Tasha Suri: The Jasmine Throne
One is a vengeful princess seeking to depose her brother from his throne.
The other is a priestess searching for her family.
Together, they will change the fate of an empire.
Imprisoned by her dictator brother, Malini spends her days in isolation in the Hirana: an ancient temple that was once the source of powerful magic - but is now little more than a decaying ruin.
Priya is a maidservant, one of several who make the treacherous journey to the top of the Hirana every night to attend Malini's chambers. She is happy to be an anonymous drudge, as 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.
Gefällt mir sehr gut. Teil 2 lieg oben auf dem Lesestapel.
Die geschichte springt zwischen Malini und Prya hin und her. Es gibt aber auch ein paar Kapitel aus der Sicht anderer Figuren, was die Geschichte schön beleuchtet. Das pacing ist eher was ruhig, aber spannend erzählt. Das indisch inspirierte Setting ist toll beschrieben.