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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
Great YA series
Nice blend of Indian mythology with adventure. I originally bought this for my 7yo but this is more of a pre-teen level series. As a Harry Potter fan I enjoyed this myself! Looking forward to reading others in this series.
Nice blend of Indian mythology with adventure. I originally bought this for my 7yo but this is more of a pre-teen level series. As a Harry Potter fan I enjoyed this myself! Looking forward to reading others in this series.
5th/6th Grace book club book. Such a fun and funny adventure!
Aru Shah And The End Of Time by Roshani Choksi is book one in the Pandava Quartet series. This is a "Rick Riordan Presents" book. It's a modern re-telling of Hindu mythology in the same way Rick Riordan's youth series' are modern retellings of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Norse mythology.
I read this aloud with my teens. It's often laugh out loud hilarious along with being a well written story in general. We enjoyed this introduction to Hindu mythology and eagerly started the 2nd book as soon as we finished this one.
I read this aloud with my teens. It's often laugh out loud hilarious along with being a well written story in general. We enjoyed this introduction to Hindu mythology and eagerly started the 2nd book as soon as we finished this one.
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ah, I see the artist for this adaptation read the same interview of the author who said she wanted to make what was essentially Sailor Moon meets Indian mythology. (even tho the one who tossed the tiara is the Sailor Mercury stand-in, but I guess Sailor Mercury-types deserve times to shine)
Very unique artstyle that is more reminiscent of Raina Telgemeier (my only frame of reference to be honest since I haven't frequented the Juvenile GN section in a while), but still captures the wondrous story of how 2 girls have to team up with their cunning, wits, & magical items to stop an ancient evil reborn in the modern day.
Great start & if this continues, can't wait to see the rest of the super team of soul sisters bond (and their pseudo-wife reborn as a dude).
Very unique artstyle that is more reminiscent of Raina Telgemeier (my only frame of reference to be honest since I haven't frequented the Juvenile GN section in a while), but still captures the wondrous story of how 2 girls have to team up with their cunning, wits, & magical items to stop an ancient evil reborn in the modern day.
Great start & if this continues, can't wait to see the rest of the super team of soul sisters bond (and their pseudo-wife reborn as a dude).
I really wanted to like this, and I might have liked it more as a kid, but I doubt it would have cleared 3 stars even then. I really liked the idea of reimagining the Mahabharata with modern characters, and especially heroines. But it didn't cohere for me. It felt chaotic and all over the place, the didactic moments were rather heavy-handed, and I almost didn't finish reading. And then having pushed through to finish it, it didn't feel worth it. There were a fair number of good moments, but they got drowned out by the chaos.
Some times I come out of a book and I am both pleased and weirdly disappointed.
I walked into this book thinking it was full of Indian Myths and also about the same reading level as the books by [a:Rick Riordan|15872|Rick Riordan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1383677264p2/15872.jpg], but this feels like it is targeted for a younger audience. Aru weirdly feels like a ten-year-old, and I am pretty sure the story says she is twelve, but I think she will be a hit with that audience.
I enjoyed the interaction between her and Mini and yelling at her for being a bit daft, and I think she will be a hit with the audience, but personally I am not sure adult me will continue the series.
PS. Do read the word explanations at the end, they're interesting if you like myths.
I walked into this book thinking it was full of Indian Myths and also about the same reading level as the books by [a:Rick Riordan|15872|Rick Riordan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1383677264p2/15872.jpg], but this feels like it is targeted for a younger audience. Aru weirdly feels like a ten-year-old, and I am pretty sure the story says she is twelve, but I think she will be a hit with that audience.
I enjoyed the interaction between her and Mini and yelling at her for being a bit daft, and I think she will be a hit with the audience, but personally I am not sure adult me will continue the series.
PS. Do read the word explanations at the end, they're interesting if you like myths.