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REVIEW; Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes / the City of Gold / the Nectar of Immortality
Title: Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes / Aru Shah and the City of Gold / Aru Shah and the Nectar of ImmortalitySeries: The Pandeva QuintetAuthor: Roshani ChokshiGenre: Middle Grade, fantasy, mythological reimaginingsType: PaperbackPublisher: Rick Riordan Presents War between the devas and the demons is imminent, and the Otherworld is on high alert. When intelligence from the human world reveals that the Sleeper is holding a powerful clairvoyant and her sister captive, 14-year-old Aru and her friends launch a search-and-rescue mission. The captives, a pair of twins, turn out to be the newest Pandava sisters, though, according to a prophecy, one sister is not true. During the celebration of Holi, the heavenly attendants stage…
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review; a crown of wishes
Title: A Crown Of WishesSeries: The Star-Touched SeriesAuthor: Roshani ChokshiGenre: YA, fantasyType: E-bookPublisher: St. Martin’s Griffin An ancient mystery. An unlikely union. For one young princess in a state of peril, a dangerous wish could be the only answer… She is the princess of Bharata – captured by her kingdom’s enemies, a prisoner of war. Now that she faces a future of exile and scorn, Gauri has nothing left to lose. But should she trust Vikram, the notoriously cunning prince of a neighboring land? He promises her freedom in exchange for her battle prowess. Together they can team up and win the Tournament of Wishes, a competition held in a…
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review; aru shah and the song of death
Title: Aru Shah And The Song Of DeathSeries: The Pandeva QuartetAuthor: Roshani ChokshiGenre: Middle Grade, fantasyType: E-bookPublisher: Rick Riordan Presents Aru is only just getting the hang of this whole Pandava thing when the Otherworld goes into full panic mode. The god of love’s bow and arrow have gone missing, and the thief isn’t playing Cupid. Instead, they’re turning people into heartless fighting-machine zombies. If that weren’t bad enough, somehow Aru gets framed as the thief. If she doesn’t find the arrow by the next full moon, she’ll be kicked out of the Otherworld. For good. But, for better or worse, she won’t be going it alone. Along with her…
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review; aru shah and the end of time
Title: Aru Shah And The End Of TimeSeries: The Pandeva QuartetAuthor: Roshani ChokshiGenre: Middle Grade, fantasyType: E-bookPublisher: Rick Riordan Presents Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she’ll be spending her autumn break at home, in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, waiting for her mom to return from her latest archeological trip. Is it any wonder that Aru makes up stories about being royalty, traveling to Paris, and having a chauffeur? One day, three schoolmates show up at Aru’s doorstep to catch her in a…
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BLOG TOUR; Aru Shah And The Tree Of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi ft. Excerpt
The Aru Shah books are exactly the sort of stories I wish I had growing up, and I am so excited to be a part of the tour for book three of the Pandeva series by Roshani Chokshi hosted by Rockstar Book Tours! This post consists of the details of a book and an excerpt, relevant links AND a giveaway so keep scrolling! Title: Aru Shah And The Tree Of WishesAuthor: Roshani ChokshiGenre: MG, fantasyType: Hardcover, E-book, Audiobooks Publisher: Rick Riordan PresentsSeries: Pandeva QuartetPages: 400Publication Date: 2 April 2020 Goodreads | Amazon | Kindle | Audible | B&N | iBooks | Kobo | TBD | Bookshop.org Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents…
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review; the star-touched queen
The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you’re only seventeen? Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of death and destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father’s kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. Soon Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Neither roles are what she expected: As Akaran’s queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar’s wife, she…