Unfortunately, he’s a soldier under orders from Warner, a power-hungry 19-year-old. Adam, it turns out, is immune to her deadly touch. After months of isolation, her captors suddenly give her a cellmate-Adam, a drop-dead gorgeous guy. Juliette’s journal holds her tortured thoughts in an attempt to repress memories of the horrific act that landed her in a cell. Juliette was torn from her home and thrown into an asylum by The Reestablishment, a militaristic regime in control since an environmental catastrophe left society in ruins.
With a happily-ever-after reminiscent of beloved fairy tales, this is a great pick for voracious readers who like their bejeweled princesses to have hard edges.Ī dystopic thriller joins the crowded shelves but doesn't distinguish itself. Alaka, the otherworldly Kingdom of Desire where the tournament takes place, is full of wondrous creatures and deities from Indian mythologies, all representative of lessons the protagonists need to learn as they complete their Herculean tasks. In many respects the book reads like nested fables. Their relationship relies heavily on witty banter punctuated by imminent peril that is designed to draw them closer together. The two human contestants-Vikram, the puppet prince of Ujijain, and Gauri, the exiled princess of Bharata-make an unlikely pair. At other times, the prose is exceedingly allegorical and overwrought. It is here that the worldbuilding is most nuanced and deftly woven.
Her subplot is a beautiful exploration of vengeance and healing. The most compelling of the characters is Aasha, a vishakanya curious about the human life she left behind when she received the Blessing and became a poisonous courtesan. Set in the same Indian-inflected fantasy world as The Star-Touched Queen (2016), Chokshi's sophomore effort examines fear, desire, and ambition as three protagonists compete in the Tournament of Wishes.
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