The Jasmine Throne (Burning Kingdoms, #1)

I’ve been trying to read some different genres than only romance lately. So a fantasy novel sounded perfect. And after reading a lot of raving reviews of ‘The Jasmine Throne’, I was excited to see this book was on Netgalley and I requested it immediately. Luckily I got approved to read it and started reading as soon as possible.

Title: The Jasmine Throne

Author: Tasha Suri

Genre: Fantasy

Publisher: Orbit

Page Count: 533

ISBN: 0356515648

Goodreads Rating: 4.36

Author of Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash Tasha Suri's The Jasmine Throne, beginning a new trilogy set in a world inspired by the history and epics of India, in which a captive princess and a maidservant in possession of forbidden magic become unlikely allies on a dark journey to save their empire from the princess's traitor brother. Imprisoned by her dictator brother, Malini spends her days in isolation in the Hirana: an ancient temple that was once the source of the powerful, magical deathless waters — but is now little more than a decaying ruin. Priya is a maidservant, one among several who make the treacherous journey to the top of the Hirana every night to clean Malini’s chambers. She is happy to be an anonymous drudge, so long as it keeps anyone from guessing the dangerous secret she hides. But when Malini accidentally bears witness to Priya’s true nature, their destinies become irrevocably tangled. One is a vengeful princess seeking to depose her brother from his throne. The other is a priestess seeking to find her family. Together, they will change the fate of an empire.

In ‘The Jasmine Throne’ we meet Priya, a maidservant who lives a simple life hiding a big secret. Priya works hard and travels to the top of the Hirana every night. There Priya meets Malini, a princess who is imprisoned by her brother and lives under harsh conditions. Soon Priya and Malini find themselves linked and working together.

‘The Jasmine Throne’ was from the very first page a very interesting read. The world created in this book was definitely very unique and made for a very fascinating setting. I loved getting to know this world and the main characters Priya and Malini. There was a lot going on and things definitely never got boring.

Priya’s character was definitely my favorite. I loved how tough and kind she was and she was just a very admirable character. This book also had a fun and interesting lesbian romance aspect that I definitely enjoyed. It worked perfect for this book. Priya a simple servant, and Malini a traitorous princess. I loved reading their story and getting to know them.

The one problem I had in this book was all those different names and characters. I’m really bad at names, and there where so many different characters I had a little trouble keeping everyone apart. But in the end I managed.

‘The Jasmine Throne’ was a very fun and unique fantasy novel that definitely makes you want to keep on reading.