Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine in which we have the opportunity to let others know about books that we are eagerly waiting for.
Title: The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
Published: St. Martin’s Griffin
Release date: May 3rd, 2015
Cursed with a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, sixteen-year-old Maya has only earned the scorn and fear of her father’s kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her world is upheaved when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. But when her wedding takes a fatal turn, Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Yet neither roles are what she expected. As Akaran’s queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar’s wife, she finds friendship and warmth.
But Akaran has its own secrets – thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit. Beneath Akaran’s magic, Maya begins to suspect her life is in danger. When she ignores Amar’s plea for patience, her discoveries put more than new love at risk – it threatens the balance of all realms, human and Otherworldly.
Now, Maya must confront a secret that spans reincarnated lives and fight her way through the dangerous underbelly of the Otherworld if she wants to protect the people she loves.
THE STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN is a lush, beautifully written and vividly imagined fantasy inspired by Indian mythology.
Why I want to read it: An arranged marriage? Indian mythology? Magic? Reincarnation? A beautiful cover? What else can you ask for?
What are you waiting for this week?
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I’ve never read any Indian mythology but this sounds so, so good!
Twitter: Liza
Right? I hope it is 🙂
This sounds SO good and I’ve never heard of it! Thanks for sharing it! It’s going right on my TBR list. Happy reading.
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Glad to help 🙂
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
Definitely waiting for this one too! Such a pretty cover.
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I’m so excited for this one! I love Indian Mythology so I’m going to really enjoy this one!
Wonderful pick!
Twitter: Liza
I don’t know a lot about Indian mythology, but I’m looking forward to finding out about it 🙂
Indian mythology? Why, I’M from India! Wow, this sounds like an absolutely unique twist on an Aladdin type fantasy, and YES that cover makes me want to read the book just as bad! It published May 3rd, 2015? WAIT ITS ALREADY OUT?! Why are you waiting on it then? I suggest you go GRAB it which is exactly what I shall do now 🙂
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Sorry! It’s out on May of next year not this one (don’t know where my brain is half the time!) I hope it turns out to be as good as the cover is beautiful 🙂
I really love that cover and I want to read it now too!
MY WAITING ON WEDNESDAY
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Yay! My work here is done 😉