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Crown of Wishes, A

Be Careful What You Dream Author: Roshani Chokshi While A Crown of Wishes is ostensibly the sequel to The Star-Touched Queen, it is truly a separate tale. Maya and Amar and their deadly kingdom with its interwoven threads of fate; its sardonic, flesh-eating horses; and its tree of deception, are a backdrop, and their roles here are minimal. Instead, this is Maya’s sister’s, Gauri’s, story about her hard-won journey to freedom. While Maya’s prophecy leads her into the underworld, Gauri’s story takes her from princess to prisoner, awaiting her death sentence. Like her sister, though, Gauri has a certain toughness. When [...]

2025-02-15T14:48:39-07:00February 15th, 2025|Tags: , , , , , , |

Burnout, The

Enjoy the Ride  Author: Sophie Kinsella Sasha is sick. Sick of work. Sick of friends. Sick of family. Sick of cooking. Sick of sex even, as she tells the cute guy at the takeout place. She just can’t be bothered anymore, and when a frantic attempt to join the nunnery next door (to escape yet another mandatory moment at the employee joyfulness work program) backfires, she finds herself on leave with instructions to “rest.” Her mother and desperate family take over, sending her to the fancy seaside resort she dreamed of as a child. But . . .things have changed [...]

2024-12-26T15:45:39-07:00December 26th, 2024|Tags: , , , |

Star-Touched Queen, The

Fate, Love, and Demon Horses Author: Roshani Chokshi Maya’s horoscope has kept her sequestered. She is hated in the harem. Outcast by the other women. After all, her doomed future could spill over onto them, onto their children. She is destined to bring death and destruction, and many think that the kingdom would be better without her presence. Her mother is already dead. Who else is next? The weird thing about prophecy, however, is the twists and turns you take to arrive at a final destiny. On the eve of the destruction of her empire, as Maya prepares to end her [...]

2024-10-27T09:27:27-07:00October 27th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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