ap088's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
lovetolovereading's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
psashankh's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jeppe's review against another edition
3.0
en dejlig historie man kan se mange sammenligninger der er med Rick Riordans bøger
thea_rem's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
guineapiggirl's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this series and it was a good introduction for me to learning more about Indian culture. It also helped me when we studied the Mahabharata in school. If you like Percy Jackson, you will like this. It has the same mixture of humor and mythology.
mandler_'s review against another edition
3.0
Rating: 3 /5 Stars
Roshani Chokshi and Rick Riordan deliver an entertaining tale of gods, heroines, and other wonderful elements inspired by Hindu mythology and the ancient tales. I don't know much about the fascinating and vibrant array of Hindu tales and I found a lot of beauty and entertainment in this story. That being said, I honestly think Chokshi's tale was held back by Riordan's formula. I am interested in seeing where the story goes in future books, however, I felt like Riordan's comical tone just didn't mesh well in parts with the story. I wanted to know more about the tales, since I am not familiar with them. I enjoyed the latter half of the book. The beginning felt like it was still trying to figure itself out and there wasn't much substance to get me, the reader, to care about the characters. Aru tries to save.
I want the Percy Jackson-spin off books and series, I really do, but I want them to develop their own voices and their own styles. I could match plot points from this book to that of Percy Jackson and the snarky humor is all the same. I ended up being fine with it at the end and I hope that the future books find their own voice and style, but that is mainly why I rated this 3 stars
Roshani Chokshi and Rick Riordan deliver an entertaining tale of gods, heroines, and other wonderful elements inspired by Hindu mythology and the ancient tales. I don't know much about the fascinating and vibrant array of Hindu tales and I found a lot of beauty and entertainment in this story. That being said, I honestly think Chokshi's tale was held back by Riordan's formula. I am interested in seeing where the story goes in future books, however, I felt like Riordan's comical tone just didn't mesh well in parts with the story. I wanted to know more about the tales, since I am not familiar with them. I enjoyed the latter half of the book. The beginning felt like it was still trying to figure itself out and there wasn't much substance to get me, the reader, to care about the characters. Aru tries to save
Spoiler
the group of kids that essentially are bullying her. Why would I care about that? Why would I care if Aru saves them or not? There is mention of her mom being there too, but it was too fast and I don't care about those people enough to care whether or not Aru saves themI want the Percy Jackson-spin off books and series, I really do, but I want them to develop their own voices and their own styles. I could match plot points from this book to that of Percy Jackson and the snarky humor is all the same. I ended up being fine with it at the end and I hope that the future books find their own voice and style, but that is mainly why I rated this 3 stars
msvenner's review against another edition
4.0
Love the wit and reverence while at the same time staying true to the homage it clearly wants to pay to the Hindu stories. This reads as a little too close to the Percy Jackson books, would have liked a little more originality but it was still an enjoyable read, especially for fans of Rick Riordan.
khushg's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
sam_riccio's review against another edition
5.0
My first Hindi mythology book, aside from the small snippets that I've read in different books and it was DELIGHTFUL.
Aru Shah is 12, lives in a museum with her mother, who is always busy with work and leaves her often. So, it's just Aru more often than not.
I don't know anything about these myths, and so everything that I got from this seemed to be the best thing in the world to me for this mythology.
The reincarnated siblings who count as demigods, the stories that come with who they were in their first lives, and their parents.
The closeness of the families in this book is one of my favorite parts: Aru started out thinking that she was completely alone, and she meets Boo, who brings her to Mini, and then the two get to meet the gods and go see the Otherworld and have what feels like an actual sort of family moment with Death.
It's the little things that really got me; how someone would make a casual mistake and they would bring it up in the way a family would - Mini walking into the telephone pole, or Aru saying something to Aiden and Mini roasting her and then getting the other gods at their schooling lessons to roast her because the girls are all of their little nieces right now.
Death is a feminist because his child has been reincarnated as a female and he wants to be there for his kids and does whatever it is he can to cheat the system so the girls don't run themselves down before they can stop The Sleeper.
Also, speaking about The Sleeper; he was originally just a man who wanted to be with his wife and daughter and its such a tragic story that everything keeps going back to how family ties you together, but only certain family gets to live because some are tied to fate to try to destroy the world.
I was just, really excited about this book, and I put it off for so long because I knew it was going to be amazing and I was going to want to do nothing but sit and read them all at once but I didn't want to wait for the entire series, so I tried to wait until ALL of them had come out just to realize when I finished One that Four wasn't out yet and I had doomed myself.
There is no way that you can pick up this book, read it through, and decide that you don't want to get your hands on all of the others as soon as you can.
Aru Shah is 12, lives in a museum with her mother, who is always busy with work and leaves her often. So, it's just Aru more often than not.
I don't know anything about these myths, and so everything that I got from this seemed to be the best thing in the world to me for this mythology.
The reincarnated siblings who count as demigods, the stories that come with who they were in their first lives, and their parents.
The closeness of the families in this book is one of my favorite parts: Aru started out thinking that she was completely alone, and she meets Boo, who brings her to Mini, and then the two get to meet the gods and go see the Otherworld and have what feels like an actual sort of family moment with Death.
It's the little things that really got me; how someone would make a casual mistake and they would bring it up in the way a family would - Mini walking into the telephone pole, or Aru saying something to Aiden and Mini roasting her and then getting the other gods at their schooling lessons to roast her because the girls are all of their little nieces right now.
Death is a feminist because his child has been reincarnated as a female and he wants to be there for his kids and does whatever it is he can to cheat the system so the girls don't run themselves down before they can stop The Sleeper.
Also, speaking about The Sleeper; he was originally just a man who wanted to be with his wife and daughter and its such a tragic story that everything keeps going back to how family ties you together, but only certain family gets to live because some are tied to fate to try to destroy the world.
I was just, really excited about this book, and I put it off for so long because I knew it was going to be amazing and I was going to want to do nothing but sit and read them all at once but I didn't want to wait for the entire series, so I tried to wait until ALL of them had come out just to realize when I finished One that Four wasn't out yet and I had doomed myself.
There is no way that you can pick up this book, read it through, and decide that you don't want to get your hands on all of the others as soon as you can.