Status Updates From Witch Daughter

The kid is 14 and his dad hasn't seen him since he was a baby. Why would he even care about seeing his dad atp wtf

Lord I'm so bored

She just asked her parents' former employee to commit a crime? Girl the audacity

I, too, like to go to the dream world and creep on the man I'm destined to marry

‘“Why are you so insistent?” she’d demanded. “You have told me about how terribly you’ve been hurt and betrayed by men in the past. Why do you believe that this man will be any different? No, Tahmineh, I refuse to speak any more on this matter.”’

Listen to your mermaid mom!! I'm already irritated with the FMC 😒

‘I had seen the way ladies at court treated their maids—their withering rebukes, their backhanded slaps for the smallest mistakes. Once, years ago, when I’d tried to defend a maid from being unfairly reprimanded by a courtier’s wife, the maid herself had turned me away. “No need for you to step in, Shahdoxt,” she’d said, her voice polite but firm. “My mistress is right. I should have known better.”’

Jesus Christ

If you enjoyed Vaishnavi Patel, Burn the Sea, or Graceling, this will interest equally. IT’s got a great comps. This is a promising story and scale.

There is a q of did Rustom love Tahmineh? Separated loves. hell does she feel real feelings. does she experience later on. It’s all within that structure. It’s fun to go in and feel and experience that type of story and emphasis.

My only neg is I think first person holds back the adult tone but tones of adult books are also written in 1st too.

This story is built on miscommunication, pride, secrecy, and fate. Fate works toward justice but not for individuals. — genre of it.

“She did not want to be saved by a witch.”

Sohrab is so young in this . Foolhardy zeal. He wants so much to be recognized by his father, to be worthy, and lifetime of no communication drives him to act so rashly.

in myths and epics, your lineage is connection. Tahmineh is daeva blessed daughter and Rustom is someone with his own blessings but based on gender, based their kingdoms, she’s a witch and he’s a hero. Sohrab’s blood is strong and powerful. The character wants to be comparable to his father.This kid especially wants his father’s attention. weight you give to their actions.

I’m so new Shahnameh. I can only see from the povs I have. I really liked this. I think if you treat it how you treat similar traditions. idk if I spoke about archetypes, structure and lines. There’s something about woman going against fate itself for her son. larger than any hero. the drama is in the inevitable. depths and echoes.

She talks about being regent. a woman descending from warrior kings. “A woman with magic brimming in her veins.” She talks about how there are days they wish to erase the power she once held. That’s alright because she there are days she wishes to be forgotten too. Then she relives it all again. And wonders how much or little she existed as well.

My first thought when I read the prologue was I wish it was an epilogue. I went back and read the prologue to understand the ending more fully.

at first, I read it as a provocation but not really. it gives you hint about Tahmneh’s unrest. Stories are divided some blame her. Some fate. Some god. Some a mixture of both. They call her a “temptress. conniver. lover, liar.” She calls herself a witch.

Immensely readable. If you liked Circe, Kaikeyi, or Daughter of the Moon Goddess, I feel like this will interest you. Sohrab is teenager when this occurs. A wonderful addition to Bhathena’s works, this is was an excellent as her first adult novel.

zende razm observation - a good spot.

I’m at the point where the I feel the story starting take shape. I’m really intrigued. Circe vibes so far.

The court hates her and her safety is precarious should something happen to her father.

her mom is fish spirit. They communicate in that way. As a device, I really like. We’re not treating this like fantasy. This myth based on current religion and their stories.

girl listen to your mother. this seems like a bad idea.

In my head, the way when I first heard of Sohrab and Rustom, it reminds me of Odepius story. It’s this story type within dramas of old. It’s in other epics too. I The framing of this conflict, tragedy of the way the situation is inevitable, is so enticing to me. I am sure there are multiple iterations of similar setups. Ganesh and Shiva or Krishna and his Uncle. Athena and Zeus.

I know this is based on a real ancient Persian myth, but I just can't seem to get into this story. Perhaps it's the focus on motherhood or the infodumping writing style, I'm not sure yet!

"Am I a woman or a haunting?"

I don't think I've read a Persian inspired fantasy before!

Loving this so far.