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This took me a while to finish because it was a book I really needed to pay attention to the details to give it the comprehension (on my end) that it deserves. Beautiful writing and retelling of Kaikeyi’s story.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism
Moderate: Violence, Death of parent
Minor: Infertility, Grief, Abandonment
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Violence, Gaslighting
The character of Kaikeyi is a very complicated individual, she has these abilities that she came upon out of know where and she tries to use this power to help her family and her sons but she has also used this power to use for herself. To get what she wanted for herself or to get into a position using these abilities. It was a journey to see her come to grips with her abilities and stop relying on them as heavily as she did when she first got them. She had to learn fate worked in other ways that she couldn't even control and sometimes you just have to let them happen.
The complexity of the other characters like Kaikeyi's sons and her husband along with the wives she shared him with. Especially with the sons one in particular is a very central figure in mythology and this story. I also liked the way that Kaikeyi tried to go against the gender norms of her time period and country. She tried to remedy this by creating a counsel of women to help make decisions for the village. Giving women a purpose besides just what roles they were given.
Overall I enjoyed this book and would recommend this to people who are interested in learning about a culture they don't know about and reading a retelling that has nice little twists to it!
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, War
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence
Minor: Infertility, Pregnancy
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism
Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, War
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Pregnancy
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Alcohol
Moderate: Infertility, War
CWs: Sexism/misogyny; war; injury; death; abandonment; brief mentions of child death
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War
Minor: Child death, Infertility
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infertility, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infertility, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Classism
Minor: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy