Craving that sapphic fire and mythic scope you found in The Priory of the Orange Tree by ? The Jasmine Throne by delivers next.
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- Lush South Asian mythos ≠ generic medieval
- Sapphic slow-burn w/ actual political stakes
- Anti-imperial rebellion meets divine magic intrigue
- Hope + heat without grimdark exhaustion
You came to Priory for dragon-scale world-building and women who rewrote power—The Jasmine Throne answers with South Asian mythos so vivid it feels like discovering fantasy cartography all over again. Tasha Suri architects courtly rebellion and divine rot into a sapphic slow-burn where the romance is the revolution, every stolen glance weighted with imperial collapse and gods who won't stay buried.
This isn't Priory's dragons reincarnated; it's temple magic, possessed forests, and women whose strategies cut deeper than swords. The hope hits harder because the stakes are intimate and vast at once.
If you've been starving for fantasy that trusts your intelligence and your heart equally, stop reading this and start reading that.
What Readers Are Saying
"If your thing is "morally grey lesbians who long to set an empire ablaze and are set ablaze by their longing for each other/washing each other's hair/holding sharp-edged knives to each other's ribs/kissing beneath a waterfall" you should definitely pre-order this book!" — chai (thelibrairie on tiktok) ♡, Goodreads
"5 gleaming, golden, sapphic stars. This is my first full 5 star read of the year, and a new favourite. I have found a new epic fantasy series to fill the void left behind by The City of Brass and The Poppy War trilogies. It is an examination of how women are seen as monstrous - whether it's due to actual magical abilities, or simply the fact that they're clever. It is also full of sapphic yearning (the waterfall scene!), sprawling and lush worldbuilding on an epic scale, and rich politics. It looks at how nations are pulled into dominant empires, and the way independent cultures and traditions are left to wither and die. It shows how religion can be twisted to drive reasoning of the wrong kind, and how history can be sharpened into a tool. In short, it is a nuanced book with many developed themes. Suri did such a wonderful job. Malini and Priya lead the way as POV characters, but they are supported by others such as Ashok, Rao and Bhumika. All POVs were engaging, and I streamed through the book. Pacing was spot on. Everything was pretty spot on, in my opinion: characterisation, worldbuildng, development. Perhaps some will find the first half slow because it leans more into development and politics, but I love that so it was not a problem for me. It was also beautifully written. The dialogue and prose was exceptional, and I have tabbed so many beautiful lines that I know I'll just be liberally sprinkling quotes all across my final review. [clenches fist] honestly? this book was just fabulous." — Ellie, Goodreads
"Tasha Suri has seamlessly combined everything I adore about fantasy into one novel, full of intricate history backdrops and character-driven storylines. Add to the list that this includes morally grey lesbians set in an Indian-inspired fantasy world, and you'll understand why I went absolutely feral over this. Truly, the best part of the story was watching these two women come together to strive to gain power and get their revenge. The romantic development alongside all of that really outsold this for me." — Robin, Goodreads
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