticks basically every box for me, and I soooo wanted to love this.
I had trouble getting started and definitely feel that the plot lagged at points, which affected my ability to get connected to the story. I also think this one almost has the feeling of a prequel, like this book exists solely to set up the next one, which leaves it feeling a bit lackluster.
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicidal thoughts