The Star-Touched Queen

The following is a copy of the review found on Paein and Ms4Tune's book blog:I don't know where to start! So I'll just start everywhere and this review will be all over.Perfect.I LOVED Amar. I loved his pretty words and I loved his encouragements of Maya, to be HER and not to think the way she thought he wanted her to, but to think her OWN way. He even said at one point he was fine with WHATEVER decision she made, but she had to THINK. It's obvious he's very in love with her and it kinda gives some of the game away - but then it's meant to.So, understandably, I was LIVID with Maya for the way she reacted when she found out who he was. Especially with their belief system! On a side note, these people had a lot of issues with people dying despite their believing in reincarnation... (this could be a major plot hole OR just simple evidence of the stupidity of humans. Honestly, I'm taking it as the second, because there really are some silly people out there and I can totally see someone reacting this way.)Where was I?Oh yes, LIVID I tell you! Luckily she sorts herself out and gets on with it and I commend her on that, but I'm still not a fan. Ok, you can argue it all started with miscommunication , but ugh! I'm so close to saying Amar needs a new match. But, I guess some people might think her reaction fair.(it's not.)It's very hard to try putting what I want to say into words, basically it can be summed up in two sentences, but this is a (hopefully) spoiler free review! So I'm trying to beat around the bush. (SO sorry if I failed!)Apart from that I enjoyed this world and it's characters. Some of it was predictable, the way legends and myths can sometimes be, but at the same time there were some well hidden things that rounded out the whole thing nicely. If you're a fan of elegant writing and vivid imagery this is a book for you. Personally I'm a fan of flowery, shiny lines that take some re-reading to understand. The more you read them the deeper they are. LOVE it.And there's a knitting elephant.Though I have to say I AM very confused. I was seriously hating on Maya for a bit there and yet I've given this book 4 Voodoos! (Pretty sure it's not all for Amar). I'm also pretty impressed I kept going after I swore a blue streak at Maya and I think that that says a lot about this story and how it's written. Maya did grow into herself and I think that, if Amar can forgive her for stumbling a bit, we probably should too.I'd love to know if this was based on a spesific myth/legend, so I may drop the author a question on goodreads. I'm also highly curious who the next book will be about. There's one main loose end that I can see, so hopefully it'll be over that!

Well this book certainly demands to be read in a couple of sittings - I couldn't put it down! The writing is absolutely gorgeous and while the story was a bit confusing to follow, the descriptions and magic made up for it. Maya is cursed but manages to escape a terrible fate when the mysterious Amar shows up. Soon she is learning about a whole new side to life and becomes a Queen herself, however doubt creeps in and that will be her downfall.As Maya's world is taken from her, she must find a way to get back her life and protect the world from evil. At no point was I bored - I was racing through the chapters to find out what happens! It's a truly beautifully written book and I can't wait for the sequel.

This book was totally boring and cliche for the first 150 pages, and then it got really good! So I'm pretty glad I didn't give up on this book, the romance in this book seemed weakly written and melodramatic, there was just something missing from it. I much more believed her love for her little sister, and I loved the storyline with the horse and when the backstory is revealed. I would recommend this book as it is a good book when you get past the bits at the beginning.

I enjoyed this story and the mythology in it. It reminded me a lot of Sarah J Mass' court of mist and fury, but less irritating. I'll be reading the sequel at some point in the future.

It was beautiful, I feel like I could reach out and touch the world! But Kamala was such a scene stealer!