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A review by utopiastateofmind
Nura and the Immortal Palace by M.T. Khan
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
I immediately loved Nura's character. She is ambitious and compassionate even if her desires sometimes lead her in the wrong direction. Growing up in child labor working in the mines, she just wants to steal slivers of happiness. Moments where she has the agency over her own life. A hand in her own fate. Even more than that, she wishes for things to be easier for her family, for her siblings to go to school, for security. While she can act first, and think about the consequences afterwards, Nura is a middle grade heroine I would have loved as a child.
Beginning with immediate action, Nura and the Immortal Palace is sure to sweep readers off their feet. It balances adventures and riddles to be solved with real conversations about child labor and about poverty. Of not wanting to fall into another trap of servitude which preys on children, their naivety, their hope, and their love. At the same time, Nura and the Immortal Palace examines generalizations. How we can believe we know everything there is about people and really know nothing at all.
I immediately loved Nura's character. She is ambitious and compassionate even if her desires sometimes lead her in the wrong direction. Growing up in child labor working in the mines, she just wants to steal slivers of happiness. Moments where she has the agency over her own life. A hand in her own fate. Even more than that, she wishes for things to be easier for her family, for her siblings to go to school, for security. While she can act first, and think about the consequences afterwards, Nura is a middle grade heroine I would have loved as a child.
Beginning with immediate action, Nura and the Immortal Palace is sure to sweep readers off their feet. It balances adventures and riddles to be solved with real conversations about child labor and about poverty. Of not wanting to fall into another trap of servitude which preys on children, their naivety, their hope, and their love. At the same time, Nura and the Immortal Palace examines generalizations. How we can believe we know everything there is about people and really know nothing at all.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief