Title: A Crown of Wishes (The Star Touched Queen #2)
Author: Roshani ChokshiPublication Date: March 28th 2017
Publisher: St Martin's Griffin (Macmillan)
Part of a Series?: Yes, Book 2/2 of the StarTouched Queen Series
I Got A Copy Through: Macmillan International (THANK YOU!)
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Blurb Description: An ancient mystery. An unlikely union. For one young princess in a state of peril, a dangerous wish could be the only answer…
She is the princess of Bharata—captured by her kingdom’s enemies, a prisoner of war. Now that she faces a future of exile and scorn, Gauri has nothing left to lose. But should she trust Vikram, the notoriously cunning prince of a neighboring land? He promises her freedom in exchange for her battle prowess. Together they can team up and win the Tournament of Wishes, a competition held in a mythical city where the Lord of Wealth promises a wish to the victor. It seems like a foolproof plan—until Gauri and Vikram arrive at the tournament and find that danger takes on new shapes: poisonous courtesans, mischievous story birds, a feast of fears, and twisted fairy revels. New trials will test their devotion, strength, and wits. But what Gauri and Vikram will soon discover is that there’s nothing more dangerous than what they most desire.
“He’d built his life on wanting the impossible – true power, recognition, a future – and now magic had found him when he’d stopped looking.”
I bought myself a copy of Roshani Chokshi’s The Star Touched Queen last year, and
immediately dove in. While the book started off absolutely brilliantly, in the
middle, the writing and the magic fused to become a very vague thing which had
me not loving it as much as I hoped I would.
I wasn’t sure if I would read A Crown of Wishes but Roshani with her One Line Wednesdays, all the
bloggers saying it was amazing and also, THE
COVER THAT IS TOO GORGEOUS FOR WORDS convinced me to put it on my Wish list,
and then the LOVELY folks at Macmillan sent me a review copy! *sends happy
hugs*
Truth be told, I’M
SO SO SAD that this book is over
because I LOVED EVERY SINGLE MINUTE OF IT, and now I’m going to miss Gauri and
Vikram SO much.
This book was BRILLIANT. I loved everything in it and
everything it offered me. Let me break it down for you:
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1. ROSHANI’S WRITING: If NOTHING
else will make you believe in Magic, Roshani Chokshi’s writing style will. The way she crafts her words together, her
descriptions about things both ordinary and extraordinary and just her general
ability to bring everything alive on a page is unparalleled. I had at least
four moments where I just sat back after a particularly well done scene and
just MARVELLED AT THIS LADY’S SHEER
TALENT.
2. GAURI AND VIKRAM: I loved these
two characters together, but even more than that, I LOVED THEM INDIVUDIALLY
TOO. The fact that this story was told from both their points of view, and
showed us how they thought, their dreams, hopes and desires separately and then
slowly, how they wanted the other was EVERYTHING I was looking for.
I
loved that there was no real distinction between general male and female roles.
At no point was Gauri the weaker one or vice versa, and that the two of them
needed each other equally. Their power, their wit and their courage was
equally matched, which is just what all fantasies, contemporaries and real
relationships need to be.
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3. THE BANTER: Honestly, BEST. BANTER. EVER. I LOVED it. They were these two firecrackers being set off by and it was hilarious and filled with chemistry and made their relationship so much better. My heart exploded into feels in the last chapter of the book in the Ujjain gardens because AWWWWW. Seriously, best relationship development I’ve seen in a while.
4. THE PLOT: The plot is only
second-best to the magical writing and perfect characters in this book, but
that doesn’t mean it wasn’t GREAT anyway. I can’t describe it without spoiling
the magical journey that Roshani’s journey will take you on, but suffice it to
say that IT IS A VERY WELL CONSTRUCTED
BOOK.
Undeniably magical and witty, A Crown of Wishes is a book shaped masterpiece.
Roshani Chokshi is the New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen and the upcoming A CROWN OF WISHES, releasing March 28, 2017. Her work has appeared in Strange Horizons, Shimmer, and Book Smugglers. Her short story, "The Star Maiden," was longlisted for the British Fantasy Science Award. Pinterested in A CROWN OF WISHES? Check it out here! Pinterest
Have you gotten the chance to dive into Roshani Chokshi's books yet? What did you think of them?
What are some of your favourite fantasy/ mythology filled books?
HOW GORGEOUS ARE THESE COVERS ANYWAY?
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