A review by renwah
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

4.5

kind of a really masterful book! i was VERY hesitant about what the tone of this book would be before i picked it up.  And while it does have that cozy mystery vibe, it doesn't shy away from a setting that I think a lot of readers in the western world would consider severe poverty, and a lot of things that are a lot darker than what the average cozy mystery is dealing with.  I don't think I've *ever* read a book like this.  It's SO fun to read, and Geeta and her social network are so engaging. While there is a good amount of straight up violence in this book, it stays pretty punchy without taking away the seriousness of what's taken place (for the most part
i do think the final sequence where the Dalit character is the most brutalized and then also suddenly is fully capable of stunts is a little too crazy
). 
All in all, though, I really enjoyed this book.  Frankly a little upset this is her debut novel, because I want more to read!

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