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A review by looseleafellie
Hunt for the Horseman by Gita V. Reddy
5.0
I had high hopes for this book right from the start. The description sounded right up my street, and I'm pleased to say that the book delivered on all that it promised.
Hunt for the Horseman is about twelve-year-old Sandy and her visit to her family's palace, Amrita Mahal, for what could be her family's last reunion. Why might it be their last? Because the notorious "land mafia" is trying to get their hands on the palace, and an important document, which would prove the family's ownership beyond a doubt, has gone missing.
Since this is their last family reunion, the children of the family decide to try and do what nobody has managed to do before: find a toy horseman which one of their ancestors hid a hundred and twenty-five years ago!
I was caught up in the magical description of the palace and its grounds. Amrita Mahal is a place of mystery, full of hidden compartments and secret tunnels. I also loved all the characters, from tech whiz Gaurev to food junkie Avinash to the resourceful Megha. And I loved the story itself, and how it kept me turning the pages right up until the end.
I have to note that the grammar and punctuation in this book is not the best. The author is from India, and so her English is perhaps not as strong as that of many native speakers. There were a few run-on sentences, misplaced commas, and typos here and there. However, this did not lessen my enjoyment of the book whatsoever, and I doubt it will lessen anyone else's enjoyment either.
I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Hunt for the Horseman is about twelve-year-old Sandy and her visit to her family's palace, Amrita Mahal, for what could be her family's last reunion. Why might it be their last? Because the notorious "land mafia" is trying to get their hands on the palace, and an important document, which would prove the family's ownership beyond a doubt, has gone missing.
Since this is their last family reunion, the children of the family decide to try and do what nobody has managed to do before: find a toy horseman which one of their ancestors hid a hundred and twenty-five years ago!
I was caught up in the magical description of the palace and its grounds. Amrita Mahal is a place of mystery, full of hidden compartments and secret tunnels. I also loved all the characters, from tech whiz Gaurev to food junkie Avinash to the resourceful Megha. And I loved the story itself, and how it kept me turning the pages right up until the end.
I have to note that the grammar and punctuation in this book is not the best. The author is from India, and so her English is perhaps not as strong as that of many native speakers. There were a few run-on sentences, misplaced commas, and typos here and there. However, this did not lessen my enjoyment of the book whatsoever, and I doubt it will lessen anyone else's enjoyment either.
I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.