The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao

The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao | Expected publication: January 21st 2020 by Atria Books |  272 Pages | Goodreads

✅ REVIEW

This novel is described as a thriller in the lines of Crazy Rich Asians written by Gillian Flynn. It was more of a family drama where the main character opens the story by waking up in the hospital after fatally poisoning 300 members of her family, including children.

No Gillian Flynn book has reached this level of destruction, so no, it was not as described.

However, I needed to know why the main character felt the need to eradicate her family’s line so I dutifully read on, and as I did I found out about the characters’ back stories, although it was touch and go in terms of development. The novel had a somber tone, moved slowly, and I was unable to relate to the characters’ motivations, but it was an interesting, different type of read.

Overall, it was ok. I recommend it to those looking for something different and interesting to read.

ARC provided by Publisher via Netgalley

✅ PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION

“Gwendolyn and Estella have always been as close as sisters can be. Growing up in a wealthy, powerful, and sometimes deceitful family, they’ve relied on each other for support and confidence. But now, Gwendolyn is lying in a coma, the sole survivor of Estella’s poisoning of their whole family.

As she struggles to regain consciousness, Gwendolyn desperately retraces her memories, trying to uncover the moment that led to this shocking and brutal act. Was it their aunt’s mysterious death at sea? Estella’s unhappy marriage to a dangerously brutish man? Or were the shifting loyalties and unspoken resentments at the heart of the opulent world they inhabit finally too much to bear? Can Gwendolyn finally confront the truth about who she and her sister really are, and the secrets in their family’s past?

Traveling from the luxurious world of the rich and powerful in Indonesia to the most spectacular shows at Paris Fashion Week, from the sunny coasts of California to the melting pot of Melbourne’s university scene, The Majesties is a haunting, evocative, and deeply compelling novel about the secrets that can build a family empire—and also bring it crashing down.”

✅ BOOK SOURCE AND FORMAT

Arc, eBook