Aru Shah and the City of Gold by Roshani Chokshi
My Rating: ★★★★
When Aru wakes up in a mysterious place with a girl claiming to be her biological sister, she isn’t sure what to believe. Is Kara really her sister? Is she truly good or just pretending so she can gain her trust? Something tells her that Kara isn’t lying, so she trusts her. Tentatively. Unfortunately, it turns out her soul sisters have a range of mixed feelings about Kara, but they don’t have time to discuss it. Kubera has invited them to visit him and pass his trials. If they don’t show up, they won’t have access to his troops or any aid from him, and they must race against the clock to get around the Otherworld’s traveling ban to get there.
The series may be winding down, but it’s certainly not getting any slower! We have a new character joining the potatoes this time around. While I liked Kara, she was a slightly different version of Mini. Now, Mini is my favorite character, so of course I liked Kara. I just wish there was a greater divide between her and Mini’s characterization. That said, I think she did bring something new and fun to the potatoes, so I don’t actually have any complaints about her.
Oh boy. This book had me glued to every single page going along with the characters on their journey. I felt bad for Aru and Kara so many times, especially given Kara’s backstory and the revelations that hurt her. The distrust that divided Aru from her soul sisters and how much they were squabbling was very realistic, except for the celestial connections of course.
I am disappointed by one plot, though. It’s been very clear that it was a very significant plot that was going to change everything since it was first brought up. However, the closer we got to it happening, it was clear that it wasn’t going to be anywhere near as big as it was supposed to be. Essentially, it fell flat on its face. Sure, I’m interested in seeing how this will impact this one character when we see them again, but did this prophecy coming to life in any way significant? Sadly, it’s overall impact is mostly minor, and that is what makes it so disappointing.
While this isn’t my favorite book in the series, I did enjoy it. There were so many twists and turns in addition to meeting more new and interesting characters. I’m a little sad that this series will be coming to an end with the next release, but I’m also excited to see how everything wraps up.
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