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If you want to appreciate this, read the Mahabharata first.

Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi

January 27, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I wish I liked this more. The basic premise is interesting, and the twist that isn’t that shocking actually makes for good future suspense. 11 or 12 year old Aru is trying to impress some kids from school and lights the cursed lamp her mom told her never to touch, and it turns out she releases the Sleeper a demon (I think that’s what he is, given the info on his origins revealed part way through, it’s a little unclear) who wants to gather an […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: aru shah and the end of time, hindu myth, Hindu mythology, pandava quartet, pandava series, Rick Riordan, roshani chokshi

CoffeeShopReader's CBR11 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: aru shah and the end of time, hindu myth, Hindu mythology, pandava quartet, pandava series, Rick Riordan, roshani chokshi ·
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