The Jasmine Throne

Thank you Orbit books and Netgalley for giving me an ARC copy of this book for an honest review. All thoughts and feelings expressed in this review are my own.

How much did I like this book? Well… I sold some books and drove an hour away to my closest Barnes & Noble just so I could have a physical copy.  

This book was amazing. It was everything I wanted and more. This is now my favorite book of the year and I don’t think any other book will be able to top it. I have so many feelings about this book and I have to think about what I am typing so I do not spoil the story for anyone.

This is the first book in a fantasy trilogy so the beginning is slow, while you learn the world, but once you get over that point it is hard to put down. I have not read any books by this author so I had no idea what I was in for. The writing of this book was phenomenal; it was like I was right there with the characters. I found myself so invested in the relationship between Malini and Priya that I was reading this book every chance I got. It’s like this book did everything perfectly and I can not think of one thing that could have made it better.  

The women in this story are:

Passive: No

Morale Grey: Yes

Flawed: Yes

Strong: Yes 

Going to save their Kingdom: Yes

I had to give myself some time to come up with words for this review and I still don’t think I am giving it justice. If you like political fantasy, morally grey characters, Sapphic romance, strong female leads… you should read this book. You can thank me later.