I received a copy from Bhakthi Nine Presents in exchange for an honest review.
Iśva Raman has spent his life being sheltered and homeschooled by his aunt. Everything changes when he finally gets to attend a public school. Not only does he have bullies, but he also gets cornered by an Asura convinced he knows where the Seed is. Raman has no clue what this person is talking about, but part of his school has been destroyed in the process, and hardly anyone believes his story! Now he’s learning that the very mythology he’s learned in his 15-year-life is real, his aunt was sheltering him to hide his existence, and that his family is still hiding something major!
If you love reading fantasy YA books and enjoy mythology based books such as Aru Shah and the End of Time, We Shall Be Monsters, or the Percy Jackson series, then I highly recommend checking this book out. It’s going to be right up your alley! We follow Iśva Raman right as he’s about to discover a whole new side of his life, all starting with an Asura attack! I will say that the first chapter was very confusing, but I swear that it will all make sense once you get to the second chapter. It’s one of those moments where you just have to trust the process and it will all make sense very soon. I was like, who and what the heck is Karma? Turns out the reason we didn’t know is because Raman didn’t know either!
The story is based in Hindu mythology. While I’m familiar with Hindu mythology thanks to reading the Aru Shah series plus some Googling on my own, I think it’ll be okay for readers who aren’t to go ahead and pick up this book because everything gets explained throughout the story. There isn’t a glossary at the end in the ARC, so I don’t know if there will be in the final publication, but it’ll be easy to look up anything you want to know more about. I think it’s easy enough for a middle school audience to follow whether or not they are familiar with Hindu mythology and culture, so I don’t think there will be any problems for readers who are completely new to it. While the intended audience is middle schoolers, I think that this is an enjoyable read for anyone middle school aged and up.
That said, I really enjoyed reading this. There’s an excellent cast of characters that readers are going to love, or love to hate in some cases, that are just so much fun to see. Wai and Bufosini quickly became my favorite characters, but there’s such a great cast and mentioning my other favorites would be spoilers! There’s so much world building and character growth going on that I had a ton of fun reading this. I’m excited to see where the story will go from here and if Bufosini will eventually become an official member of Raman’s friend group.
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