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The Star-Touched Queen

di Roshani Chokshi

Serie: Star-Touched (1)

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Fantasy. Mythology. Young Adult Fiction. HTML: *A lush and vivid story steeped in Indian folklore and mythology, Roshani Chokshi's The Star-touched Queen* is a novel that no listener will soon forget. An instant New York Times bestseller!** Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you're only seventeen? Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. Soon Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Neither roles are what she expected: As Akaran's queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar's wife, she finds something else entirely: Compassion. Protection. Desire... But Akaran has its own secrets �?? thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit. Soon, Maya suspects her life is in danger. Yet who, besides her husband, can she trust? With the fate of the human and Otherworldly realms hanging in the balance, Maya must unravel an ancient mystery that spans reincarnated lives to save those she loves the most... including herself.… (altro)

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Pros: clean, loved the fact that it was Indian-inspired, the writing was compelling
Cons: the plot started wandering/switched to a different story idea around the 2/3 mark

Tropes: Hades and Persephone, arranged marriage

Content: kissing (goes no further)

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libraryofemma | Apr 18, 2024 |

Video Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S1aQJHZEN0 (

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VanessaMarieBooks | Dec 10, 2023 |

Borrowing elements from Beauty and the Beast, East of the Moon etc, and flavored with decorative elements from the Indian subcontinent, we have a despised princess promised love and power and taken away to a magical kingdom. But something is not what it seems (of course) and what she learns is as dangerous as not knowing. Sometimes told like a YA and sometimes like a fairy tale, the flow and weight are unbalanced, just barely serviceable. (

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quondame | Sep 25, 2023 |

An Indian princess is set up by her father as a sacrifice to save the kingdom from war, but at the last minute she is saved by a mysterious suitor who takes her away to another realm entirely. He remains cagey about who he is and insists that she only need wait until the new moon before learning everything, including why she belongs as queen by his side. She…doesn’t wait, though. Because of course she doesn’t. And so there’s trouble.

This one is touted as a retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth, which is why I chose it, but I’m not convinced that there aren’t similar tales in India as well, so I’m hesitant to say that’s actually the case. At any rate, it’s a good little story, nicely told. (

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electrascaife | Aug 20, 2023 |

I am trying to reread books I did not finish before and I’m afraid I still did not like this one.

The kingdom Maya ends up in was beautifully described and had the atmosphere of a romantic dream. I also liked the way fate had different strings and outcomes. A boy can grow up in two ways and a sword can be used for more than killing.
This dreamlike kingdom is full of secrets and riddles, but after half of the book I didn’t find them intriguing anymore. I just wanted some form of plot or answers to follow.

The women in Maya's household hate her because of a prophecy and her father doesn't take her seriously because she's a girl, which felt boring and annoying. Then she falls in love at first sight with a mysterious prince, and I truly cannot think of any aspect I liked about their romance?
He offers to make her his equal queen, but being equals is the bare minimum?
The only relationship I liked was between Maya and her sister Gauri. (

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MYvos | Jun 27, 2023 |

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The Star-Touched Queen- Sneak Peek: Chapters 1-5 di Roshani Chokshi

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Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction (Finalista – 2016)

Locus Award (Finalista – Opera prima – 2017)

Virginia Readers' Choice (Candidato – High School – 2019)

Westchester Fiction Award (Honorable Mention – 2018)

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Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Teens (Narrativa – 2016)

King County Library System Best Books (Teen Books – 2016)

Tayshas High School Reading List (2017)

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Fantasy. Mythology. Young Adult Fiction. HTML:

A lush and vivid story steeped in Indian folklore and mythology, Roshani Chokshi's The Star-touched Queen is a novel that no listener will soon forget. An instant New York Times bestseller!

Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you're only seventeen?
Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. Soon Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Neither roles are what she expected: As Akaran's queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar's wife, she finds something else entirely: Compassion. Protection. Desire...
But Akaran has its own secrets �?? thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit. Soon, Maya suspects her life is in danger. Yet who, besides her husband, can she trust? With the fate of the human and Otherworldly realms hanging in the balance, Maya must unravel an ancient mystery that spans reincarnated lives to save those she loves the most... including herself.

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