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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
Totally freaking great.
We listened to this one in the car and didn’t have any long trips so it was just about half an hour on school days.
Reallllllly great. The imagery, the adventures, the heroines, the magic- all awesome! Loved learning about some of the Folklore from India
We listened to this one in the car and didn’t have any long trips so it was just about half an hour on school days.
Reallllllly great. The imagery, the adventures, the heroines, the magic- all awesome! Loved learning about some of the Folklore from India
This is the kind of book I want my nieces to read. It was fun, educational, and realistic about girls and growing up. I'm so excited to read the next one!
I have had Aru Shah and the End of Time on my reading list since early 2019. I have always loved Rick Riordan's books, and I was eager to read a book he curated. I started the book with an open mind, and found myself very pleasantly surprised to find that while Chokshi's style is all their own, the book is definitely consistent with the type of tales a reader of Riordan would enjoy.
And bless my favourite new character - Mini.
And bless my favourite new character - Mini.
Aru Shah and the End of Time is a Middle Grade Contemporary/Urban Fantasy novel book 1 in the Pandava Chronicles.
This was a pretty good book. Aru Shah was a fun protagonist at times with on point sarcasm, but then there was one of those weird jokes that I usually hear from boy characters in fiction, and its the Aru mistakes uvula for vagina/ovary . . . joke? You know, "So it's a girl (blank)" or "How am I supposed to know if its a girl (blank)"? Aru is 12, by the way. Plus her supporting character Mini was largely obnoxious during most of the book, made reading a lot of the scenes unbearable. However, the integration of the Hindu mythology into our world was fun and I did like the story, its just the fam and I won't be in such a rush to read the next book.
p.s. Still not in the mood for in depth reviews for trad pub books, but I think I can work with this.
This was a pretty good book. Aru Shah was a fun protagonist at times with on point sarcasm, but then there was one of those weird jokes that I usually hear from boy characters in fiction, and its the Aru mistakes uvula for vagina/ovary . . . joke? You know, "So it's a girl (blank)" or "How am I supposed to know if its a girl (blank)"? Aru is 12, by the way. Plus her supporting character Mini was largely obnoxious during most of the book, made reading a lot of the scenes unbearable. However, the integration of the Hindu mythology into our world was fun and I did like the story, its just the fam and I won't be in such a rush to read the next book.
p.s. Still not in the mood for in depth reviews for trad pub books, but I think I can work with this.
This was a pretty fun read. However, I will say that it feels a little Percy Jackson derivative, but doesn't quite pull off the same charm--though maybe that's because I'm reading this as an adult, while I read Percy Jackson as a pre-teen.
I like that Chokshi gives us opportunities to see how beautiful traditional Indian clothes can be--describing Aru dreaming of going to a middle school dance like a Bollywood movie, Urvashi in her beautiful white salwar kameez top, Aru's mom in a vision of the past wearing beautiful black velvet salwar kameez, etc.
I think my primary complaint is that it felt like this was trying to hard to make the main characters believably awkward and middle-schooly--it made them feel a bit stereotypical and less than lifelike.
I'm interested to see how the rest of the series plays out.
I like that Chokshi gives us opportunities to see how beautiful traditional Indian clothes can be--describing Aru dreaming of going to a middle school dance like a Bollywood movie, Urvashi in her beautiful white salwar kameez top, Aru's mom in a vision of the past wearing beautiful black velvet salwar kameez, etc.
I think my primary complaint is that it felt like this was trying to hard to make the main characters believably awkward and middle-schooly--it made them feel a bit stereotypical and less than lifelike.
I'm interested to see how the rest of the series plays out.
Indian mythology, adventure and relatable heroines? I'm here for it. An extra shout out for Minnie and her pinoy roots.
Wait what I need to wait till April 2019 to have the second book?
Damn. I really love this, I wish I got this book when I was younger there is so much value that I share with. It’s sooo great !
Damn. I really love this, I wish I got this book when I was younger there is so much value that I share with. It’s sooo great !
It's cute. I had some trouble getting into it, so maybe more 3 stars with 4 on potential and the fact that we had two female leads and instead of being strong female characters (TM) one was more a trickster and one with a possible anxiety issue.
Feels a little like it's trying too hard to follow too closely to Riordan's setup, which I think was a mistake. We tear through a lot of interesting scenery and characters, perhaps a little too quickly to enjoy them. I did get a kick out of some of the quick toss and run jokes. (History nerd that I am I laughed out loud at the indulgences joke, and did like the brief doctor who nod later.)
Feels a little like it's trying too hard to follow too closely to Riordan's setup, which I think was a mistake. We tear through a lot of interesting scenery and characters, perhaps a little too quickly to enjoy them. I did get a kick out of some of the quick toss and run jokes. (History nerd that I am I laughed out loud at the indulgences joke, and did like the brief doctor who nod later.)
Thankful for Rick Riordan creating this stamp of approval. Otherwise I wouldn't have found this beautiful book. Roshani Chokshi is a special writer. Excited to follow Aru and company on their journey!