theblerdlibrary's reviews
361 reviews

This is so uncomfortable to say…….but it was a better executed version of The Unbroken. Both are worthy of reads and a trilogy…I just believed the relationship between the main characters in The Jasmin Throne more. I tried my hardest not to compare the books but that was incredibly difficult because of how similar the tropes and characterizations are.

This novel is really good. It dives deep into the treatment of women in the Bengali culture. The two perspectives confused me enough to to create more interest, while the dead aunt gives gloriously petty vibes…and for good reason.

This is the first book in a while that I’ve read with a male author tackling feminist ideologies. I do have questions about the choices one of the characters make and her unshakeable devotion to raising her husband and the “taming of the shrew” but I let it slide because, once again, the dead aunt wanted all of the smoke.

I love Butler. In my mind, she adopted me and we pull a grey gardens….but this book was so left field….so out of pocket..I had to be reassured that it would make sense in the grand scheme. This book feels like a prequel to another series entirely. I was about to compare it to Rogue One but I can’t because at least that movie was still in the Star Wars universe and was remotely connected to one of the other movies.

Even if you read it objectively and without the knowledge that it’s a part of the Patternist series…it’s still just okay…

By far the nastiest, most vulgar literary porn I have ever read….that being said, I enjoyed it very much and deeply worry about the amount of and type of research the author had to google for the scenes in this book.

Doro still sucks ass, I’m thoroughly interested in the Patternist colony, and I’m heavily disappointed in “Emma.” She knows what she did.

The main character contradicts herself way too often. She says she was raised to be a warrior by her father and wasn't spared harsh lessons in life and leadership, then says she was pampered to the point where she didn't experience anything that allowed her to be the type of queen that was expected of her. She runs after a man who deserted her for five years because she loved him but then show that, historically, he couldn't have cared less about her existence. Talyien runs head-first into some of the most ridiculous situations and I believe it has more to do with her complete incompetence than her lack of trust in others.

One of the best villains written. I have a low tolerance for YA sci-if/fantasy but Raybearer is an exemption I will re-read over and over again!!