Star-touched Queen
by Roshani Chokshi
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Pub Date Nov 21 2016 | Archive Date Dec 09 2016
Harlequin (Australia), TEEN / MIRA | Harlequin Teen
Description
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.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781489219558 |
| PRICE | A$19.99 (AUD) |
Featured Reviews
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The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen #1)
by Roshani Chokshi
‘‘My star-touched queen,’’ he said softly, as if he was remembering something long ago. ‘‘I would break the world to give you what you want.’’
I loved this story, it was magical, mythology in an Indian setting, it was kind of like Aladdin *sigh* ahhh I haven’t any other way to describe it. It was so romantic, I loved it so much.
I think if you picked this up you would not be disappointed by the way it is told, a beautiful story fabulous writing. I loved being transported into this world it really did just feel magical.
I loved the twist and turns. OH.MY. GOD. Didn’t we get some of them, I was speechless!
Seventeen-year-old Princess of Mayavati lives in the royal court, she is not the princess you would normally think of, she is kind of shunned if you will, the belief in horoscopes, and when she was born she was predicted to have a cursed life. We go on her journey, and it is that a magical tale told wonderfully.
‘‘You know nothing about me.’’
‘‘I know your soul. Everything else is an ornament.’’
She does find a happiness in a partner you did not see coming, and that book lovers is where it all happens, the story picks up even more and we with Maya discover locked doors, hidden rooms and a Groom that I really really loved.
I just loved the world building, its seriously is amazing.
"What do you want from me?
He stopped, the smile was gone from his lips.
"I want your perspective and honesty," he said, before adding in a softer voice, "I want to be humbled by you. My kingdom needs a queen. It needs someone with fury in her heart and shadows in her smile. It needs someone restless and clever. It needs you."
