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Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom by Sangu Mandanna
5.0
Oh my heart. I loved this book so so much. Kiki Kallira is just your normal London girl who has fears that a goose is going to burgle her home and murder her mom....yes you read that correctly! Kiki has severe anxiety and to help her brain stop fixating on things that could go wrong, she draws. Starting a new sketchbook, she draws out scenes from an Indian mythology tale her mother told her, but there's just one problem with that...It becomes real! Now Kiki has to defeat the now real mythological bad guy in her imaginary mythological world with a group of rebel kids before he enters Kiki's world.
I enjoyed this book because it dealt with anxiety issues in a way that makes it easy to understand for kids, and adults. There is also apparent growth of all of the characters in the book, and it was just a fun ride.
I adored the audio narrator Zenia Starr-she has a lovely accent to bring life to Kiki, even though for some reason I kept wanting her to speak like Moaning Myrtle from the Harry Potter movies lol. But seriously, she brought a lot of exasperation and emotion to the story in a wonderful way.
So, if you or someone you know is a fan of Paola Santiago or Aru Sha they will enjoy this book! And now I have to go look into more books by Sangu Mandanna whilst waiting for (hopefully!!) a 2nd Kiki book.
Thank you NetGalley and Viking Books for Young Readers for the arc! And thank you Penguin Random House audio for the review audio.
I enjoyed this book because it dealt with anxiety issues in a way that makes it easy to understand for kids, and adults. There is also apparent growth of all of the characters in the book, and it was just a fun ride.
I adored the audio narrator Zenia Starr-she has a lovely accent to bring life to Kiki, even though for some reason I kept wanting her to speak like Moaning Myrtle from the Harry Potter movies lol. But seriously, she brought a lot of exasperation and emotion to the story in a wonderful way.
So, if you or someone you know is a fan of Paola Santiago or Aru Sha they will enjoy this book! And now I have to go look into more books by Sangu Mandanna whilst waiting for (hopefully!!) a 2nd Kiki book.
Thank you NetGalley and Viking Books for Young Readers for the arc! And thank you Penguin Random House audio for the review audio.