![]() ![]() ![]() Malini remains a fascinating character, sympathetic and ruthless by turns. Priya and Malini’s relationship feels like the main driver of the book, and the complexities of their relationship are so compelling that you can’t help but be swept along.Īt the same time, Malini’s quest to overthrow her awful brother and become the ruler of the Parijatdvipan Empire is front and center. I always thought of The Jasmine Throne as a great fantasy book with enough romance that it would appeal to readers of that genre as well The Oleander Sword flips that somewhat. ![]() Malini and Priya’s star-crossed romance is at the center of the story, and Suri does some of her best work when she’s playing up the relationship between the two. In many ways, The Oleander Sword is a more focused book than The Jasmine Throne, which had to do a lot of the typical heavy lifting that first books in a series do when introducing a dense, populated fantasy world. At the same time, the former maidservant Priya has risen to become a Temple Elder due to the resurgence of the nature-based magic that suffuses her homeland of Ahiranya and her ability to cure the rot, a type of mystical plant growth that infects crops, trees, people and more, with horrifying results. The Oleander Sword picks up shortly after the end of The Jasmine Throne, which saw the princess Malini assume command of a joint army of various disillusioned nobles who wanted to overthrow her despicable brother, Emperor Chandra. ![]()
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