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farmfreshlisa 's review for:
Aru Shah and the End of Time
by Roshani Chokshi
I have wanted to read this for awhile after I suspected it was the Hindu religion version of the Percy Jackson series...and I was correct! In fact there were times it felt very...knockoff? But for anyone who has an interest in the Hindu mythology or even enjoyed the Percy Jackson series i think they would like this one.
Aru Shah cracked me up because she was such a...typical 12 year-old girl trying to not look too uncool. LOL.
The primary negative I had was the in this book, Aru Shah deals with the idea of her lying...but instead of taking accountability for it, she "DISCOVERS" that it's not lying so much as having an "imagination". And I don't like that message. She DOES change and realize that lying hurts people and can complicate relationships---but the primary thing is that saying things to people--making up "stories" is having an imagination more than lying. And I don't like that being promoted.
For those who would want to know--there is one place in the book with the Seasons where Summer isn't male or female--but is a "they". It's a passing moment and is relatively low key. But it is still there.
I enjoyed it enough to want to read the next books in the series.
Aru Shah cracked me up because she was such a...typical 12 year-old girl trying to not look too uncool. LOL.
The primary negative I had was the in this book, Aru Shah deals with the idea of her lying...but instead of taking accountability for it, she "DISCOVERS" that it's not lying so much as having an "imagination". And I don't like that message. She DOES change and realize that lying hurts people and can complicate relationships---but the primary thing is that saying things to people--making up "stories" is having an imagination more than lying. And I don't like that being promoted.
For those who would want to know--there is one place in the book with the Seasons where Summer isn't male or female--but is a "they". It's a passing moment and is relatively low key. But it is still there.
I enjoyed it enough to want to read the next books in the series.