A review by thisstoryaintover
The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala

Absolutely loved this. This was a total sleeper hit for me. I had interviewed the author earlier in 2019 and was super excited about reading her book but never got the chance to until now. This was the ancient India/Hindu mythology-inspired, soldier vs rebel, cat-and-mouse fantasy that I never knew I needed. Loved the main characters, Esha and Kunal, both as characters and as a ship. Although I wish we could have spent more time with other characters and the scope of the world as a whole, I do feel like there's a TON of potential for the future books so I cannot wait to read those! Overall, this was a wonderful first novel read of the year and I'm so happy I finally picked this up!