author check-in: roshani chokshi

Hello everyone! Welcome to a new type of post on my blog. I’ve been thinking about this for a while but never did anything about it until now. Since it’s Asian Heritage Month, I thought I should just go for it.

For Author Check-Ins, I’ll be picking a specific author and highlighting all the books that I’ve read, haven’t read, and upcoming releases that I’m looking forward to. This is by no means a comprehensive list of the particular author’s works.

First up is ✨ Roshani Chokshi ✨. An amazing author, Roshani Chokshi always captivated my attention with her stories. Whether it be middle grade or young adult, I was there for everything. I found out about the author when The Gilded Wolves became a thing on Bookstagram/BookTwitter. I couldn’t run away from it and decided to pick one book up by her. From then, I’m hooked. Roshani Chokshi’s one of the authors that I will always read from.

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the star-touched queen

duology
status: completed
remaining to read: –
published in 2016-2017
read in 2020-2021

Although The Star-Touched Queen was Roshani Chokshi’s debut, I didn’t read it until I started TGW trilogy and Pandava series. I can definitely see where the hype came from with this duology as her first series.

Roshani Chokshi’s ability as a brilliant storyteller is obvious from her first book.

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Aru Shah’s an incredible character to follow through the whole series. I loved her tenacity and bravery. Throughout the five books, Aru Shah had her ups-and-downs. The first middle grade in Roshani Chokshi’s list, and I’m already waiting for more.

pandava

series
status: completed
remaining to read: –
published in 2018-2022
read in 2019-2022

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the gilded wolves

trilogy
status: completed
remaining to read: the bronzed beasts
published in 2019-2021
read in 2019, 2021

I can’t believe that The Gilded Wolves was my first introduction to Roshani Chokshi’s books. TGW threw me off emotionally that I had to take a whole year break before picking up The Silvered Serpent. 😂

I still need to read the finale but I’m terrified of what may come for my favorite characters in this trilogy. Will they all survive till the end?

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Only read this short story recently but Roshani Chokshi managed to capture me from page 1. No complains from me.

once more upon a time

standalone
status: completed
published in 2020
read in 2022

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anthology

1. forbidden fruit in a thousand beginnings and endings
2. passing fair and young in sword stone table: old legends, new voices
3. beware the grove of true love in the cursed carnival and other calamities: new stories about mythic heroes

upcoming releases

1. three kisses, one midnight (with 2 other authors) 👑 coming in august 2022
2. the last tale of flower bride 👑 coming in 2023

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That’s the end of the first Author Check-In! I’m already looking into more authors that I’ve been following for a while. It’s also a way for me to handle my TBR pile, I guess. Anyway, this is just a little fun idea for myself. Hope you enjoyed!