(3.5/5) It's been a while since I read a book with a spread of reviews so indignant about its romantic aspect. I've never figured out just what it is about a love story done right that turns people off, except that it's such a traditionally feminine thing. 
 The Star-Touched Queen is patterned more after the conventions of myths and folklore than after the modern novel. Its writing is just this side of too-pretty, but the general flavor of the metaphors was more familiar than I expected. (Check out the Song of Solomon, or the Baghavad Gita, or persian poetry sometime. The ancient world--and the middle east in particular--have a very poetic bent with words.). It's a story of love across time between two deities , despite every obstacle in their path. 
 The plot might not have been technically brilliant, but it was solid. And it was exactly what I needed this week. 4 stars for enjoyment, and I'm marking this as an author to keep an eye on.