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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Roshani Chokshi's first novel in the Pandava Quartet is entertaining, enthralling, and above all, an absolutely enjoyable read!
This story focuses primarily on Aru discovering that she is a reincarnation of a demigod and setting out on a treasure hunt-esque quest alongside her literal soul sister and a talking pigeon in order to find the three keys needed to open the Kingdom of Death's door...
As you can imagine I was completely blown away!
Chokshi's seamless meld of a modern coming-of-age adventure and Hindu mythology makes for an absoltely fun and witty story. Aru Shah and the End of Time features brilliant dialogue, a great plot, and the beginings of what promises to be a wonderful and supportive friendship.
I will forever be grateful to Rick Riordan for providing a platform for own voices writers to create these absolutely fascinating and fun fantasy stories featuring underrepresented cultures which may have otherwise unfortunately (horrifyingly) have been overlooked.
4/4.5 stars
*Completed as part of the OWLs Magical Readathon: Care of Magical Creatures (to read a book with a land animal on the cover)*
This story focuses primarily on Aru discovering that she is a reincarnation of a demigod and setting out on a treasure hunt-esque quest alongside her literal soul sister and a talking pigeon in order to find the three keys needed to open the Kingdom of Death's door...
As you can imagine I was completely blown away!
Chokshi's seamless meld of a modern coming-of-age adventure and Hindu mythology makes for an absoltely fun and witty story. Aru Shah and the End of Time features brilliant dialogue, a great plot, and the beginings of what promises to be a wonderful and supportive friendship.
I will forever be grateful to Rick Riordan for providing a platform for own voices writers to create these absolutely fascinating and fun fantasy stories featuring underrepresented cultures which may have otherwise unfortunately (horrifyingly) have been overlooked.
4/4.5 stars
*Completed as part of the OWLs Magical Readathon: Care of Magical Creatures (to read a book with a land animal on the cover)*
i have no idea how to rate middle grade but i really liked this!!
Really more like 3.5 stars, but rounding up is nice. So, this is the first of the Rick Riordan Presents books, and you could be forgiven for thinking that it was written by Rick Riordan himself. It is so like his series. I'm very curious to see if all the other books from this imprint are so similar in style to his (I hope they're not. Mix it up, people!).
As for this book itself, it was funny and adventurous, and yet I was pretty much always confused about the mythology (all I know about Indian mythology is from watching A Little Princess, so not a lot). I wish that the book had somehow explained more to me, the ignorant reader. I almost certainly would have followed things better if we had an Indian mythology unit in Jr. High, which is not the book's fault, but it still made reading it a little tricky. Also not super convinced about Aru as a character. Mini is the great though. Hopefully I'll get more emotionally attached to Aru in book 2. Because yeah, in spite of my reservations, I'll definitely read the next book. I'm also very seriously considering looking up the epic about the Pandavas, so that's a win right there.
As for this book itself, it was funny and adventurous, and yet I was pretty much always confused about the mythology (all I know about Indian mythology is from watching A Little Princess, so not a lot). I wish that the book had somehow explained more to me, the ignorant reader. I almost certainly would have followed things better if we had an Indian mythology unit in Jr. High, which is not the book's fault, but it still made reading it a little tricky. Also not super convinced about Aru as a character. Mini is the great though. Hopefully I'll get more emotionally attached to Aru in book 2. Because yeah, in spite of my reservations, I'll definitely read the next book. I'm also very seriously considering looking up the epic about the Pandavas, so that's a win right there.
adventurous
funny
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
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Enjoyed a look at Hindu beliefs. It read too much like a Rick Riordan book, though.
I almost don’t know how to describe this book... Magical, strange, fast paced? This story moves at the speed of light.
Indian mythology is ginormous. I thought Greek mythology was hard to keep up with, boy, this was harder. The author sure did her homework though, Roshani Chokshi truly put together a great book, and I look forward to the next one.
Indian mythology is ginormous. I thought Greek mythology was hard to keep up with, boy, this was harder. The author sure did her homework though, Roshani Chokshi truly put together a great book, and I look forward to the next one.
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes