Star-Touched Stories (The Star-Touched Queen #2.5)
Three lush and adventurous stories in the Star-Touched world.
Death and Night
He was Lord of Death, cursed never to love. She was Night incarnate, destined to stay alone. After a chance meeting, they wonder if, perhaps, they could be meant for more. But danger crouches in their paths, and the choices they make will set them on a journey that will span lifetimes.
Poison and Gold
Now that her wish for a choice has come true, Aasha struggles to control her powers. But when an opportunity to help Queen Gauri and King Vikram's new reign presents itself, she is thrown into the path of the fearsome yet enchanting Spy Mistress. To help her friends, Aasha will have to battle her insecurities and perhaps, along the way, find love.
Rose and Sword
There is a tale whispered in the dark of the Empire of Bharat-Jain. A tale of a bride who loses her bridegroom on the eve of her wedding. But is it a tale or a truth?
Death and Night
He was Lord of Death, cursed never to love. She was Night incarnate, destined to stay alone. After a chance meeting, they wonder if, perhaps, they could be meant for more. But danger crouches in their paths, and the choices they make will set them on a journey that will span lifetimes.
Poison and Gold
Now that her wish for a choice has come true, Aasha struggles to control her powers. But when an opportunity to help Queen Gauri and King Vikram's new reign presents itself, she is thrown into the path of the fearsome yet enchanting Spy Mistress. To help her friends, Aasha will have to battle her insecurities and perhaps, along the way, find love.
Rose and Sword
There is a tale whispered in the dark of the Empire of Bharat-Jain. A tale of a bride who loses her bridegroom on the eve of her wedding. But is it a tale or a truth?
What I thought:
I loved both A Star-Touched Queen and A Crown of Wishes, so I was excited to dive back into their world. Roshani Chokshi has a way with words and I love getting lost in her prose.
Kamala. Kamala. Kamala, how I've missed Kamala. And Guari and Vikram. It was like visiting old friends. Short stories aren't usually my thing. They're hard to fall into as deeply as a full-length novel. But with the backdrop of the first two novels, I found these stories had some of that depth already built in, especially Rose and Sword, which was by far my favorite of the three.
The other stories were nice. They started off slower, and I found they maybe lacked that certain poetry of word the author lends to her novels. But short stories are short, so, shrugs, there are less words. Death and Night was sort of quiet and the first half of Poison and Gold felt a tiny bit flat, but the second half was... Wow, so much more lush and complex, exactly what I've come to expect from Roshani Chokshi.
Rose and Sword was the perfect ending. Perfect. It felt like coming home. (Insert heart-eyes here.)
This is a definite must-read for anyone who enjoyed A Crown of Wishes.
Kamala. Kamala. Kamala, how I've missed Kamala. And Guari and Vikram. It was like visiting old friends. Short stories aren't usually my thing. They're hard to fall into as deeply as a full-length novel. But with the backdrop of the first two novels, I found these stories had some of that depth already built in, especially Rose and Sword, which was by far my favorite of the three.
The other stories were nice. They started off slower, and I found they maybe lacked that certain poetry of word the author lends to her novels. But short stories are short, so, shrugs, there are less words. Death and Night was sort of quiet and the first half of Poison and Gold felt a tiny bit flat, but the second half was... Wow, so much more lush and complex, exactly what I've come to expect from Roshani Chokshi.
Rose and Sword was the perfect ending. Perfect. It felt like coming home. (Insert heart-eyes here.)
This is a definite must-read for anyone who enjoyed A Crown of Wishes.
Rating: **** (3.75 stars)
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for inviting me to be a part of this blog tour!
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RATING SCALE:
5* = OMFG loved it. Will read it again. Touch my book and I will cut you.
4* = Really good. Highly recommend. Miiiight reread. Maybe. Don't touch my book.
3* = Good. I liked it. Go ahead and touch it.
2* = Not for me, finished but struggled. Didn't connect. Here, have a book.
1* = DNF. Couldn't do it.
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