The StarTouched Queen, Roshani Chokshi
The StarTouched Queen, Roshani Chokshi
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The Star-Touched Queen

Author: Roshani Chokshi

Narrator: Priya Ayyar

Unabridged: 9 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/26/2016


Synopsis

A lush and vivid story steeped in Indian folklore and mythology, Roshani Chokshi's The Star-touched Queen is a novel that no listener 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.

About Roshani Chokshi

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Elena on August 09, 2017

When my favorite character is a skinny talking horse, who also happens to be a flesh-eating demon, you know it’s a memorable book! Mythology retelling! Indian folklore! Harem backstabbing! Lush and colorful settings! Strange creatures and hungry demons! What’s not to love??? The book seems to be parti......more

Goodreads review by Laura on May 11, 2016

I know I'm in the minority with this one. I gave a full star simply for the writing. Other than that...the book lost me. It was hard to stay interested. Gorgeous writing is not enough to make up for what it's lacking in plot and characters. I admit it. I saw all the hype surrounding The Star-Touched......more

Goodreads review by Hailey on February 18, 2017

Goodreads is saying I've read this for the second time but this is my first time reading it (as it has with a lot of books since adding the rereading feature). Need sometime to think on it also it's 5am so I will update later!......more

Goodreads review by jessica on June 26, 2018

you know that feeling when you finish a book and enjoy it, so you go creep on your friends reviews to see how much they like it as well, but then you have to slowly back away because more than half of them DNF’d it? no? just me? okay then. haha. yikes. i honestly had no idea so many people disliked......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on October 06, 2016

Wonderful mythic fantasy. Definitely recommend it!......more


Quotes

"The author delivers a beautiful book to her readers. The story weaves together the true emotions of a young woman struggling to figure out her own strength with the richness of Indian mythology. If you love a good story or are addicted to myths and legends...this book is truly a must read." -Victoria, ArtBooksCoffee.com

"As soon as I finished this book I wanted to jump up and scream YES! This is what more YA should be like. It has originality. It has depth." -BiblioSanctum.com


Awards

  • Nebula Awards - Nominee
  • Buzzfeed Best Books of the Year
  • Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year
  • Locus Awards - Nominee