I was inspired by Maa Kali and her stories of battle and bravery when I wrote The Phoenix King. I often thought of how Maa Kali can be misinterpreted as a terrifying goddess to the untrained eye. But if you understand her story, her purpose, then you’ll see she is a protector goddess, a MOTHER who will do anything to protect her own. Her story shaped the Phoenix goddess in TPK, and Elena’s character. Jai Mata Di ✨ #thephoenixking #fantasybookrecommendations #strongfemalecharacter #fantasybookstoread #femininerage #badassfemaleprotagonist
“He wished he could tell her how beautiful she looked” #thephoenixking #BookTok #desibooktok #slowburnfantasyromance #slowburnfantasy #slowburnbooks #desigirltok
I fear that I’m obsessed with them at a spiritual level 😔🤚🏽 #thephoenixking #fantasybooktok #yearningmen #slowburnfantasyromance #slowburnfantasy #slowburnreads #characterartwork
give me morally grey women in all their rage, all their vengeance and glory. Art by Ngoc Nguyen #thephoenixking #theburningqueen #morallygreywomen #thefeminineurge #femaleragebooks #femalemaincharacter #fantasybookrecommendations
I really hope they end up doing a buddy read of THE PHOENIX KING together 🥹 #thephoenixking #BookTok #fantasybooktok #barnesandnobletrip #barnesandnoblevlog #authorsoftiktokwritersoftiktok #authordayinthelife #barnesandnoble
Replying to @bestieandthebookish Elena is so deliciously unhinged in THE BURNING QUEEN. I can’t wait for you to meet her #theburningqueen #thephoenixking #fantasybooktok #femalemaincharacter #femaleragebooks #fantasybookrecommendations #morallygreywomen