The Star-Touched Queen (Star-Touched, 1)
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The Star-Touched Queen (Star-Touched, 1)

Paperback – March 28, 2017

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Price
$10.59
Format
Paperback
Pages
368
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1250100207
Dimensions
5.45 x 1.4 x 8.25 inches
Weight
11.2 ounces

Description

Praise for The Star-Touched Queen : New York Times Bestseller #9 on the Summer 2016 Kids' Indie Next List A Goodreads Best Book of the Month “Chokshi's prose is captivating, and the pages come alive …. Maya is a strong heroine, and while there is romance, an emphasis on familial love adds another level of richness to a folkloric fantasy about sacrifice, self-discovery, and making your own destiny.” ― Publishers Weekly , starred review“Richly imagined, deeply mythic, filled with lovely language… this is an author to watch” ― Kirkus Reviews "Magic is woven into every word of the STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN. Vibrantly imaginative and gracefully written, I was spellbound from the first line. A dazzling, sensuous feast of world-building, romance, and mythology." ― Sarah J. Maas , New York Times Bestselling author of the Throne of Glass series."Roshani Chokshi has crafted a bewitching tale with a setting so vivid and unique, I wished I could step right through the pages." ― Amy Ewing , New York Times Bestselling Author of The Jewel "Chokshi's storytelling glimmers like magic on every page-a novel meant to be savored." ― Cindy Pon , author of Serpentine and Silver Phoenix "A luscious, bloodthirsty fairy tale with all the romance, magic, and gorgeous mythology I could ask for ― Tessa Gratton , author of Blood Magic and The United States of Asgard series"Gorgeously poetic writing gives vibrant, sensuous life to the worlds of THE STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN." ― Kate Elliott , of Court of Fives Roshani Chokshi is the author of commercial and critically acclaimed books for middle grade and young adult readers that draw on world mythology and folklore. Her work has been nominated for the Locus and Nebula awards, and has frequently appeared on Best of The Year lists from Barnes and Noble, Forbes, Buzzfeed and more. Her New York Times bestselling series include The Star-Touched Queen duology, The Gilded Wolves , and Aru Shah and The End of Time , which has been optioned for film by Paramount Pictures.

Features & Highlights

  • A lush and vivid story steeped in Indian folklore and mythology, Roshani Chokshi's
  • The Star-touched Queen
  • is a novel that no reader will soon forget. An instant
  • New York Times
  • Bestseller!
  • Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you're only seventeen?Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. Soon Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Neither roles are what she expected: As Akaran's queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar's wife, she finds something else entirely: Compassion. Protection. Desire...But Akaran has its own secrets -- thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit. Soon, Maya suspects her life is in danger. Yet who, besides her husband, can she trust? With the fate of the human and Otherworldly realms hanging in the balance, Maya must unravel an ancient mystery that spans reincarnated lives to save those she loves the most... including herself.

Customer Reviews

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Nope

This book is ALL OVER THE PLACE. No coherent plot, world building feels non existent. I hate everyone. Basically this book was a big let down.
I gave it two stars because of the writing, and I could read what I did quickly.
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Indian folklore and mythology

This book is full of mystery and adventure. I enjoyed how Roshani Chokshi weaves in gorgeous settings and Indian folklore and mythology. I immediately felt connected to Maia and couldn't wait to see how her story would play out.
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Beautiful written love story

This was an epic tale of love and forgiveness, betrayal and triumph. It brings the reader into a beautifully woven tapestry of fantasy and myth. At times I could feel my heart my throat and the pages could not fly fast enough because I became so thoroughly invested in the characters and their lives. This story is for those that believe that acceptance of self and love for others is what makes life worth living.
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The convoluted writing makes it really hard to follow the plot

I just cannot stick with this author--she doesn't seem to know how to craft a story of even INCLUDE A PLOT. I don't mean this as an insult--but I think this author should write poetry, not novels. It was a chore to try to read this, as well as her other books, and I don't think the ability to be coherent is one of this young writer's strengths
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Hades and Persephone feel

Had a Persephone and Hades feel. I love how the author made it an Arabic setting. The details were absolutely breath taking. She made you truly visualize every detail of her world. The main character had flaws and oh so very human. Although Maya at times annoyed me, she was a great character. She felt pain, betrayal, and even mistrust. When she first saw Amar, she didn't really trust him but felt like she had no choice but to go. Her father was a jerk. He loved her but not enough to save her from the gossip of the other wives and the hateful glances she had. I love how Amar showed her all that she could be, even if she didn't believe in herself. Though she eventually came into her own power and learned to trust herself and who she was. It was entirely human. Though she didn't trust Amar at first, she came to love him eventually. They both got over the betrayal and were able to forgive. She was able to save him, the otherworld, and herself.
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Vague and drawn out mystical story.

Although the narrators voice is lovely, I found the story telling style very boring. To me the characters were not well defined. The protagonists problem seemed inflated and her personality not trustworthy so I could not stay engaged. The super vague fantasy/mystery dragged on and on.
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Woah, didn't see THAT coming.

I IMMEDIATELY fell in love with this author from the first paragraph of this book. Dude. It is so interestingggg. All the pretty words that make you want to savor every sentence.

It took a huge storyline turn into crazy acid-trip land -- which I wasn't expecting AT ALL, but wasn't complaining about exactly because I've never in my life read anything like this, and because the details were beautiful and captivating. This IS fantasy after all.

I loved:
-all the juicy descriptions, although sometimes I wondered if Roshani Chokshi even knew what she was writing about bahaha
-Amar's love and the reveal of their love story
-the dialogue and actions of Kamala were hilarious

I didn't like:
-not knowing where the heck we were going (part one ended in a way that kept me up all night heartsick, and then part two started, and I was lost and a little confused about what was happening, but was along for the ride nonetheless).

You have to read this book. Roshani Chokshi is so talented with words, the descriptions come to life.
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Book was in very good shape

I liked the book. Liked the different layers of the story.
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Both the 14-year-old and I loved it!

Both the 14-year-old and I loved it!
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Promising Start, Disappointing After That

This novel had a strong beginning. Beautiful writing to begin with...and the character development was also SOOOO promising. However, after about a third of the way in, the whole story fell flat. The character development completely plateaued and did not redeem itself. It didn't deliver on plot. And I had to force myself to continue reading. I wonder why I encounter books like this in the YA genre quite often. You can tell the author spent so much time on the beginning of the novel....and then the rest of it felt rushed. I will be trying The Gilded Wolves by this author next. If I hadn't bought both at the same time, I can't be sure I would have come back to this author for another book.

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