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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overly Angsty
Rick Riordan does this cool thing where he supports minority authors and introduces then under his "Rick Riordan Presents" banner. So this series is pretty much exactly like the Percy Jackson series or the Magnus Chase series or the Egyptian series that Riordan wrote but this 5 book series was written by an Indian author about demigods within Indian myths. My 13 year old loved it and has already read the next two and loved them as well. I DM pretty sure if your kid likes Rick Riordan, they would like this book too.
But as an adult, I felt meh. I don't love Out-of-the-Frying-Pan-into-the-Fire on repeat type stories. I did enjoy Percy Jackson and Magnus Chase but I don't need 20 other series with kinda the same premise. I am, however, glad my son is getting insight into India culture and mythology. And that he has a series he is interested in. I also noticed 3 different rather cool ways to describe beauty.
But as an adult, I felt meh. I don't love Out-of-the-Frying-Pan-into-the-Fire on repeat type stories. I did enjoy Percy Jackson and Magnus Chase but I don't need 20 other series with kinda the same premise. I am, however, glad my son is getting insight into India culture and mythology. And that he has a series he is interested in. I also noticed 3 different rather cool ways to describe beauty.
Unlike the Riordan books, which mainly deal with mythology I already knew about, I went into this not knowing anything about Hindu myths. It was such a fascinating topic to learn about and it's always so interesting to find similiarities and wild differences. I loved Aru and Mini and the way their different approaches worked together and I already can't wait to meet the other sisters (so thrilled that we seemingly get a whole host of female main characters!).
I did feel my attention slipping a little towards the end, because there is quite a lot of 'do x to get y to then do z and repeat'. While that's not super unusual in certain types of Middle Grade books, I'm afraid I'm not quite Middle Grade aged enough anymore, to not let it bother me a little. The final battle was really engaging again, but then it dragged a little too long in the final chapter.
Still, overall a great book and if I get my hands on them, I will pick up the other ones in the series, soon.
I did feel my attention slipping a little towards the end, because there is quite a lot of 'do x to get y to then do z and repeat'. While that's not super unusual in certain types of Middle Grade books, I'm afraid I'm not quite Middle Grade aged enough anymore, to not let it bother me a little. The final battle was really engaging again, but then it dragged a little too long in the final chapter.
Still, overall a great book and if I get my hands on them, I will pick up the other ones in the series, soon.
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
Great book for adults and kids! Lots of good themes around family and sisterhood.
This is the first book from Rick Riordan's Imprint promoting diverse author's writing about the mythology of their own heritage. I loved it. It was a great read very much in the spirit of Percy Jackson--fast paced, chapters that end on cliff-hangers, gods and mythology galore. It was awesome. It was truly fascinating learning more about Indian mythology, while exploring the idea of fate versus will. I look forward to the next installment!
3.5 stars with Swedish rounding.
It was definitely very Percy Jackson-esque, but with Hindu mythology instead of Greek, and a lot more girl power (which I'm definitely not complaining about). On the whole, it was a fun little adventure, the characters are likeable, and I knew very little about Hindu mythology, so it was cool to learn a little about that, too.
While it was easy to read, I'm not sure I ever really got to a point where I cared all that much about what was going on. That is, it was all too easy to pull myself away and the biggest reason I kept returning was because I knew I needed to finish it so that I can a) return it to the library and b) read other books.
I think this is another case of "I liked it, but I might have loved it were I a bit younger."
It was definitely very Percy Jackson-esque, but with Hindu mythology instead of Greek, and a lot more girl power (which I'm definitely not complaining about). On the whole, it was a fun little adventure, the characters are likeable, and I knew very little about Hindu mythology, so it was cool to learn a little about that, too.
While it was easy to read, I'm not sure I ever really got to a point where I cared all that much about what was going on. That is, it was all too easy to pull myself away and the biggest reason I kept returning was because I knew I needed to finish it so that I can a) return it to the library and b) read other books.
I think this is another case of "I liked it, but I might have loved it were I a bit younger."
Review to come, but I really enjoyed every bit of this book. The adventure was fantastic, I learned so much, and I thoroughly loved Aru and Mini’s friendship.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced