A review by escapismforlife
The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This is so close to being a 4 star for me. But there's  a lot to unpack. And considering  this is the first YA fantasy I've read in a while there's a balance of nice versus not so much aspects in this story.  

The magical country of Ashoka is beyond detailed. Everything  from the old,  new,lost and wild. It was beautiful  to read about. 

Our four main sibling characters. Riya, Viral, Ronak and Kaleb. They are so unfamiliar with each other. Of course it does go on when life motivations become varied. But they somehow band together  and unite on a dangerous  quest to protect were they came from. I have no clue what each one is going to do The Crimson Fortress. Which can either be the worse or best. 

The Kamela Society and the way magic in this world. I want to want so much information. In particular after some of the journey. Hoping the conclusion provides satisfactory  answers. 

Okay that's everything I have to say about this one.  
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