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A review by aingealwroth
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Did not finish book. Stopped at 58%.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The fastest way to describe this "DNFed but still recommend it" book is that if I were able to annotate a physical copy or watch it on a screen I'd have adored it.
With 5+ POVs (3 core, rest revolving side characters) and flashbacks starting at about 40% of the way into the book... it was just too much to keep track of. While the book declares whose POV you're in at the start of the chapter, it's not always good about making timeline or POV continuously clear as it tells it. (Bad move for them on the audio book, to not have at least different narrators/voices for the core POVs.)
Other than my DNF reasons listed above, the part of this book I read (58%) was fabulous. "Lesbians doing Game of Thrones right and burning down the patriarchy" is never something to argue with, especially in a high-fantasy that's not a white-based world.
Highly recommend trying it if it sounds good to you.
With 5+ POVs (3 core, rest revolving side characters) and flashbacks starting at about 40% of the way into the book... it was just too much to keep track of. While the book declares whose POV you're in at the start of the chapter, it's not always good about making timeline or POV continuously clear as it tells it. (Bad move for them on the audio book, to not have at least different narrators/voices for the core POVs.)
Other than my DNF reasons listed above, the part of this book I read (58%) was fabulous. "Lesbians doing Game of Thrones right and burning down the patriarchy" is never something to argue with, especially in a high-fantasy that's not a white-based world.
Highly recommend trying it if it sounds good to you.